Nuclear, Baby, Nuclear: Trump signs order to restart U.S. nuclear energy production
WASHINGTON — President Donald J. Trump signed a sweeping executive order Friday aimed at reviving the U.S. nuclear energy sector, strengthening domestic fuel production, and boosting energy independence through accelerated nuclear reactor…
Russian nuclear rhetoric rekindles German Cold War fears
By Tom Sims COLOGNE, Germany (Reuters) – Deep inside a decommissioned nuclear bunker built into a Cologne subway station at the height of the Cold War, tour guide Robert Schwienbacher says he…
Russia notifies U.S. it will carry out expected nuclear drills
By Phil Stewart and Idrees Ali WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Russia has notified the United States about its plans to carry out annual exercises of its nuclear forces, the U.S. government said on Tuesday,…
Iranian Foreign Ministry says Washington lacks political will to revive nuclear deal
(Reuters) – Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Monday that the United States lacked the political will for the revival of the 2015 nuclear deal. “We do not do talks for the…
US Leaving The Door Open For Iran Nuclear Deal While Accusing The Country Of ‘Exporting Terrorism’
US Leaving The Door Open For Iran Nuclear Deal While Accusing The Country Of ‘Exporting Terrorism’ Micaela Burrow on October 21, 2022 The U.S. has condemned Iran for supplying drones and training…
Think wind turbines are bad? New Jersey almost had an offshore nuclear power plant
New Jersey is now in the process of building huge off-shore wind energy farms right off the coast of the Jersey Shore. The plan has been met with both support and condemnation.…
Energy-Poor Germany Finally Decides To Keep Nuclear Plants Online Through The Winter
Energy-Poor Germany Finally Decides To Keep Nuclear Plants Online Through The Winter Jack McEvoy on October 17, 2022 German Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced on Monday that his country will keep its…
Analysis-What is Russia’s policy on tactical nuclear weapons?
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – The United States has said the world faces the gravest nuclear danger since the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis because of remarks by Russian leader Vladimir Putin…
South Korea kicks off military drills amid talk of North Korean nuclear test
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s troops kicked off their annual Hoguk defence drills on Monday, designed to boost their ability to respond to North Korea’s nuclear and missile threats…
EDF says strike hits a third of French nuclear plants, delaying maintenance work
PARIS (Reuters) – Strike action over wage demands was hitting a third of EDF’s 18 French nuclear plants as of Friday night, a spokesperson for the utility said, further delaying the maintenance…
NATO To Host Nuclear Weapons Drills As Tensions With Russia Run High
NATO To Host Nuclear Weapons Drills As Tensions With Russia Run High Micaela Burrow on October 14, 2022 The North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s annual nuclear exercises will begin on Oct. 17,…
NATO to kick off nuclear drills involving B-52 bombers on Monday
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – NATO said on Friday it would launch its annual nuclear exercise “Steadfast Noon” on Monday, with up to 60 aircraft taking part in training flights over Belgium, the North…
Is this a drill? Upcoming Russian nuclear exercises a challenge for the West
By Phil Stewart BRUSSELS (Reuters) – With Russia expected to soon carry out large-scale drills of its nuclear forces as President Vladimir Putin threatens to use them, the United States and its…
NATO chief: circumstances for NATO to use nuclear weapons ‘extremely remote’
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The circumstances in which NATO might have to use nuclear weapons are “extremely remote”, the Western defence alliance’s secretary-general said on Wednesday, adding however that there would be “severe…
Explainer-What are ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons?
By Josh Smith (Reuters) – From the war in Ukraine to North Korea’s recent missile testing spree, tactical nuclear weapons are being debated and developed in a way not seen since the…
Explainer-When will North Korea test a nuclear weapon?
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s recent flurry of missile launches has raised expectations that it could soon test a nuclear device for the first time since 2017. North Korea…
Decades before ocean wind farm, government to build off-shore nuclear power plant at Jersey Shore
They say hindsight is 20-20, but looking back at a government-funded project to build a nuclear power plant just a few miles off the coast of the Jersey Shore sounds like a…
Kremlin scolds West for ‘provocative’ nuclear rhetoric
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Wednesday scolded Western leaders for engaging in “provocative” nuclear rhetoric after a series of warnings from Russia, the United States and NATO on…
Biden says he doesn’t think Putin will use a tactical nuclear weapon
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Joe Biden told CNN during an interview broadcast on Tuesday that he did not think Russian President Vladimir Putin would use a tactical nuclear weapon in the…
Explainer-What are the risks to Ukraine’s nuclear reactors in war
By Guy Faulconbridge LONDON (Reuters) – Repeated shelling of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine has raised the possibility of a grave accident just 500 km (300 miles) from the…
Explainer-When will North Korea test a nuclear weapon?
By Josh Smith SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s recent flurry of missile launches has raised expectations that it could soon test a nuclear device for the first time since 2017. North Korea…
Power supply restored to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant after disruption
KYIV (Reuters) – The external power supply to the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was restored on Sunday, Ukraine’s state nuclear company Energoatom and the U.N.’s nuclear watchdog said. The plant, which is…
Over three-quarters of Americans support Iran nuclear talks – survey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Over three-quarters of Americans think the United States should pursue negotiations to prevent Iran from obtaining or developing a nuclear weapon, according to a survey taken by the nonpartisan…
Nuclear share in energy generation falls to lowest in four decades-report
By Nina Chestney LONDON (Reuters) – The share of nuclear power in global gross electricity generation fell below 10% last year to the lowest in around four decades, an industry report showed…
Head of Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant has been released, IAEA chief says
VIENNA (Reuters) -The head of the Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine has been released, U.N. nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said on Monday after a detention that Ukraine blamed on…
Pope begs Putin to end ‘spiral of violence and death’, cites nuclear threat
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis made an impassioned appeal on Sunday to Russian President Vladimir Putin to stop “this spiral of violence and death” in Ukraine, saying the crisis…
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