Topic: Nuclear Energy

Inspectors Find Major Iran Nuclear Move Ahead of Talks

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A week after being sent home from Tehran empty-handed, U.N. nuclear inspectors have revealed that Iran has being installing new centrifuges at their main nuclear plant, a clear act of defiance ahead of an upcoming round of talks.

By Dashiell Bennett

Jan 4, 2013

Iran Actually Agrees to More Nuclear Talks

Iran's top nuclear negotiator announced Friday that his nation will sit down for talks with the world's six major nuclear powers this month, rekindling a small bit of hope for a deal to end the country's bid for nuclear weapons.

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By Connor Simpson

Sep 21, 2012

Iran Says It Duped MI6

Iran's nuclear program is of such interest to the west that MI6 have allegedly sent James Bond himself spies to try and gather information about the country's closely-guarded, top secret nuclear program. But Iran says it was able to trick Her Majesty's secret service.  

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By Dashiell Bennett

Sep 18, 2012

Iran Says Two Nuclear Sites Were Hit by Explosions

An Iranian nuclear scientist says two of his country's nuclear facilities were attacked last month, in separate explosions that he blames on sabotage.

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 16, 2012

Japan Resumes Nuclear Power for First Time Since Meltdown

Japan's Prime Minister ordered two of the countries nuclear reactors to resume operations on Saturday, the first time the country's used any of its 50 working nuclear reactors since the meltdown in Fukushima.

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By Connor Simpson

May 27, 2012

Iran Isn't Reducing Its Nuclear Program

The West has been hoping to convince Iran to reduce their nuclear development, but announcements the country made on state television Saturday show they have no sign of slowing down. 

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How Stuxnet Came Back to Haunt the U.S.

Last week, the Department of Homeland Security revealed a rash of cyber attacks on natural gas pipeline companies. Just as with previous cyber attacks on infrastructure, there was no known physical damage. But security experts worry it may only be a matter of time.

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By Dino Grandoni

Apr 24, 2012

Five Best Green Stories

Don't Nuke Nuclear Just Yet; A Water War in SoCal

The Washington Post on nuclear energy, The New York Times on water in San Diego, Mother Jones on motorbikes in Vietnam, Bloomberg View on factory-farm antibiotics, and the Associated Press on Chinese electric cars

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By Dino Grandoni

Apr 19, 2012

Five Best Green Stories

BP Spill Sickens People; What Thoreau Tells About Global Warming

The Nation on the health toll of the oil spill, USA Today on the EPA's failure with smelting, Mother Jones on seabirds, and The New York Times on greening Europe and reading Thoreau

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By Dino Grandoni

Apr 18, 2012

Five Best Green Stories

Are Food Deserts Really the Problem?; Japan's Nuclear Ambivalence

The New York Times on food deserts and global warming, Al Jazeera on the Gulf's mutated shrimp, The Washington Post on America's waning love of gas, and the Los Angeles Times on the future of nuclear in Japan

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By Dino Grandoni

Apr 11, 2012

Five Best Green Stories

The U.S. a 'New Middle East'?; Bees Are Big Business

The New York Times on the U.S.'s energy boom and the fate of nuclear energy, The Guardian on bees, AccuWeather on icebergs, and the Associated Press on seals

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By Dashiell Bennett

Apr 11, 2012

Sorry, but You Didn't Really Get Into UCLA

Nearly 900 high school seniors got an email this weekend congratulating them on their admission into UCLA, even though they were actually still on the waiting list. 

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By Adam Clark Estes

Mar 22, 2012

How to Make Drones Scarier: Make Them Nuclear Powered

Government scientists find it "disappointing" that “current political conditions will not allow use" of a nuclear-powered drone that can fly around the Earth for months.

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By John Hudson

Feb 14, 2012

Scenes from the Proxy War Between Iran and Israel

Some call it a proxy war, others call it a "shadow war," but whatever you want to call it, a tit-for-tat assassination campaign between Iran and Israel seems to be playing out across state capitals around the world.

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By Jake Adelstein

Dec 30, 2011

The Yakuza and the Nuclear Mafia: Nationalization Looms for TEPCO

"TEPCO's involvement with anti-social forces and their inability to filter them out of the work-place is a national security issue,"  a Japanese Senator with the Liberal Democratic Party said on background. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 1, 2011

Japanese Legislator Takes Dare, Drinks from Fukushima Puddle

Reporters challenged Japanese official Yasuhiro Sonoda to drink water from the quake-leveled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, and today he did.  

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By Erik Hayden

Sep 12, 2011

Explosion Rocks French Nuclear Site

A furnace explosion killed one at France's nuclear site of Marcoule

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By John Hudson

Aug 24, 2011

If an Earthquake Hit U.S. Nuclear Plants: A Nightmare Scenario

The strengths and weaknesses of U.S. nuclear plants

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