Iran Deal Closer to Reality as U.S. Prepares Sanctions Waivers
Louis Charbonneau | Reuters
The United States approved conditional sanctions waivers for Iran on Sunday, though it cautioned they would not take effect until Tehran has curbed its nuclear program as required under a historic nuclear deal reached in Vienna on July 14. "Today marks an important milestone toward preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and ensuring its nuclear program is exclusively peaceful going forward," U.S. President Barack Obama said in a White House statement.
S. Korea says N. Korea Preparing for Nuke Test, but Test not Imminent
Yonhap News Agency
North Korea is preparing for a nuclear test, though no test appears to be imminent, a ruling party lawmaker said Tuesday, citing South Korea's spy agency. Lee Chul-woo of the ruling Saenuri Party made the comment to reporters after being briefed by the National Intelligence Service during the parliamentary inspection of the spy agency.
Mainstreaming a Nuclear Pakistan
Happymon Jacob | Hindu
India should offer conditional support to a civilian nuclear deal between the U.S. and Pakistan while insisting that Islamabad signs the 'No-first-use treaty' and clamps down on home-grown terror. It is in India's interest to ensure that Pakistan's nukes are under international supervision.
How Do You Find Plutonium? Go To Nuclear Inspector School
Geoff Brumfiel | NPR
No names. No pictures. No direct conversation. And don't touch the plutonium. Those were the ground rules before NPR was allowed a rare opportunity to see nuclear inspectors learning their craft.
China to Own a Third of Hinkley Point Nuclear Power Station
Telegraph
The first UK nuclear power plant in a generation will be 33.5pc owned by China, with EDF set to announce a landmark deal on Hinkley Point on Wednesday. Bosses at the French energy giant, which is building the £24.5bn station in Somerset, sealed an agreement with executives from China's state-owned CGN just hours before Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Britain for a four-day visit.
Ministry Recognizes Link Between Fukushima Nuclear Worker's Leukemia and Radiation Exposure for 1st Time
Yuri Oiwa | Asahi Shimbun
Acknowledging a link between leukemia and exposure to radiation from the nuclear accident, the health ministry has awarded workers' compensation to a former worker at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for the first time.