Leaked memoranda from the US embassy in London to Washington from 2007-9 reveal angst over Iran’s nuclear power programme, concern about international fuel banks, and the head of the IAEA, according to a series of nuclear power-related documents published by Wikileaks and UK newspaper The Daily Telegraph earlier this year. The most notable findings are summarized below.

• United Kingdom
• International Atomic Energy Agency
• United States
• Canada
• Uranium
• India
• Iran
• Switzerland
• Nuclear fuel cycle
• Sellafield
• Brazil
• Pakistan
• Kazakhstan
• Africa
• Belgium
• Argentina
• Philippines
• Israel
• Nuclear program of Iran
• Central Intelligence Agency
• Government of the United Kingdom
• The Daily Telegraph
• Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons
• Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Source: NEI Magazine

Date: Friday, 04 March 2011

Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newswikileaks-reveals-art-of-nuclear-diplomacy

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The programme of returning solid Highly Active Waste (HAW) from Sellafield to overseas customers, has begun.

Credit: Sellafield LtdWaste arising from the reprocessing of Japanese nuclear fuel is being shipped back to Japan on the Pacific Sandpiper.

• Japan
• India
• Nuclear Decommissioning Authority
• Sellafield

Source: NEI Magazine

Date: Friday, 22 January 2010

Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsuk-ships-hlw-back-to-japan

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Flowserve Flow Control has supplied sixteen Worcester F911 cartridge valves for a new Medium Active Salt Free Evaporator (MASFE) installation at the Thorp nuclear reprocessing plant at Sellafield.

Flowserve cartridge valves at the Thorp plant in Sellafield, Cumbria

• Russia
• India
• Sellafield

Source: NEI Magazine

Date: Thursday, 10 December 2009

Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsflowserve-supplies-valves-to-thorp-reprocessing-plant

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