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
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
OH YES! LET'S ENGAGE IRAN & SYRIA
As for Iran, there are plenty of opportunities for the United States to talk with it in forums such as the United Nations and the International Atomic Energy Agency, where both states are represented. And America has been trying for

Litvinenko case will not harm image of Russian atomic energy sector - Adamov Interfax
MOSCOW. Dec 5 (Interfax) - The "radioactive trace" in the poisoning and death of former Russian special services officer Alexander Litvinenko will in no way affect the reputation of Russia's nuclear power sector, former Russian atomic energy minister Yevgeny Adamov said in an interview with the Nezavisimaya Gazeta newspaper published on Tuesday.
UW gets major role in Energy Department project to study properties of nuclei UW News
UW team will lead $15 million Department of Energy project to study atomic nuclei.
S. Africa, IAEA in nuclear energy deal EARTHtimes.org
South Africa on Tuesday signed a five-year deal with the International Atomic Energy Agency on the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
How To Herd Atoms: Researchers Observe Self-organization Of Atoms In Circular Atomic Pens Science Daily
Max Planck researchers in Halle observe self-organization of atoms in circular atomic pens.
Russia's Atomic Energy chief due in Iran on Dec 11 Islamic Republic News Agency
Iran - Russia - Hosseini - Nuclear Russia's Atomic Energy Chief, Sergei Kiriyenko, will arrive in Tehran on December 11, Foreign Ministry spokesman Mohammad-Ali Hosseini said here Sunday.
Atomic Energy Chief Says More Than Sanctions Needed For North Korea WCSH 6 Portland
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog agency says sanctions alone will not resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program.
Nuclear power not panacea for energy supply, but it certainly helps - UN atomic chief Payvand Iran News
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, according to the head of the United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), who is an official visit to Japan, Viet Nam, China, and Indonesia. -UN News
Indian envoy: Iran entitled to access nuclear energy Islamic Republic News Agency
Iran - Nuclear - India Indian Ambassador to Tehran Manbir Singh said on Wednesday that as a member of NPT, Iran is entitled to use nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.
Atomic energy chief says more than sanctions needed for North Korea WTOL 11 Toledo
BEIJING The head of the U-N nuclear watchdog agency says sanctions alone will not resolve the standoff over North Korea's nuclear weapons program. Mohamed ElBaradei
Optical clocks strike again PhysicsWeb
Physicists in the US have created a highly-stable optical clock that could push the precision of these new timekeepers beyond that of conventional atomic clocks. Optical clocks keep time by using visible light to probe the unwavering energy levels within atoms. While they have the potential to be much more precise than microwave-based atomic clocks, they have suffered from stability problems due atomic+energy: atomic+energy