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EPA Makes a Rad Decision
New submitter QuantumPion writes "The Environmental Protection Agency released draft guidelines last month that could significantly relax radiation hazard standards in the case of a radiological event in the United States by using risk-based decisions. The goal is to have limits that make sense in an emergency that are different from the limits in day-to-day life. From...
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politico
Rosen/North Korea leak probe stretched into White House
The probe into leaks to Fox News's James Rosen about North Korean nuclear test plans stretched into the White House, according to court records reported on Tuesday by the New Yorker.
The document listing two White House numbers was provided to lawyers for the State Department contractor indicted in 2010 for leaking to Rosen. The full numbers were in the letter, but only...
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Foreign Policy
War Scare - By Nate Jones
The real-life war game that almost led to nuclear armageddon.
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politico
Obama: Journalists shouldn't be prosecuted for doing their jobs
In the wake of reports that the Justice Department used the "potential criminal liability" of a Fox News reporter to get a search warrant for his e-mail, the White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama would not support prosecutions of journalists over their work.
"If you're asking me whether the president believes that journalists should be prosecuted for doing...
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BoingBoing
When America issued dogtags to kids to help identify their nuke-blasted corpses
Matt Novak hits some highlights from Joanne Brown's 1988 Journal of American History paper A is for Atom, B is for Bomb (paywalled link), which discusses the weird, grim stuff that America contemplated at the height of the cold war, and worried about how it would identify the charred corpses of children after a nuclear [...]
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Times of India
Hundreds seek compensation in Japan nuclear crisis
Hundreds of people living just outside Japan's Fukushima prefecture say they have been denied adequate compensation after the country's 2011 nuclear disaster despite suffering elevated radiation levels.
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The Guardian
Iran election: Rafsanjani blocked from running for president
List of eight candidates allowed to run in race to succeed Mahmoud Ahmadinejad excludes two leading figuresAkbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, the leading opposition-backed candidate in Iran's presidential election, was disqualified on Tuesday from standing in a blow to those hoping for significant change when Mahmoud Ahmadinejad leaves office.Iranian state-run television broadcast...
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Irish Times
‘Very low’ risk from new UK nuclear plants
Study shows a severe accident at a British plant would not require evacuation
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The Jerusalem Post
Iran acts to expand sensitive nuclear capacity
UN nuclear agency report expected to show Iran further increasing capacity to produce materials, continued instillation of centrifuges.
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ElPais
Teherán descarta a dos candidatos críticos en las presidenciales
El Consejo de Guardianes rechaza las candidaturas de Rafsanyani y Mashaei y aprueba una lista compuesta por ocho fieles del líder supremo Ali Jameneí
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Reuters
Iran acts to expand sensitive nuclear capacity: diplomats
VIENNA (Reuters) - A U.N. nuclear agency report due this week is expected to show Iran further increasing its capacity to produce material that its adversaries fear could eventually be put to developing atomic bombs, Western diplomats said on Tuesday.
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Irish Times
China asks for release of 16 fishermen believed held by North Koreans
Tensions rising between nations over Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons programme
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ElPais
“Nunca nos planteamos crear humanos”
El científico ha puesto a punto la técnica de transferencia nuclear que dio origen a 'Dolly', pero en humanos
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politico
Judge ruled feds need not notify Fox reporter of search
A federal judge in Washington ruled in 2010 that the Justice Department was not required by law to notify Fox reporter James Rosen that prosecutors had obtained his emails in connection with an investigation into a leak about North Korean plans to test a nuclear weapon.
In September 2010, Chief U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth overruled the conclusion of federal...
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Mashable
Search Warrant Reveals How Feds Got Reporter's Gmails
The Federal Bureau of Investigation was granted a search warrant in 2010 for a reporter's Gmail account without his knowledge in relation to a leak investigation, it was revealed Sunday. The warrant shows how investigators compel Google and similar companies to provide access to user data.
The Washington Post first broke the news that Fox News reporter James Rosen...
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politico
Holder walks fine line on prosecuting journalists
Attorney General Eric Holder's rejection last week of the idea of prosecuting journalists for publishing classified information sounded categorical and absolute. But was it?
Under questioning by Rep. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.), Holder dismissed the notion of prosecuting reporters as, basically, nuts.
"You've got a long way to go to try to prosecute people--the press for the...
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ElPais
Soria reitera que el Gobierno no es favorable a infrautilizar tecnologías, tampoco la nuclear
El Gobierno ha subrayado hoy que no es partidario de infrautilizar tecnologías de energía instaladas, incluida la nuclear, en alusión a la petición de la central de Garoña de pedir un nuevo plazo para poder alargar su vida útil, que acaba en julio.
En declaraciones a la prensa antes de comparecer en la Comisión de Industria del Senado, Soria ha reiterado que el...
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ElPais
Soria dice que estamos a la espera de lo que dictamine el CSN sobre Garoña
El ministro de Industria, José Manuel Soria, ha dicho hoy que el Gobierno está a la espera de lo que dictamine el Consejo de Seguridad Nuclear sobre Garoña, y ha calificado de "buena noticia" que sus propietarios (Nuclenor) hayan pedido un nuevo plazo para poder alargar su vida útil.
El CSN celebrará hoy un pleno extraordinario para analizar dicha solicitud, enviada...
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Los Angeles Times
Letters show rift over San Onofre nuclear repairs |
Nikkei
Nuclear Watchdog To Put Monju Reactor On Tighter Leash |
Nikkei
Japan, India To Resume Nuclear Deal Talks |
Irish Times
North Korea fires missiles two days in a row
UN urges Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and engage in nuclear talks with world powers
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Times of India
Thousands rally against nuclear power in Taiwan
Thousands of Taiwanese marched through the capital Taipei Sunday urging the government to halt construction of a nearly completed nuclear power plant, citing the Japanese atomic crisis.
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Nikkei
Thousands Protest In Taipei Against Nuclear Power |
Times of India
UN chief Ban says worried over North Korea missile launch
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's short-range missile launch, calling on Pyongyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers.
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Times of India
NPCIL reassures scientists on Kudankulam nuclear plant safety
NPCIL has sought to reassure a group of scientists who had raised concerns over the safety of Kudankulam nuclear power project (KNPP), saying all equipment installed there has undergone multi-stage quality checks.
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ElPais
¿Cuál es el continente más peligroso?
El énfasis en el éxito económico de Asia opaca el hecho de que esa región alberga las principales amenazas a la estabilidad mundial
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Huffington Post
Zara Shahid Hussain, Senior Member Of Pakistan Party Led By Imran Khan, Killed By Gunmen
By Katharine Houreld ISLAMABAD, May 19 (Reuters) - Gunmen killed a senior female politician from a reformist party in Pakistan on Saturday night, the latest violent incident in a bloody election campaign and one that set off a war of words between two major opposition parties. Around 150 people were killed in the run-up to national elections...
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Reuters
U.N. chief Ban says worried over North Korea missile launch
MOSCOW (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Sunday over North Korea's launch of short-range missiles, urging Pyonyang to refrain from further launches and return to stalled nuclear talks with world powers.
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The Nation
N Korea fires missiles
SEOUL -
North Korea on Saturday launched three short-range missiles into the Sea of Japan, apparently as part of a military drill, South Korea's defence ministry said.
US and South Korean forces had been on heightened alert for a medium-range ballistic missile test in recent weeks amid tensions triggered by North Korea's nuclear test in February.
"North Korea launched...
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Los Angeles Times
More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons |
Telegraph
The Red Balloon: haunted by a ghost town
A beloved childrens' film, transplanted to a nuclear wasteland, bewitches Rupert Christiansen.
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ElPais
Corea del Norte lanza tres misiles de corto alcance
Los cohetes aumentan la tensión en la península, que se había ido desvaneciendo tras la escalada de amenazas del mes pasado
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Times LIVE
Japanese regulator halts reactor restart
Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.
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Technology Review
Other Interesting arXiv Papers (Week Ending 18 May 2013)
The best of the rest from the Physics arXiv preprint serverPerformance of a Remotely Located Muon Radiography System to Identify the Inner Structure of a Nuclear Plant
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
The Iranian threat isn’t nuclear – it’s political
The Ahmadinejad era plunged the country into self-isolation, poverty and paranoia. In four weeks, Iran will decide on its next president, and the results could affect the fate of the world
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The Guardian
North Korea fires short-range missiles from east coast
Move could reignite tensions that flared up after Pyongyang's nuclear test earlier this year, which led to tighter UN sanctionsNorth Korea has fired three short-range Scud missiles from its east coast, amid diplomatic efforts to ease tensions over the state's nuclear programme.Two missiles were launched on Saturday morning and another in the afternoon according to the...
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ElPais
Desarrollan en Brasil el primer clon de un animal a partir de célula adiposa
Una ternera mansa y saludable que pasta en una granja en Brasil es única en el mundo por haber sido la primera que ha sobrevivido a una clonación a partir de una célula de tejido adiposo.
Se trata de "Brasilia de Cerrados", una ternera de la raza guzerá lechera nacida el 23 de abril pasado en las granjas experimentales de la Empresa Brasileña de Pesquisa Agropecuaria...
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Times LIVE
Japanese regulator halts reactor restart
Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.
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The Jerusalem Post
France: West should place 'decisive sanctions' against Iran
Iranian stalling tactics at IAEA talks, deadlock on UN investigation into suspected nuclear bomb program justify increased pressure by US, Europe, according to French defense minister.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
UN panel says sanctions delaying development of North Korea’s nuclear program
New report says sanctions have ‘choked off significant funding’ for weapons programs
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Times LIVE
Japanese regulator halts reactor restart
Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.
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Huffington Post
Harry Reid Focuses On July For The 'Nuclear Option'
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has told top advisers that he is prepared to take action if Senate Republicans block three upcoming nominations, the Washington Post reported on Friday.Reid is reportedly focusing on the month of July to approach filibuster reform and possibly execute the "nuclear option," which would change the Senate rules and no longer require...
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Times LIVE
Japanese regulator halts reactor restart
Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.
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The Jerusalem Post
Westerwelle: Nuclear Iran is not an option for Germany
Guido Westerwelle meets with Netanyahu, Peres in J'lem; expresses support for US initiative to restart peace process, stresses it is important not just to talk, but also act; Peres: There should be no compromise on Iran.
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THE GLOBE AND MAIL
Budget watchdog says nuclear agency a major drain on public purse
Parliamentary Budget Office report says the government’s supplementary estimates ask for an additional $236-million for AECL, bringing the total for the 2013-14 fiscal year to $362-million
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Reuters
Czechs turn Soviet nuclear warhead depot into Iron Curtain museum
MISOV, Czech Republic (Reuters) - A former secret Soviet nuclear warhead shelter in the Czech Republic is being turned into a museum inviting visitors to learn about the Cold War atomic race.
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Times LIVE
Japanese regulator halts reactor restart
Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.
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Daily Mail
Fake advisories warning of a nuclear disaster and a terrorist threat frighten New York City subway riders
One poster warns of a possible nuclear disaster, asking commuters, 'How will you evacuate?' A similar poster warns of a gas test by the New York Police Department. 'The NYPD will release small amounts of harmless, colorless gas in 5 boroughs and 21 subway lines,' the message reads, alongside a creepy image of gas mask.
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Reuters
Belgian regulator to recommend reopening nuclear reactors -paper
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Belgium's nuclear safety regulator will recommend reopening two GDF Suez nuclear reactors closed last year over safety concerns, newspaper Le Soir reported on Friday, citing a person familiar with the regulator's report.
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Mashable
Novel Material May Extract Uranium From Seawater
A new material could potentially be used to extract uranium from seawater more efficiently, new research suggests.
The world’s oceans contain nearly a thousand times as much uranium as conventional reserves, and researchers have spent decades trying to develop an efficient way to extract it. Experts say it is important to develop such technology because it could serve...
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Times LIVE
Japanese regulator halts reactor restart
Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.
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The Jerusalem Post
Jalili: Iran doesn't recognize Israel's 'red line'
Iranian negotiation says he would continue resisting int'l community demands on nuclear program if elected president.
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New York Times
Editorial: Cold War Malaise in Air Force Unit
The removal of 17 Air Force officers from watching over nuclear-tipped missiles is part of a bigger underlying problem.
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Science Daily
World's smallest liquid droplets ever made in the lab, experiment suggests
Physicists may have created the smallest drops of liquid ever made in the lab. That possibility has been raised by the results of a recent experiment at the Large Hadron Collider, the world's largest and most powerful particle collider located at the European Laboratory for Nuclear and Particle Physics (CERN) in Switzerland. Evidence of the minuscule droplets was extracted...
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Mashable
Military Robots Will Patrol World Cup
Even non-soccer fans know how hooliganism can quickly turn a harmless match into a veritable war zone, full of riots, stabbings, even death. To help keep the peace at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, FIFA has decided to go high-tech by enlisting military robots for security.
SEE ALSO: First-Ever Drone Launched From Aircraft Carrier
iRobot recently announced...
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Times of India
HC rejects petitions against nuclear plant in Haryana village
In what can be seen as a green signal to the upcoming 2,800 MW atomic power project in Gorakhpur village of Fatehabad district in Haryana, the Punjab and Haryana high court on Thursday dismissed a bunch of petitions filed by farmers against the plant.
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FOX
NC nuclear plant shut down after crack discovered |
Foreign Policy
Death Wears Bunny Slippers - By Jeffrey Lewis
Why America's nuclear missileers
are going soft.
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Times LIVE
Japanese regulator halts reactor restart
Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.
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White House
Statement by the President on the Confirmation of Ernest Moniz as the Next Secretary of Energy
I am pleased that today, by a unanimous vote, the Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz as our next Energy Secretary. Dr. Moniz is a world-class scientist with expertise in a range of energy sources and a leader with a proven record of bringing prominent thinkers and innovators together to advance new energy solutions. He also shares my conviction that the United States must lead...
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White House
Joint Press Conference by President Obama and Prime Minister Erdogan of Turkey
Rose Garden
12:48 P.M. EDT
PRESIDENT OBAMA: Please be seated, everybody. Good afternoon.
It is a great pleasure to welcome my friend, Prime Minister Erdogan, back to the White House. This visit is also another opportunity for me to return the extraordinary hospitality that the Prime Minister and the Turkish people showed me on my visit to Turkey four years ago. ...
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Wired
New Documents Reveal How a 1980s Nuclear War Scare Became a Full-Blown Crisis
Over 10 days in November 1983, the U.S. and the Soviet Union nearly started a nuclear war. Now newly declassified documents reveal just how close we reached a mutual destruction -- because of an exercise.
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The Guardian
Saudi princes lose battle to keep court documents secret
Allegations against former defence minister and his son emerge in papers obtained by GuardianTwo prominent Saudi princes are involved in a London-registered company that supposedly facilitated "money laundering" for Hezbollah in Lebanon and helped smuggle precious stones out of Congo, according to contested allegations in court documents obtained by the Guardian.The claims...
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The Guardian
Iran election: Rafsanjani defends decision to stand as his 'national duty'
Pro-regime figures call for Rafsanjani's disqualification amid growing support for ex-president's candidacy from Green movementHashemi Rafsanjani, the dark horse heavyweight candidate in Iran's presidential election, has hit back at hardline pro-regime figures who are alarmed by his growing popularity to insist that he has a "religious and national duty" to run – and...
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ElPais
Clonación terapéutica
El éxito de la técnica en seres humanos supone un gran salto para la medicina regenerativa
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ElPais
De la apatía a la transformación
La Unión Europea es una respuesta adecuada a la globalización para afrontar los riesgos y está en mejor situación que nunca de defender los intereses nacionales de lo que jamás estarían las naciones por sí solas
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ElPais
El Senado de EE.UU. confirma al físico Ernest Moniz como nuevo secretario de Energía
El Senado de Estados Unidos confirmó hoy por unanimidad al físico nuclear Ernest Moniz como nuevo secretario de Energía en sustitución de Steven Chu y allanó el camino para la confirmación definitiva de la candidata a dirigir la Agencia para la Protección Ambiental (EPA).
El profesor de Instituto Tecnológico de Massachusetts (MIT) superó la aprobación del Senado...
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Reuters
U.S. Senate confirms Ernest Moniz as Energy Secretary
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly approved nuclear physicist Ernest Moniz's nomination to lead the Energy Department.
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The Jerusalem Post
Iran says ready to pursue talks with world powers
Chief Iranian nuclear negotiator Jalili says people will not allow their right to enrichment to be taken.
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White House
Op-Ed by President Obama: A Partnership That Delivers
The piece was published today in Turkish by Turkish Daily “Sabah” and can be found here. The full English text of the op-ed by President Obama is printed below.
A Partnership That Delivers
By President Barack Obama
Turkey and the United States have been partners since shortly after the birth of the modern Turkish Republic. As NATO allies,...
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The Guardian
Nuclear warhead maker admits safety breach over 2010 fire
Maker of Trident warheads pleads guilty to breaching safety law over Aldermaston fire which left one employee with burnsThe Atomic Weapons Establishment, which makes and maintains warheads for the UK's Trident nuclear deterrent, has admitted putting employees at risk.Failings in safety procedures led to one member of staff being injured in a fire at AWE's complex in Aldermaston,...
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Times LIVE
Japanese regulator halts reactor restart
Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.
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The Jerusalem Post
US senators urge Obama to increase Iran sanctions
Members of Congress call to impose greater economic pressure to curtail Iran’s nuclear ambitions, punish human-rights violations.
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Reuters
Iran says ready for nuclear talks with world powers
ISTANBUL (Reuters) - Iran is prepared to pursue nuclear diplomacy with world powers before or after next month's presidential election in the Islamic Republic, its chief negotiator said on Thursday.
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Times LIVE
Japanese regulator halts reactor restart
Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.
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The Nation
IAEA,Irannuclear talks fail again
VIENNA: Nuclear talks betweenIranand the UN atomic agency failed yet again Wednesday, as a topUSdiplomat said she expected the IAEA to reportTehranto the UN Security Council soon.
The IAEA announcement came just as EU foreign policy chief was due to meetIran’s chief nuclear negotiator inIstanbulfor the first time since failed six-party talks in April.
“We...
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Technology Review
Human Embryonic Stem Cells Cloned
Scientists produced embryonic stem cells from the DNA of one person combined with a human donor egg.Scientists from Oregon Health and Science University reported on Wednesday in the scientific journal Cell that they had created embryonic stem cells from a cloned human embryo. This is the first time that human stem cells have been produced using nuclear transfer,...
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Los Angeles Times
Edison, Mitsubishi hit roadblock on San Onofre's future
A flurry of letters that went back and forth between Southern California Edison and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries late last year reveal the serious hurdles that stand in the way of the San Onofre nuclear power plant's long-term future.
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Times LIVE
Sanctions delay North Korea's nuclear arms work: UN
Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program, according to a confidential report by a U.N. panel of experts seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
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Times LIVE
Japanese regulator halts reactor restart
Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.
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Telegraph
Stuxnet worm 'increased' Iran's nuclear potential
Iran's nuclear potential may have been significantly increased by the Stuxnet worm that is believed to have infected a uranium enrichment facility.
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Science Daily
Human skin cells converted into embryonic stem cells: First time human stem cells have been produced via nuclear transfer
Scientists have successfully reprogrammed human skin cells to become embryonic stem cells capable of transforming into any other cell type in the body. It is believed that stem cell therapies hold the promise of replacing cells damaged through injury or illness. Diseases or conditions that might be treated through stem cell therapy include Parkinson's disease, multiple...
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AllThingsDigital
Did Stuxnet Actually Improve Iran's Nuclear Capabilities?
What doesn't kill you only makes you stronger.
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Times of India
UN nuclear talks with Iran fail to end deadlock
UN nuclear agency officials have again failed to reach a deal with Iranian counterparts that would allow the agency to relaunch its probe of suspicions that Tehran might have worked on atomic arms.
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Reuters
No breakthrough in nuclear talks with Iran: U.N
VIENNA (Reuters) - Talks between the U.N. nuclear watchdog and Iran about Tehran's nuclear program failed to clinch an accord and no date has been set for more meetings, a senior U.N. official said on Wednesday.
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Reuters
Radioactive tritium found in leak at South Carolina nuclear plant
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - More than 100 gallons of water containing radioactive tritium has leaked from a discharge pipe at the Catawba Nuclear Station near Lake Wylie, South Carolina, and could reach groundwater, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said on Wednesday.
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ElPais
“Si Israel no se contiene en Siria, las consecuencias serán graves”
El ministro iraní de Asuntos Exteriores Alí Akbar Salehi habla sobre la guerra civil en Siria, sobre el programa nuclear de Teherán y las inminentes elecciones presidenciales
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ElPais
Obtenidas por clonación células madre embrionarias de personas
El trabajo es el primer éxito en humanos de la técnica que dio origen a la oveja 'Dolly'
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New York Times
Japanese Reactor Is Said to Stand on Fault Line
Seismologists directed by Japan’s new nuclear regulator said the fault showed signs of being geologically active, suggesting a high earthquake risk.
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Times LIVE
Japanese regulator halts reactor restart
Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.
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Times LIVE
Japanese regulator halts reactor restart
Japan's atomic regulator has ordered a halt to plans to restart an experimental reactor because of safety concerns, as a strong anti-nuclear mood grips the nation.
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Reuters
Japan takes first step to a permanent reactor shutdown after Fukushima
TOKYO (Reuters) - Experts judged on Wednesday that a reactor on Japan's west coast is located on ground at high risk of an earthquake, setting in motion a process that will likely lead to the first permanent shutdown of a nuclear plant since the 2011 Fukushima crisis.
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Nikkei
Panel Concludes Tsuruga Nuclear Reactor Sits Above Active Fault |
The Guardian
North Korea sanctions delaying nuclear programme, says UN report
Experts say international sanctions are working to delay nuclear development, but luxury goods still getting inInternational sanctions have curtailed North Korea's ability to push ahead with its nuclear weapons programme, according to a UN report, but doubts remain about how far China will go in implementing UN resolutions passed in response to Pyongyang's nuclear and...
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Al Jazhera
Sanctions 'delaying N Korea nuclear aims'
Leaked UN report says sanctions have delayed, but not halted, development of nuclear and ballistic missile programme.
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Foreign Policy
Iran, Russia, U.S. go to the mat in New York
For a rare afternoon at U.N. headquarters, the U.S. and
Iranian governments took a break from bashing one another. Instead, they were getting
ready to go to the mat.
The U.N. cafeteria provided the stage for a bout of
international sports diplomacy, as American, Iranian, and Russian wrestlers
gathered for lunch as well as an opportunity to rally behind a common cause:...
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Daily Mail
EDF and UK closing in on nuclear deal
Crucial talks between EDF, which wants to build two new generators at Hinkley Point, and Government ministers have dragged on for months. But now sources close to the talks say ‘the mood music has changed’.
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Los Angeles Times
Decision on San Onofre pushed back to June at the earliest
The head of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday that the agency will not make a decision on whether to restart the troubled San Onofre nuclear plant until late June at the earliest.
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Times of India
Sanctions delay North Korea's nuclear bomb work, UN report says
Increasingly tough financial sanctions, an arms embargo and other international restrictions on trade with North Korea have significantly delayed expansion of Pyongyang's illicit nuclear arms program.
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Countries where nuclear is popular
| # | Countries | MIX |
| 1 | United States | 67.703 |
| 2 | India | 10.890 |
| 3 | United Kingdom | 5.505 |
| 4 | Australia | 4.575 |
| 5 | Philippines | 3.880 |
| 6 | Brazil | 3.165 |
| 7 | Spain | 2.970 |
| 8 | China | 2.680 |
| 9 | Canada | 2.395 |
| 10 | Singapore | 2.160 |
| 11 | Japan | 1.515 |
| 12 | Argentina | 1.227 |
| 13 | Pakistan | 1.220 |
| 14 | Mexico | 1.140 |
| 15 | Korea South | 0.910 |
| 16 | Germany | 0.870 |
| 17 | Taiwan | 0.800 |
| 18 | Turkey | 0.775 |
| 19 | Romania | 0.720 |
| 20 | Indonesia | 0.600 |
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| # | Media | MIX |
| 1 | CNN Editions (International) | 14.000 |
| 2 | CNN | 12.000 |
| 3 | foxnews | 3.000 |
| 4 | Australia Network News | 2.300 |
| 5 | New York Times | 2.200 |
| 6 | Times of India | 2.100 |
| 7 | Digg | 2.020 |
| 8 | WALL STREET JOURNAL USA | 2.000 |
| 9 | USA Today | 2.000 |
| 10 | Globo | 1.500 |
| 11 | ABS-CBN News Channel | 1.500 |
| 12 | channelnews asia | 1.500 |
| 13 | El Pais | 1.300 |
| 14 | GMA TV | 1.300 |
| 15 | IBN live | 1.250 |
| 16 | National Geographic | 1.200 |
| 17 | San Francisco Chronicle | 1.200 |
| 18 | vikatan | 1.000 |
| 19 | abc live | 1.000 |
| 20 | The Independent | 1.000 |
| More Media >> |
| # | Languages | MIX |
| 1 | English | 100.634 |
| 2 | Spanish | 6.612 |
| 3 | Portuguese | 3.365 |
| 4 | Chinese | 2.260 |
| 5 | Tamil | 1.120 |
| 6 | German | 0.907 |
| 7 | Japanese | 0.800 |
| 8 | Malayalam | 0.800 |
| 9 | Turkish | 0.775 |
| 10 | Romanian | 0.720 |
| 11 | Korean | 0.640 |
| 12 | Indonesian | 0.600 |
| 13 | Italian | 0.300 |
| 14 | French | 0.140 |
| 15 | Persian | 0.120 |
| 16 | Finnish | 0.060 |
| 17 | Norwegian | 0.060 |
| 18 | Dutch | 0.000 |
| 19 | Arabic | 0.000 |
| 20 | Swedish | 0.000 |
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| # | Lists |
| 1 | Issues |
| 2 | catastrophies |
| 3 | Issues |
