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Rouhani Calls Iranian Critics of His Nuclear Policy 'Cowards'

IN THIS ISSUE: Rouhani calls Iranian critics of nuclear policy 'cowards,' Iran Receives $4.2B frozen assets, nuclear reactors in England to be shut down, Doel 4 shuts down, all quiet at N. Korea's Punggye-ri nuclear test site, Senate's good work on nuclear weapons all for naught?

Published on August 12, 2014

Rouhani Calls Iranian Critics of His Nuclear Policy 'Cowards'

New York Times

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani called critics of his nuclear policy "cowards", state news agency IRNA reported on Monday, defending his stance to engage in talks with the West. "Well, to hell! Go and find a warm place for yourselves. What should we do? God has made you fearful and trembling," Rouhani said in his annual address to Iranian ambassadors and diplomats, according to IRNA.

Iran Receives Last Installment of $4.2Bln Frozen Assets

Fars News Agency

Iran has received the last installment of its $4.2-billion frozen assets released under the Geneva interim deal in November 2013, the Central Bank of Iran said. India made the payment to the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) on Saturday.

Nuclear Reactors in Northern England to Be Shut Down Due to Faults

Josh Halliday | Guardian

Four nuclear reactors at two large power plants in the north of England are to be shut down temporarily, after inspectors discovered a fault with a boiler unit. EDF Energy said four reactors at its Heysham 1 and Hartlepool plants were to be shut down while investigations continued.

Doel 4 Shuts Down After Worker Action

World Nuclear News

Belgian nuclear safety regulators think it was probably deliberate action by a worker that caused lubricant to be lost from Doel 4's 1039 MWe pressurized water reactor's steam turbine system. The plant shut down automatically.

North Korea's Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site: All Quiet for the Moment

Jack Liu | 38 North

Since speculation that North Korea was on the verge of conducting its fourth nuclear test in late April 2014, activity at the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site has come to a standstill. The meaning of this diminished activity remains unclear. 

Senate's Good Work on Nuclear Weapons All for Naught?

Stephen Young | All Things Nuclear

As has happened far too often in recent years, the appropriations process in Congress is a shambles. There is no chance that any of the thirteen annual bills that fund the U.S. government will be signed into law by the end of the fiscal year on September 30th.

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