”nuclear” News

New Hope for Nuclear Disarmament

WASHINGTON, Aug 11 ( OneWorld.net ) - Marking the 64th anniversary of theU.S. nuclear
08 20 2009 8:44AM (...more)

U.S., India begin sensitive talks on atom fuel supply

VIENNA (Reuters) – The United States and India have begun talks to flesh out rules for Indian reprocessing of spent U.S. atomic fuel, a crucial part of a nuclear cooperation pact critics fear will erode non-proliferation standards.
08 19 2009 8:18AM (...more)

Make breaking, leaving nuke treaty harder: U.S.

GENEVA (Reuters) – States that break or leave the treaty preventing the spread of nuclear weapons should face tougher sanctions than at present, the top U.S. nonproliferation official said on Wednesday. Susan Burk said the world now had a real opportunity to strengthen the regime
08 19 2009 4:01AM (...more)

Obama calls for 'world without' nukes

PRAGUE – Just hours after North Korea launched a long-range rocket, President Barack Obama called for "a world without nuclear weapons" and said the United States
04 6 2009 5:02AM (...more)

US eyes nuclear rebirth after Three Mile Island

WASHINGTON (AFP) – Thirty years after the accident at Three Mile Island shattered Americans' trust in nuclear power, lawmakers are touting a nuclear rebirth as
03 28 2009 10:10AM (...more)

A timeline of major events in nuclear power

• 1955: A U.S. government reactor makes Arco, Idaho , the world's first town electrified by nuclear power. • 1957: The U.S.' first commercial nuclear
03 27 2009 10:08PM (...more)

NRC finds violation at Conn. nuclear power plant

WATERFORD, Conn. – Federal regulators are calling a piping system problem at a southeastern Connecticut nuclear power plant a "more than minor" safety violation. But the 03 27 2009 11:35AM (...more)

India-US 'move beyond' nuclear row -- for now

WASHINGTON (AFP) – The United States and India have "moved beyond" bitter differences on nuclear weapons, a senior US official said, but more feuds could be on the horizon as 03 24 2009 10:09PM (...more)

Chu: Nuclear must be part of energy mix

WASHINGTON – Energy Secretary Steven Chu sought Wednesday to assure skeptical senators that the Obama administration supports continued development of nuclear
03 12 2009 3:31PM (...more)

Russia offers hope for global disarmament talks

GENEVA – Russia's foreign minister called Saturday for an end to a decade of failure in global disarmament talks, seeking to build on an upbeat meeting with U.S. Secretary of 03 8 2009 7:03AM (...more)