Russia to Build Eight More Reactors in Iran
World Nuclear News
Russia has agreed to build up to eight new nuclear power reactor units in Iran - four at Bushehr and four at another, yet to be determined site. The agreement – one of a series of documents broadening the cooperation of Russia and Iran in the field of the peaceful use of atomic energy - was signed in Moscow by Sergey Kirienko, Rosatom director general, and Ali-Akbar Salehi, vice-president of Iran and head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran.
Senators Vow to 'Act Decisively' Against Weak Iran Nuke Deal
Kristina Wong | Hill
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) are warning the Obama administration that they will “act decisively” to toughen sanctions against Iran if they don't approve of any potential nuclear deal.
U.N. Nuclear Agency Corrects Data on Iran's Uranium Stockpile
Reuters
The U.N. atomic agency has corrected data to lower its estimate of the size of Iran's uranium stockpile, a figure watched ahead of this month's deadline for Tehran and six world powers to settle a dispute over Iran's nuclear program.
Russian Forces "Capable of Being Nuclear" Moving to Crimea, NATO Chief Says
CBS News
NATO's top commander says Russia is reinforcing its bases in disputed Crimea, but there is no clear assessment of whether that includes deployment of nuclear weapons.
Kepco Mulls Operating Two Reactors Beyond 40-Year Limit
Japan Times
Kansai Electric Power Co. is making arrangements to conduct special checks that wold enable two reactors at its Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture to operate beyond the operational limit of 40 years, sources said.
The Frightening World of Vladimir Putin
Alexander Golts | The Moscow Times
At the recent Valdai Discussion Club forum President Vladimir Putin conducted a three-hour tour of his own special world. I must say that Putin's world is more frightening and filled with hidden terrors than any horror movie.