Nuclear News: U.N. watchdog sees nuclear states doubling: report
Today's big stories from the nuclear industry:
Washington Post: U.N. watchdog sees nuclear states doubling: report
‘The number of potential nuclear weapons states could more than double in the next few years unless major powers take radical steps toward disarmament, the head of the U.N.'s nuclear watchdog was quoted saying on Friday.’
InventerSpot: Japanese High School Students to Use Radiation Before Graduation
‘A group of science students from Japan's Hitachi 1st Senior High School may get to live out the ultimate geek fantasy by using the JRR-3 research nuclear reactor in Tokaimura to perform a set of science experiments. No word if the students are pushing for a test ban treaty.’
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: The risks of North Korea's nuclear restart
‘- North Korea is capable of restoring operations at its 5-megawatt reactor, reprocessing facility, and fuel-fabrication facility.
- North Korea could reprocess the current load of spent fuel in about 6 months, yielding enough plutonium for at least one more bomb.
- The export of nuclear materials or know-how remains the greatest risk of Pyongyang's restart.’
Scitizen: Will Japan react to North Korea's missile and nuclear programmes?
‘The Japan Times, in an article on 20 April 2009, reported that the former Japanese Finance Minister Shoichi Nakagawa suggested, in a speech made at Obihiro, Hokkaido, Japan, that Japan should consider possessing nuclear weapons as a deterrent to a threat from a neighbour, specifically North Korea’
Taiwan News: Italy's Senate says yes to nuclear energy
‘Italy's Senate has approved legislation to launch nuclear energy, two decades after voters rejected nuclear power plants.’
Wall Street Journal: U.A.E. Video Slows Nuclear Pact in U.S.
‘The Obama administration is delaying submitting legislation to Congress on U.S. nuclear cooperation with the United Arab Emirates because of a graphic video showing an Abu Dhabi sheikh abusing an Afghan trader, officials said.’
