U.S. Agency Rejects Petition on Proliferation Reviews, But Tweaks Process
Elaine M. Grossman | Global Security Newswire
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has denied a formal petition to require license applicants for new atomic fuel-making facilities to conduct appraisals of the technology’s potential for global proliferation.
US Renews Iran Sanctions Waivers for India and China
Times of India
The US State Department on Wednesday renewed six-month waivers on Iran sanctions for China, India and seven other economies in exchange for their agreeing to reduce purchases of oil from Iran.
Iran Open to Plutonium Checks as IAEA Defers Action to September
Jonathan Tirone | Bloomberg News
Iran encouraged United Nations nuclear monitors to use powerful new detection technologies to dispel international concern that the Persian Gulf country is seeking to build atomic weapons.
House Armed Services Committee Green-Lights East Coast Missile Shield
John T. Bennett | Defense News
A Republican-controlled House panel on Wednesday evening voted to give the Pentagon the green light to erect a missile defense system on the East Coast of the United States, moving the controversial site one step closer to becoming reality.
Probe Widens in Nuclear Power Case
Choi He-suk | Korea Herald
Investigators from Busan District Prosecutors’ Office on Wednesday raided KEPCO Engineering and Construction Co., which had given the final approval on the doctored quality reports on nuclear power station components compiled by Saehan TEP.
New Tainted Water Storage Tank at Fukushima No. 1 Plant Leaking
Japan Times
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Wednesday that it found radioactive water dripping out one of the newly installed steel above-ground tanks it was using at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in place of the leaky covered storage reservoirs.