U.S., Iran Explore Option of 10-Year Nuclear Freeze
IN THIS ISSUE: U.S., Iran explore 10-year nuclear freeze, CIA's nuclear-bomb sting, Turkey's interests and Tanideh, Russo-Turkish nuclear cooperation: a template for the future?, France warns of nuclear industry shake-up, MOX imports have cost at least ¥99.4 billion, much higher than uranium fuel.
U.S., Iran Explore Option of 10-Year Nuclear Freeze
Laurence Norman | Wall Street Journal
The U.S. and Iran are exploring a nuclear deal that would keep Tehran from amassing enough material to make a bomb for at least a decade, but could then allow it to gradually build up its capabilities again.
CIA's Nuclear-Bomb Sting Said to Spur Review in Iran Arms Case
Jonathan Tirone | Bloomberg News
"This story suggests a possibility that hostile intelligence agencies could decide to plant a 'smoking gun' in Iran for the IAEA to find," said Peter Jenkins, the U.K.'s former envoy to the Vienna-based agency. "That looks like a big problem."
Turkey's Interests and Tanideh
Mark Hibbs | Arms Control Wonk
Beginning in April 2013, Germany’s Federal Attorney General’s Office prosecuted four businessmen accused of supplying a wealth of equipment for Iran’s IR-40 heavy water reactor project, a unit which, it said, “may be used to produce weapons-grade plutonium.”
Russo-Turkish and Russo-Indian Nuclear Cooperation: A Template for the Future?
Petr Topychkanov | Eurasia Outlook
Though largely overlooked by international media, Russia has signed several significant nuclear energy agreements over the last several months. These agreements give Russia an opportunity to develop nuclear cooperation with India, Turkey, and Iran.
France Warns of Nuclear Industry Shake-Up After Areva Loss
David Jolly and Stanley Reed | New York Times
France's energy minister said on Monday that an overhaul of the country’s state-controlled nuclear energy industry was imminent, after one of the country’s main builders of nuclear power plants warned of a loss that could hamper its ability to continue operating independently.
MOX Imports Have Cost at Least ¥99.4 Billion, Much Higher Than Uranium Fuel
Japan Times
Five nuclear plant operators have spent at least ¥99.4 billion on imports of plutonium-containing mixed oxide (MOX) fuel since it was first shipped to Japan in 1999, Jiji Press learned on Saturday.
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