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Iran Rules Out ‘Bleak Scenario’ Regarding its Nuclear Weapons

The Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) started its regular September meeting in Vienna on Monday, amid differences between the agency and Tehran over the investigation into the effects of uranium. Russian ambassador to International Organizations, Mikhail Ulyanov, said on Twitter that the monitoring and guarantees…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 12, 2022

What are the latest issues stopping an Iran-US nuclear agreement?

It seems increasingly likely that a potential agreement will be postponed until after the US midterms elections.

Al Jazeera · Sep 12, 2022

Ukraine's threatened nuclear power plant has been shut down. Has a crisis been averted?

Fighting near the plant, one of the 10 biggest atomic power stations in the world, has fuelled fears of a nuclear disaster like the one that took place at Chernobyl in 1986.

ABC News · Sep 12, 2022

West Says Iran's Stance on IAEA Probe Jeopardizes Nuclear Talks

France, Britain and Germany on Saturday vented their frustration at Iran's demand in talks to revive its 2015 nuclear deal that the UN nuclear watchdog close a probe into uranium particles found at three sites, adding that it was jeopardizing the talks. "This latest demand raises serious doubts as to…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 10, 2022

US Secretary Says Iran’s Response ‘Takes Us Backwards’

US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Friday that Iran's response to reviving the agreement on its nuclear program is a step "backward,” asserting that Washington will not agree to a deal that doesn’t meet its bottom-line requirements. European negotiators appeared to be progressing toward reviving the 2015 nuclear agreement…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Sep 10, 2022

Small nuke reactors emerge as energy option, but risks loom

A global search for alternative sources to Russian energy during the war in Ukraine has refocused attention on smaller, easier-to-build nuclear power stations

The Independent UK · Sep 10, 2022

Here's why the risk of a nuclear accident in Ukraine has 'significantly increased'

The head of the world's atomic watchdog warned that the reactors at Zaporizhzhia might have to be shut down. That would start a clock ticking at the site.

WEKU · Sep 9, 2022

Offsite power supply to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant destroyed

IAEA says shelling makes the ‘situation increasingly precarious’ as reliable supply is unlikely to be restored

The Guardian - UK · Sep 9, 2022

UN sounds gravest alarm yet on fighting around Ukraine nuclear plant

‘This is an unsustainable situation and is becoming increasingly precarious,’ says International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi

The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2022

Russian-occupied reactor at increased safety risk, UN warns

Operators at a Russian-occupied nuclear reactor in Ukraine may soon have to draw on their last line of defense to prevent a nuclear accident, according to the most dire warning yet issued by International Atomic Energy Agency monitors.

Tribune News Service · Sep 9, 2022