Jul 1st, 2012
TOKYO – On Sunday the Kansai Electric Power Company reported the restart of reactor number 3 of the Ohi Nuclear Power Station in western Japan, for the first time since the accident at Fukushima in March 2011.
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced June 16 the government’s decision to reactivate two reactors at the Central Ohio, saying it is an economic necessity. He cited the risk of power shortages...
Jun 21st, 2012
STOCKHOLM – On Thursday Sweden raised the security alert after the discovery of explosives in a truck near the Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant in south-west. Police said they were investigating a possible sabotage.
Police said the bomb-sniffing dogs detected explosives Wednesday afternoon during a routine check carried out by security personnel, on an industrial site within the confines of the nuclear plant....
Jun 18th, 2012
MOSCOW (Reuters) – Six world powers and Iran made little progress on Monday at the first of two days of talks on how to end a decade-long dispute over Tehran’s nuclear program and avert the threat of a new war in the Middle East.
“We had an intense and tough exchange of views,” said Michael Mann, spokesman for European Union foreign policy head Catherine Ashton who leads the delegation on...
Jun 16th, 2012
TOKYO – On Saturday despite the reluctance of public opinion, the Japanese government announced its decision to return to service two nuclear reactors in western Japan, for the first time since the accident at the plant in Fukushima consecutive earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011.
“After the agreement of the local municipalities, the four ministers have decided, as part of the final decision of the...
Jun 4th, 2012
Officials from Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will meet on June 8 in Vienna to discuss Iran’s nuclear issue, said the Director General of IAEA, Yukiya Amano quoted by the international media on Monday.
“The meeting between Iran and the Agency has been set for June 8 in Vienna,” said Mr. Amano to the Board of Governors of the IAEA, which includes representatives from 35...
May 23rd, 2012
BAGHDAD (Reuters) – Iran and the Group of Six - the five countries of the Security Council of the UN (China, USA, France, Britain and Russia) plus Germany - opendiscussions on the nuclear issue in Baghdad on Wednesday.
About 15,000 police and military are responsible for protecting the Green Zone of Baghdad where negotiations will take place.
Discussions should begin around noon (0900...
May 15th, 2012
VIENNA (Reuters) – On Monday, the talks started in Vienna between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Iran’s controversial nuclear program is progressing well, said the envoy of the Islamic Republic in Vienna Tuesday.
These discussions, held over two days at the head of the diplomatic mission in Vienna, be used to test the will of Tehran to clarify aspects of its nuclear program...
Apr 28th, 2012
Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will resume mid-May in Vienna negotiations on Tehran’s nuclear file, said the Iranian representative to the Agency Ali Asghar Soltanieh quoted by the media Western on Friday.
“The next phase of negotiations between Iran and the IAEA will take place on 13 and 14 May in Vienna. This decision confirms once again the willingness of Iran to cooperate with...
