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Ukraine opens new nuclear waste site at Chernobyl
Kyiv: Ukraine’s president on Monday unveiled a new nuclear waste repository at Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster that unfolded exactly 35 years ago. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited Chernobyl together…
- Middle East
Official: Iran to enrich uranium to highest level ever
Dubai: Iran will begin enriching uranium to 60 purity, higher than the programme ever has before, after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, an Iranian nuclear negotiator said Tuesday. Abbas Araghchi’s comment,…
- Middle East
Iran blames Israel for sabotage at Natanz nuclear site
Dubai: Iran blamed Israel on Monday for a sabotage attack on its underground Natanz nuclear facility that damaged its centrifuges, an assault that imperils ongoing talks over its tattered nuclear deal and brings…
- Middle East
‘Suspicious’ blackout strikes Iran’s Natanz nuclear site
Dubai: Iran’s underground Natanz nuclear facility lost power Sunday just hours after starting up new advanced centrifuges capable of enriching uranium faster, the latest incident to strike the site amid negotiations over the…
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Japan asks IAEA to verify safety before Fukushima nuclear plant can release water
Tokyo: Japan’s industry ministry requested the International Atomic Energy Agency on Tuesday to review the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant so that it can release radioactive water into the sea. Japan is considering…
- Middle East
State TV: Iran imposes curbs on UN nuclear inspections
Tehran: Iran officially has begun restricting international inspections of its nuclear facilities, state TV reported Tuesday, a bid to pressure European countries and U.S. President Joe Biden’s administration to lift crippling economic sanctions…
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Iranian Vice President says Tehran, IAEA to expand cooperation
Tehran: Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will expand cooperation, the country’s vice president and head of the Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI), Ali Akbar Salehi, said on Tuesday,…
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IAEA warns against intimidation after Iran incident
Vienna: The new head of the UN nuclear watchdog warned Tuesday against intimidating its inspectors after one of them had their accreditation revoked by Iran over an incident at a nuclear facility.…
- Middle East
IAEA urges Iran to explain uranium particles at undeclared site
VIENNA: The UN nuclear watchdog on Thursday urged Iran to explain the presence of uranium particles at an undeclared site, as a landmark deal aimed at curbing Tehran’s atomic activities threatens to…
- Middle East
EU voices ‘deep concern’ over Iran nuclear inspector incident
VIENNA: The EU said Thursday it was “deeply concerned” by an incident involving an inspector with the UN’s nuclear watchdog last week in Iran which led to her having her accreditation cancelled.…
- World
Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi appointed IAEA chief
New York: Argentine diplomat Rafael Grossi was on Tuesday appointed to succeed late Yukiya Amano as the new director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), a United Nations’ nuclear watchdog. He…
- Middle East
Iran uses advanced centrifuges in new nuclear deal breach: IAEA
Vienna: Iran has started using advanced models of centrifuges to enrich uranium, the UN’s nuclear watchdog said Thursday, in a new breach of the faltering 2015 deal with world powers. IAEA report…
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UN nuclear watchdog chief Amano dies at 72
VIENNA: The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, Yukiya Amano, has died after suffering poor health for some time, the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Monday, as international tensions run high…
- Middle East
IAEA calls for special meeting on Iran on July 10
Washington: The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has called for a special meeting on Iran’s nuclear programme next week, days after Tehran breached one of the limits set in a 2015 deal…
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Iranian Foreign Minister arrives in India amid tensions with US
NEW DELHI: Amid growing tensions between the US and Iran, the Foreign Minister of Iran Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives in Delhi on Tuesday to hold talks with External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj.…
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Inspections necessary for N Korea, says IAEA chief
Tokyo: Amidst stalled denuclearisation talks, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano outlined the need for steadfast inspections in North Korea to advance the denuclearisation process. Speaking to NHK World,…
