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In a move that has alienated the U.S. and some members of the EU, the UN’s nuclear agency, the IAEA, has overridden the West’s protest and granted Syria the aid it had requested for a nuclear power plant.
Syria still under investigation for having had a nuclear reactor, which was destroyed by an illegal air-strike [...]
Sunday, the head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, stated that Iran is going to offer to build joint light-water nuclear power plants with its Arab neighbors. These states have been historically suspicious of Persian military might–suspicions that have been aroused anew with the development of Tehran’s nuclear program. [...]
There is an ongoing debate about Syria’s role in the “fight on terror.” There have been repeated disputes about air-strikes in Syria by the US and Israel, and now the UN is claiming it has found low level deposits of uranium at some Syrian sites. Syria’s President Assad continues to assert that Syria is not [...]
The spokesman for Iran’s Atomic Energy Corporation, Mohsen Delaviz, stated that their first nuclear plant will open sometime in 2009. Russia agreed to build the plant in 1995, but it has continuously been delayed due to payment problems. The Bushehr plant is, interestingly enough, located on the same site as the plant that was planned [...]
According to nuclear experts, analyzing the latest report from atomic inspectors, Iran has enough material to make one atomic bomb. Experts say that the landmark is primarily symbolic because, although they have enough enriched uranium for a single bomb, the material would have to go through a purification process and be placed in a warhead [...]
Jordan and South Korea have finalized an agreement that will allow nuclear cooperation for peaceful purposes. This will include nuclear technology transfer, technical assistance, site selection, design, construction and nuclear safety. The Chairman of the Jordan Atomic Energy Commission, Khalid Touqan, and the Korean Ambassador, Bongkil Shin, will initial the agreement. It will be officially [...]
The Associated Press reported that Turkey’s bidding process for a nuclear power plant was somewhat unsuccessful, and that there was only one bidder: Russia. The nuclear power plant would be the first of its kind to exist in Turkey, making this opportunity historic. However, the other five potential bidders stated that Turkey did not give [...]