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Iran Adds to Atom Capacity, Holds Down Stockpile Growth: Diplomats

IN THIS ISSUE: Iran adds to atom capacity, holds down stockpile: diplomats, N. Korea seeks four-party nuclear talks, Iran and secondary uranium sources, once an outcast, Iranian minister carries hope of easing tensions, Japanese government to take over Fukushima nuclear reactor, Saudi Arabia to have 16 nuclear reactors by 2030.

Published on August 27, 2013

Iran adds to atom capacity, holds down stockpile growth: diplomats

Fredrik Dahl | Reuters

A report by the U.N. nuclear watchdog is expected to show that Iran is pressing ahead with its nuclear program by further increasing its capacity to enrich uranium, diplomats said on Monday.

N. Korea seeks four-party nuclear talks

Yonhap News Agency

 North Korea's top military official proposed talks with South Korea, China and the United States to discuss its nuclear weapons program, but the proposal was met with skepticism in Seoul and Washington, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.

Iran and Secondary Uranium Sources

Mark Hibbs | Arms Control Wonk
Near the end of what seemed a super-busy and seamless six-month transition from spring to fall without the respite of a summer silly season, a lighter tabloid moment arrived last week. The government of Zimbabwe proclaimed that a revelation in the London Times of a secret uranium deal with Iran had been breathed into life by reporters whose poetic license spun out of control.
 

Once an Outcast, Iranian Minister Carries Hope of Easing Tensions

Thomas Erdbrink | New York Times

 Until this summer, Mohammad Javad Zarif, one of Iran’s most accomplished diplomats, was an outcast, exiled from the government by ultraconservatives for working too closely with the West. Rather than presenting the Iranian case to the world, as he had done so effectively throughout a 35-year diplomatic career, he was spending his days teaching at the Foreign Ministry’s training center on a quiet, leafy campus in North Tehran.

Japanese government to take over Fukushima nuclear reactor

Julian Ryall | Telegraph
Toshimitsu Motegi, the minister of trade and industry visited the plant on Monday to determine progress to date on decommissioning the three damaged reactors at the plant.  Speaking after being shown around the site, Mr Motegi said, “The urgency of the situation is very high. From here on, the government will take charge.”
 

Saudi Arabia to have 16 nuclear reactors by 2030

Times of India
Oil-rich Saudi Arabia plans to become a leader in renewable energy by building 16 nuclear reactors by 2030 at an estimated cost of USD 100 billion and with a combined capacity of 22 gigawatts.
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