Feb 20 Watch 5:16 News Wrap: New earthquake shakes Turkey-Syria border region In our news wrap Monday, a new earthquake touched off more terror across the Turkey-Syria border region, the far-right government in Israel advanced an overhaul of the courts amid mass dissent, the UN nuclear watchdog says it's asking Iran about… Continue watching
Nov 23 U.N. nuclear watchdog chief pushes for more access to Iran's growing stockpile By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press Rafael Mariano Grossi of the International Atomic Energy Agency yet again faces tightrope-style talks with Iranian officials as his inspectors remain unable to access surveillance footage and face greater challenges in trying to monitor Tehran's rapidly growing uranium stockpile. Continue reading
Feb 14 Trump's $1.5 billion uranium bailout triggers rush of mining plans By Brady McCombs, Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press President Donald Trump's proposal to prop up the country's nuclear fuel industry has emboldened at least one company to take steps toward boosting operations at dormant uranium mines around the West, including outside Grand Canyon National Park. Continue reading
Nov 05 Iran to fuel centrifuges in new step away from nuclear deal By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press President Hassan Rouhani's announcement means that Iran's Fordo nuclear facility, publicly revealed only 10 years ago, again will become an active atomic site rather than a research facility as envisioned by the landmark 2015 accord. Continue reading
Jun 17 Supreme Court sides with Virginia in uranium mining ban case By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press The owners of a massive deposit of radioactive uranium, the largest known in the United States, tried to challenge a decades-old ban, but the court found nothing improper to overturn it. Continue reading
Jul 18 U.S. launches national security probe into uranium imports By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Commerce Department has started an investigation into the impact of uranium imports on U.S. national security, a move that could limit future imports and add another front to the Trump administration's trade fight. Continue reading
Feb 24 Before the U.S. approves new uranium mining, consider its toxic legacy By Stephanie Malin, The Conversation Today, most of the uranium that powers U.S. nuclear reactors is imported. But many communities still suffer impacts of uranium mining and milling that occurred for decades to fuel the U.S.-Soviet nuclear arms race. Continue reading
Aug 12 U.S. research: North Korea expanding uranium mining By Matthew Pennington, Associated Press North Korea is expanding its capacity to mine and mill uranium ore which could supply its nuclear weapons program or fuel nuclear reactors, according to new U.S. research. Continue reading
Mar 20 Latest Iran nuke talks end, but top Russian official optimistic By George Jahn, Bradley Klapper, Associated Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Iran and six world powers broke off nuclear negotiations ahead of schedule Friday to allow members of the Iranian delegation to attend the funeral of their president's mother, as a senior Russian official suggested that the sides… Continue reading
Feb 23 U.S. and Iran closing in on nuclear deal By Bradley Klapper and George Jahn, Associated Press GENEVA — The United States and Iran are working on a two-phase deal that clamps down on Tehran's nuclear program for at least a decade before providing it leeway over the remainder of the agreement to slowly ramp up activities… Continue reading