US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran over apparent nuclear escalations | Iran
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced new sanctions on Iran’s oil sector, saying Iran’s expanding nuclear program has raised new concerns the country may be preparing to build an atomic bomb. The embargoes against three unnamed entities involved in transporting Iranian oil and petrochemical products were announced amid growing warnings of a new conflict […]
Increased nuclear energy production legislation sent to Biden to help lower Americans’ energy bills
A bill from a North Carolina representative aimed at lowering Americans’ energy bills through increased nuclear power generation has passed both the House and the Senate. It will next go to President Joe Biden’s desk for his signature if there are no differences to be resolved, or if there are only minor ones. The fight […]
US and China hold informal nuclear talks, eyeing Taiwan
The United States and China resumed semi-official nuclear arms talks in March for the first time in five years, with Beijing’s representatives telling the United States they would not resort to nuclear threats over Taiwan, according to two U.S. representatives who attended. The Chinese delegation offered reassurances after U.S. negotiating partners expressed concerns that China […]
Senate Passes Bill to Accelerate Development of Nuclear Power Plants
A bipartisan bill to boost the development of domestic nuclear power plants passed the U.S. Senate on Tuesday. In a vote of 88-2, the Senate passed the Accelerated Deployment of Versatile and Advanced Nuclear Power for Clean Energy (ADVANCE) Act, part of the Fire Aid and Safety Act (S.8.70). press release The ADVANCE Act, introduced […]
Daily on Energy: Notable ‘no’ votes on nuclear regulatory reform bill
NOTABLE NOS ON NUCLEAR PACKAGE: A legislative package of regulatory reforms for the nuclear sector sailed easily through the Senate Tuesday night, underlining a new wave of interest in the energy source after years of inactivity. But not everybody was on board with the legislation – with two progressive senators notably voting nay. Who voted […]
U.N. Nuclear Watchdog Says Obama’s 2015 Iran Deal ‘Means Nothing’
The director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, said on Monday that the nuclear deal struck with Iran in 2015 under former President Barack Obama “exists only on paper and means nothing.” “Nobody applies it, nobody follows it. There have been attempts to revive it here in Vienna, but unfortunately, even though […]
Russia-Ukraine war live: Nato in talks to put more nuclear weapons on standby, says Stoltenberg | Ukraine
Important Events Show only important events Please enable JavaScript to use this feature Russian forces attacked a children’s recreation center, destroying the building. Shevchenkova District Kharkov“There were no reports of casualties,” Mayor Igor Terekhov said last night. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, speaking at the end of a two-day Ukrainian Peace Summit in Switzerland yesterday, suggested […]
Bill Gates says US must be willing to 'outinnovate' foreign competitors in nuclear energy
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said the United States should strive to “outperform” foreign adversaries in nuclear energy. Gates said: CBS News “Face the Nation” President Trump said Sunday that Americans should care about the need for the U.S. to be a leader in nuclear energy because “we really don’t want all the nuclear reactors in […]
Global spending on nuclear weapons up 13% in record rise | Nuclear weapons
According to calculations by the pressure group International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN), global spending on nuclear weapons is estimated to increase by 13 percent in 2023 to a record high of $91.4 billion. of New TotalThe figure, up $10.7 billion from last year, is largely due to a big boost in the U.S. […]
China expanding its nuclear arsenal: Report
China’s nuclear arsenal is expanding rapidly, according to a new report from the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Published Monday. According to the report, the number of operational nuclear warheads is increasing annually worldwide, with China’s warheads growing the fastest. The institute predicts that China’s intercontinental nuclear missile capability could grow to rival the […]