A planned nuclear fuel processing project in south China's Guangdong Province has been canceled following local residents' opposition, local authorities said Saturday.
Japan on Monday reopened procedures to allow idled nuclear reactors to be restarted, setting new nuclear regulations that reflect the lessons learned from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi power plant disaster, local media reported.
China is at the center of the nuclear energy expansion in Asia. Along with other major emerging economies, China is an established user of nuclear power and has "significant expansion plans."
Visiting U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed plans for the United States and Russia to further cut strategic nuclear warheads during a landmark speech at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin.
Moscow said Wednesday it cannot welcome U.S. President Barack Obama's proposal of cutting Russian and U.S. strategic nuclear arsenals up to a third.
Recognizing Iran's nuclear rights is a precondition for direct talks with the United States, Iran's president-elect Hassan Rouhani said Monday.
The election of Hassan Rouhani as the new Iranian president met with a skeptical reaction in Israel, while the nuclear issue is believed to be still a major concern for the Israeli leadership.
Iran's conservative presidential candidate Saeed Jalili said Wednesday that "resistance" against the enemies' pressure over the country's nuclear issue is the " most realistic approach."
The UN Security Council on Wednesday extended the mandate of an expert panel established to monitor and enforce sanctions against Iran over its failure to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency ( IAEA) regarding its controversial nuclear program.
The Obama administration on Monday expanded sanctions against Iran to target the Islamic republic's currency for the first time as well as its auto industry.
An Iranian presidential candidate said Monday that the western sanctions on his country should be broken and next administration should adopt new policies to mitigate the "impact of sanctions in the country."
Iran further expanded its nuclear enrichment capability by installing hundred advanced centrifuges in a uranium enrichment plant, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Wednesday.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Abbas Araqchi said Tuesday that Iran's nuclear position will not be affected by the result of the upcoming presidential election.
Russia called for creating a nuclear free zone in the Middle East by the end of this year, the Russian Foreign Ministry said Saturday.
India's Supreme Court Monday gave its nod to the commissioning of the controversial Kudankulam nuclear power plant in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, saying " it's safe."
The UN nuclear watch dog on Tuesday said it would resume talk with Iran on May 15 aimed at finalizing the nuclear inspection framework which the agency has been striving for years to establish.
Foreign ministers from the 28 NATO countries on Tuesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to abandon all nuclear weapons and existing nuclear and ballistic missile programs.
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