Latest News

Filters

Filter by tags: South Korea Russia Spent nuclear fuel Clear all tag filters

4 news articles found


US President Dwight Eisenhower's 'Atoms for Peace' speech to the UN General Assembly in 1953 is still relevant as the world of today confronts the existential threat of climate change, World Nuclear Association Director General Sama Bilbao y León told delegates at a preparatory event for the Tenth NPT Review Conference that is expected to take place in August. Speaking at the event - titled Industry and Peaceful Applications of Nuclear Technology - Bilbao y León called upon all signatories to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT), which entered into force in 1970, to support the expansion of civil nuclear power.

Date: Saturday, 08 May 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/NPT-signatories-must-enable-a-renewed-vision-for-n

North Korea confirmed on 17 August that it has resumed plutonium production and said it has no plans to stop nuclear tests as long as perceived threats from the USA continue. "We have reprocessed used nuclear fuel rods removed from a graphite-moderated reactor," the Atomic Energy Institute, which holds jurisdiction over North Korea's main nuclear facilities at the Yongbyon complex, said in a written interview with Kyodo News. In its first-ever response to foreign media questions, the institute also said North Korea has been producing highly enriched uranium necessary for nuclear arms and power "as scheduled”.

Date: Tuesday, 23 August 2016
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsnorth-korea-resumes-plutonium-production-4986132

Russia and Bangladesh have signed an intergovernmental agreement on cooperation in the field of atomic energy for peaceful purposes. Meanwhile, Russia plans to cooperate with Namibia in uranium mining and processing.

Date: Friday, 21 May 2010
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Russia-and-Bangladesh-agree-to-cooperate