Russia Plans to Build Up to Eight New Nuclear Reactors in Iran
IN THIS ISSUE: Russia plans to build up to eight new nuclear reactors in Iran, China schedules new nuclear power reactors, S. Korea denies reported deployment of US missile shield, Kazakhstan defines a place to host its first nuclear power plant, Iran's delicate nuclear consensus, New NRA commissioners could make it easier to restart Japan's offline nuclear plants.
Russia plans to build up to eight new nuclear reactors in Iran
Haaretz
Russia plans to sign a contract with Iran this year to build two more nuclear reactors at its Bushehr power plant as part of a broader deal for up to eight reactors in the Islamic state, a source close to the negotiations told Reuters on Thursday.
China schedules new nuclear power reactors
Xinhua
A new generation of nuclear reactors is set to boost China's nuclear power plants along the country's east coast, with the first such system due to start operation in 2015, a senior member of the industry announced on Thursday.
S. Korea denies reported deployment of US missile shield
China Daily
South Korea's Defense Ministry on Thursday denied the reported deployment of a US missile defense system, saying that it will pursue an indigenous missile shield separately from the US one.
Kazakhstan defines a place to host its first nuclear power plant
Tengri News
It will take about a year and half to prepare all the documents required to construct the first ever nuclear power plant in Kazakhstan in partnership with Russia; technical features of the reactor will be defined within the nearest half a year, Russia's RIA Novosti reports, citing Sergei Kirienko, Head of RoasAtom.
Iran's delicate nuclear consensus
Farzan Sabet and Aaron Stein | Washington Post
International negotiations typically play out as "two level games," with leaders carefully eyeing their domestic political calculations even as they bargain with their foreign counterparts. The EU3+3 talks with Iran over its nuclear program are no different. U.S. domestic constraints are well understood, but what about Iran's?
New NRA commissioners could make it easier to restart Japan's offline nuclear plants
John Hofilena | Japan Daily Press
Truth be told, the Japanese government – under the pro-nuclear leadership of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe – might be heaving a huge sigh of relief at the sight of exiting Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) commissioner Kunihiko Shimazaki, one of the two commissioners who would be leaving Japan's nuclear watchdog organization in September when their terms expire.
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