Don't lose sight of the hurdles in the last lap
Since the relevant sub-clause of Section 123 of the Atomic Energy Act is not being amended, the existing prohibition on reprocessing safeguarded spent fuel produced by US-supplied reactors or fuel will stay. Thus, India will not be able
New Countries Interested in Nuclear Power Meet In Vienna
Countries expressing an interest in nuclear energy for electricity production are meeting at the IAEA's Vienna headquarters to examine "Issues for the Introduction of Nuclear Power", a technical workshop to be held 4-6 December 2006
Nuclear Power, Non-Proliferation Focus in Asia
Nuclear power is not the only answer but looks to be an important part of the future energy mix in Asia and other parts of the world, IAEA Director General Mohamed ElBaradei said this week in Tokyo
Britain's Nuke Decision
5) Consolidate excess US plutonium at the Savannah River Facility and build the necessary facilities to convert weapons materials to a storable form under International Atomic Energy Agency safeguards. 6) State clearly and unambiguously
IAEA Nobel Prize Money Fights Cancer Crisis in Africa & Asia
To fight the looming cancer crisis in Asia and Africa, the IAEA is assembling many of the world's leading cancer experts in Thailand and South Africa. On 4-6 December in Bangkok and 11-16 December in Cape Town, leading public figures,
The Ziggy Switkowski Report: Is Nuclear Energy in Australia's Future?
Atomic Insights keenly follows the coal situation, and there has been an excellent series of posts this year entitled "Smoking Gun" that delineates situations in which coal-fired interests have spoken against nuclear energy or attemped
Dems: Well, Maybe Not All the 9/11 Commission Recs
One of the alternatives considered by the 9/11 Commission is the creation of a Joint Senate/House intelligence committee modeled on the old Joint Committee on Atomic Energy (JCAE). The JCAE was a powerful committee and has even been
Isn't THIS Rich?
The Russians also remain resistant to a measure expanding the powers of the International Atomic Energy Agency to monitor Iran's nuclear program, considering that a "provocation" to Iran, the diplomat said.
Iran And Polonium-210
The International Atomic Energy Agency will include Iran’s experimentation with polonium in a report to be submitted this week at the United Nations, two people familiar with the report told the daily.
The Atomic Show #040 - Thorium power - interview with Kirk Sorensen
Kirk Sorensen became intrigued with thorium fueled reactors after reading about the Light Water Breeder on Atomic Insights. (Disclosure - Rod Adams is the primary author of the articles on Atomic Insights.) He now blogs at Energy from
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