Iran Says Russian Plan Could Revive Nuclear Talks Mitra Amiri and Robin Pomeroy | Reuters Iran welcomed on Tuesday a Russian attempt to revive talks with six world powers that are concerned about the its uranium enrichment programme, a potential pathway to nuclear weapons, but was vague about what the agenda should be.
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Stephen Young | All Things Nuclear
How will the administration's nuclear weapons budget fare under the recent budget agreement? The bottom line seems to be that it will face around a 10% cut below the administration's request. Where those cuts will fall, however, is an open question. The administration requested almost $11.8 billion for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), which includes both nuclear weapons and nonproliferation funding. Full Article
Fredrik Dahl | Reuters
The U.N. atomic agency would carry out international safety checks of ten percent of the world's reactor units over a three-year period, under a draft action plan to prevent any repeat of Japan's nuclear crisis. The document from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), obtained by Reuters on Monday, outlined a series of measures in 10 areas to help improve global nuclear safety after the Fukushima accident more than five months ago. Full Article
RIA Novosti
Russia could deploy its future S-500 anti-missile systems as part of a U.S.-led missile defense shield in Europe, a leading aerospace design chief said on Monday. Russia said it was ready to cooperate on the program at a Russia-NATO summit in Lisbon last year. Igor Ashurbeili, the former head of air defense manufacturer Almaz-Antei, said Russia "should have its share" and be fully integrated in the scheme. Full Article
David E. Miller | The Jerusalem Post
Jordan has opted for nuclear power as a solution to its energy woes. But politicians and local residents say they will oppose any government bid to build a nuclear reactor in the resource-poor kingdom. Three international companies are bidding for a government contract to construct a 1,000-megawatt Generation III reactor by the end of the decade near the city of Mafraq, 40 kilometres (25 miles) northeast of the capital Amman. Full Article
Ralph Vartabedian | LA Times
The Energy Department has asserted that Bechtel Corp. underplayed safety risks from equipment it is installing at the nation's largest nuclear waste cleanup project, according to government records. A federal engineering review team found in late July that Bechtel's safety evaluation of key equipment at the plant at the Hanford site in Washington state was incomplete. Full Article
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