Why the Fukushima Nuclear Accident Was Preventable
IN THIS ISSUE: Why Fukushima was preventable, Netanyahu and Obama still divided over Iran, EU's Ashton proposes new nuclear talks with Iran, Pakistan test fires nuclear capable ballistic missile, Syria tells IAEA of "delicate situation," proposed global laser enrichment plant.
James M. Acton and Mark Hibbs | Carnegie paper
Public sentiment in many states has turned against nuclear energy following the March 2011 accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The large quantity of radioactive material released has caused significant human suffering and rendered large stretches of land uninhabitable. The cleanup operation will take decades and may cost hundreds of billions of dollars.
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Yochi J. Dreazen | National Journal
President Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have been working hard to present a united front on Iran, the nation at the heart of a simmering dispute between the two close allies. But there is no disguising the fact that the two leaders remain sharply divided on the way forward. Full Article
Laura Rozen | Yahoo! News
European Union foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton has written Iran's top nuclear negotiator proposing new talks on its nuclear program as soon as possible. But Ashton stresses in her letter the talks should initially focus on agreeing to a confidence-building measure that could make way for sustained dialogue. Full Article
Nation
Pakistan successfully test fired a nuclear-capable, short-range, surface-to-surface ballistic missile on Monday, the military said. The Hatf-2 ballistic missile can travel up to 180 km, an army statement said. "Hatf-2 carries nuclear as well as conventional warheads with high accuracy." Full Article
Fredrik Dahl | Reuters
Syria has asked the IAEA for understanding of the country's "delicate situation" in response to requests for Syrian cooperation with an investigation into suspected illicit nuclear activity, agency chief Yukiya Amano said on Monday. Amano said he had written a letter to Syria in November last year urging it to address the agency's questions. Full Article
Jenny Callison | Greater Wilmington Business Journal
GE Hitachi Global Laser Enrichment LLC, known as GLE, is one step closer to developing a uranium enrichment facility in Wilmington. On Wednesday, the NRC issued its final technical safety evaluation report and environmental impact statement on the proposed laser-based uranium enrichment facility. Full Article
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