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The members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have called on national authorities and the industry to take action to increase the representation of women in the sector and enhance their contributions.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Saturday, 10 June 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/OECD-commits-to-improving-nuclear-sector-gender-ba
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Joe Biden have pledged to coordinate efforts to develop secure and reliable nuclear fuel supply chains in North America and build partnerships to help ensure access to low-enriched uranium. They will launch a one-year task force to accelerate cooperation on critical clean energy opportunities and supply chains, and Canada is to join a US-led programme to support small modular reactors (SMR).
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Tuesday, 28 March 2023
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Canada,-USA-pledge-to-bolster-nuclear-supply-chain
In the wake of the assassination of Iranian nuclear physicist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh on 27 November, the Iranian parliament (Islamic Consultative Assembly) on 29 November passed a bill authorising the revival of nuclear activities that had been limited under the July 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 01 December 2020
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsiranian-parliament-adopts-bill-to-revive-nuclear-activities-8384854
Achieving the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires international organisations overcoming bureaucratic barriers and forging partnerships, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said yesterday. "Partnerships are both a moral imperative, but also a practical necessity," he said during a virtual panel discussion on Partnership for the Goals at the World Health Summit in Berlin.
- Source: World Nuclear News
- Date: Thursday, 29 October 2020
- Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Partnerships-key-to-meeting-SDGs-says-Grossi
India's Supreme Court has found in favour of commissioning Kudankulam 1&2, in judgement of a lawsuit filed in September 2012 arguing that starting up the plant violated local residents' human rights, and which objected to other aspects of the plant's development.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Tuesday, 14 May 2013
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newscourt-rules-in-favour-of-kudankulam