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Nuclear Security After Fukushima Crisis

IN THIS ISSUE: Nuclear security after Fukushima, U.S. begins first New START nuclear check, Interview with White House Adviser Gary Samore, resistance to Jaitapur nuclear plant grows, S. Korea simulates N. Korea attack on nuclear site, Germany plans faster nuclear exit .

Published on April 14, 2011

In This Issue

Nuclear Security after Fukushima
The Hill

U.S. Begins First New START Nuclear Check
Global Security Newswire

Interview: White House Adviser Gary Samore On Russia, Iran, And U.S. Policy
Radio Free Europe

Resistance to Jaitapur Nuclear Plant Grows in India
The New York Times

S. Korea Simulates N. Korea Attack on Nuclear Site
Agence France Presse

Germany Plans Faster Nuclear Exit
The Wall Street Journal

Nuclear Security After Fukushima

Toby Dalton | The Hill

The devastating and immediate effects of the March 11 tsunami on the six reactors at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station are now well known, though events are still playing out and even more dangerous radiation leakages may yet occur.

The global panic resulting from this disaster is a stark reminder that nuclear power, as opposed to more conventional means of generating electricity, still confronts a range of thorny issues, including safety and security, that prevents more widespread adoption. Full Article

For more insight, see Carnegie's continuing coverage of the Fukushima reactor crisis.

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U.S. Begins First New START Nuclear Check

Global Security Newswire

A group of U.S. officials were set on Wednesday to begin the first inspection inside Russia under a new bilateral strategic nuclear arms control treaty, the State Department announced. Full Article

Interview: White House Adviser Gary Samore On Russia, Iran, And U.S. Policy

Radio Free Europe

Since the Cold War, the Russians have certainly reduced significantly the number of tactical nuclear weapons they have; and they no longer deploy tactical nuclear weapons with their troops in the field -- instead the weapons are in storage. So now that we're no longer in a Cold War situation -- there may be some room at least for greater transparency, which is where we think we need to begin: an exchange of information on numbers, types [and] locations, to set a baseline so we can then begin a conversation about possible agreements for reductions. Full Article

Resistance to Jaitapur Nuclear Plant Grows in India

Vikas Bajaj | The New York Times

For Indian officials intent on promoting nuclear energy, the partial meltdowns and radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan could not have come at a worse time. Currently, India gets about 3 percent of its electricity from the 20 relatively small nuclear reactors in the country. But it is building five new reactors and has proposed 39 more, including the ones here in Madban, to help meet the voracious energy needs of India's fast-growing economy. Full Article

S. Korea Simulates N. Korea Attack on Nuclear Site

Agence France Presse

South Korean troops staged a rare exercise Wednesday to guard nuclear power plants against a possible attack by North Korean agents, the defence ministry said. Full Article

Germany Plans Faster Nuclear Exit

Bernd Radowitz | The Wall Street Journal

Germany is set to accelerate its shift from nuclear power to renewable energy and increased energy efficiency, according to a draft plan by the environment and economy ministries. Full Article

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