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Kakhovka dam breach raises risk for Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant – receding waters narrow options for cooling

A blast on June 6, 2023, destroyed the Kakhovka dam on the Dnieper River in eastern Ukraine. The rupture lowered water levels in a reservoir upriver at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Enerhodar. The reservoir supplies water necessary for cooling the plant’s shutdown reactors and spent…

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Netanyahu convenes Iran war drill, scorns UN nuclear watchdog

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ramped up threats to attack Iranian nuclear facilities on Sunday, convening a rare cabinet war drill after he accused U.N. inspectors of failing to confront Tehran.

Reuters

IAEA Closes Two Probes Into Iran Nuclear Program

U.N. watchdog has closed two investigations into Iranian nuclear sites, reveals confidential reports from IAEA

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US–Israel Strike Against Tehran’s Nuclear Program Part Of American Messaging Campaign

Experts tell Zenger News that these declarations are part of psychological warfare, with more than one intended audience.

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Israeli national security chief: New Iranian nuclear facility not immune from attack

The Israeli government’s national security adviser says a new nuclear facility being built by Iran would not be immune from attack

The Independent UK

How Macron’s visit to Mongolia was focused on ensuring France’s uranium supply

Access to rare earth minerals and Russia’s war against Ukraine topped the agenda on French President Emmanuel Macron’s historic visit to Mongolia. But the joint declaration signed during the meeting also underlines France's attempts to find an alternative uranium source for its nuclear reactors.

Radio France Internationale

US bombs unlikely to reach underground Iran nuclear site: Report

New Iranian atomic facility near Natanz may be too deep underground to be destroyed by air raids, AP analysis says.

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Photos of new US bomb which can penetrate underground nuclear bunkers quickly taken down

The US Air Force posted pictures of a powerful bomb designed to penetrate deep into the earth and destroy underground facilities that could be used to enrich uranium

Daily Mirror

US bomb designed to hit targets like Iran underground nuclear sites briefly reappears amid tensions

As tensions with Iran have escalated over its nuclear program, the U.S. military this month posted pictures of a powerful bomb designed to penetrate deep into the earth and destroy underground facilities that could be used to enrich uranium

The Independent UK

Iran nuclear site deep underground challenges West as talks on reviving atomic deal have stalled

Near a peak of the Zagros Mountains in central Iran, workers are building a nuclear facility so deep in the earth that it is likely beyond the range of a last-ditch U.S. weapon designed specifically for such sites

The Independent UK

Putin staffer's fear-mongering claim of 'radioactive cloud' drifting over Europe debunked

Former KGB and security boss Nikolai Patrushev told of a 'radioactive cloud' drifting across Europe after Russian strikes hit a uranium supply - the claim has since been debunked as propaganda

Daily Mirror

Macron to become first French leader to visit Mongolia

On the back of the G7 summit in Hiroshima, Emmanuel Macron will become the first French president to make an official trip to Mongolia – a landlocked nation between China and Russia.

Radio France Internationale

French nuclear group evacuates foreign workers to Niger capital following security threat

French nuclear group Orano has evacuated 18 expatriate workers from a uranium mining site in Arlit, northern Niger, to the capital Niamey on Friday, following a security threat, a spokesperson for the company said in statement to Reuters.

Reuters

Florida lawmakers want to use radioactive material to pave roads

Phosphogypsum, a byproduct in the fertilizer industry, contains uranium and radium — and as the EPA notes, it also forms radon, "a cancer-causing, radioactive gas."

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Smoldering Iran nuclear crisis risks catching fire

Even as the United States and its European allies grapple with Russia's invasion of Ukraine and rising tensions with China, the smoldering crisis over Iran's nuclear program threatens to reignite.

Reuters

Ukraine's nuclear deal with Canada's Cameco carries big risks, rewards

Ukraine's 12-year deal to buy enough uranium from Canadian miner Cameco Corp to power all of its nuclear reactors gives each side the right to change sales volumes with two years' notice, the Ukrainian state-owned utility Energoatom told Reuters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Defense Minister: Iran Nuke Enrichment Could Ignite Region

Israel’s defense minister claimed Thursday that Iran could have enough enriched uranium for five nuclear weapons, and warned Tehran that proceeding to weapons-grade enrichment could “ignite the region.” His remarks echoed international concerns, which have mounted over the past months, on Tehran enriching uranium closer than ever to weapons-grade levels.

The Independent UK

Israel minister: Iran nuke enrichment could ignite region

Israel’s defense minister says Iran could have enough enriched uranium to make five nuclear weapons, and warned Tehran that proceeding to weapons-grade enrichment could “ignite the region.”

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Iranian Official Executed for Espionage Leaked Information About Fordo Plant

Five months after Tehran’s execution of Alireza Akbari on charges of espionage for Britain, the New York Times quoted Israeli and Iranian sources as saying that the former official was an unexpected spy because of his loyalty to the regime. Akbari, the former deputy defense minister of Iran, played an…

The Conversation

Libya lost, then found, 2.5 tonnes of uranium - a red flag for nuclear safety

Earlier this year the International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Grossi reported that about 2.5 tonnes of uranium ore concentrate had gone missing from a site in Libya. This was arguably one of the largest quantity of uranium ore concentrate that had ever been misplaced.

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Aboriginal community of Laramba feels safe to drink tap water now uranium levels are within guidelines

The outback community of Laramba used to have almost triple the recommended levels of uranium in its drinking water.

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Here’s Why Bullish Options Traders Love Denison Mines (DNN)

Although uranium specialist Denison Mines might seem like a risky trade for its controversial industry, DNN stock could rank among the more enticing speculative ideas.

Tribune News Service

Protection sought for uranium-rich land near Grand Canyon

WASHINGTON — Amid growing lawmaker interest in establishing domestic supplies of rare earth minerals, a coalition of tribal leaders, backed by some members of Congress, is calling on President Joe Biden to extend permanent protections to more than a million acres of land near the Grand Canyon that are home…

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Protection sought for uranium-rich land near Grand Canyon - Roll Call

Tribal leaders want President Joe Biden to protect over a million acres of land near the Grand Canyon that contain uranium ore deposits.

LiveScience

Scientists discover 1st 'neutron-rich' isotope of uranium since 1979

Scientists have synthesized a previously unknown isotope of uranium, uranium-241, that may start to disappear after just 40 minutes.

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