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Tensions Muddle U.S.-Iran Nuclear Dialogue

IN THIS ISSUE: Tensions muddle US-Iran nuclear dialogue, Iran stalls probe into nuclear weapons research, Kagoshima Assembly green-light restart of Sendai reactors, W80-1 warhead selected for new nuclear cruise missile, five nuclear engineers killed in Syria, Brazil's Angra to get domestic fuel.

Published on November 10, 2014

Tensions Muddle U.S.-Iran Nuclear Dialogue

Jay Solomon | Wall Street Journal

Iran sent signals that it was open to overtures in a recent letter from U.S. President Barack Obama as talks kicked off here on Sunday, but tensions in both nations’ capitals are complicating attempts to rein in Tehran's nuclear program as a diplomatic deadline approaches.

Iran Stalls Probe Into Nuclear Weapons Research, U.N. Report Says

Fredrik Dahl | Reuters

Iran is failing to address suspicions it may have worked on designing an atomic bomb, according to the latest report by a U.N. watchdog, potentially complicating efforts by world powers to reach a deal with Tehran on its nuclear program.

Kagoshima Assembly, Governor Green-Light Restart of Sendai Reactors

Eric Johnston | Japan Times

Kyushu Electric Power Co. received approval from the Kagoshima Prefectural Assembly and governor on Friday to restart two nuclear reactors at the Sendai power plant.

W80-1 Warhead Selected For New Nuclear Cruise Missile

Hans M. Kristensen | FAS

The U.S. Nuclear Weapons Council has selected the W80-1 thermonuclear warhead for the Air Force’s new nuclear cruise missile (Long-Range Standoff, LRSO) scheduled for deployment in 2027. 

Five Nuclear Engineers, One of Them Iranian, Killed in Syria

Rasha Elass and Fredrik Dahl | Reuters

Gunmen killed five nuclear engineers, four of them Syrian and one Iranian, on the outskirts of Damascus on Sunday, a monitoring group said on Monday.

Brazil's Angra Plant to Get Domestic Fuel

World Nuclear News

Industrias Nucleares do Brasil will provide enriched uranium for the first time for unit 1 of the country's sole nuclear power plant.

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