Nuclear Technology
International Atomic Agency impressed with country progress
Representatives of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have commended operators of Ghana’s nuclear programme, Nuclear Power Ghana (NPG), for developing a high-quality integrated management system and ensuring it meets the requirements for the country to...
European leaders trigger dispute mechanism of Iran nuclear deal
The foreign ministers of France, Germany and the UK have triggered a dispute resolution mechanism over the nuclear deal with Iran - the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) - following the Middle Eastern country's further step away from its commitments. Josep...
Rwanda: Inside Rwanda, Russia Nuclear Deal
Rwanda's ambitions to adopt nuclear technology inched closer to realisation Thursday following the signing of an agreement with Russia for the establishment of a Centre for Nuclear Science and Technology in the country. The pact was signed on the sidelines of the...
Rwanda Approves Nuclear Power Deal With Russia
The Rwandan Cabinet has approved an agreement with Russia to advance the use of nuclear energy for "peaceful purposes," a move that is expected to bolster relations between the two countries and advance the latter's interests in the region. This comes ahead of the...
U.S. Grant Helps Optimize Nuclear Technique to Reduce Disease-Transmitting Mosquito Populations
An improved cost-effective mass-rearing cage being loaded with a sausage containing blood to feed adult female mosquitoes. (Photo: Thomas Wallner/FAO/IAEA Insect Pest Control Laboratory) Using a nuclear technique applied at a large scale against agricultural pests...
There is Risk of Nuclear War Due to Deterioration of Global Stability – Russian Deputy FM
Moscow previously warned that the US was jeopardising global security by withdrawing from strategic accords or refusing to extend them, as the world is left without a single document regulating the sphere of nuclear armaments. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei...
Iran says will return to nuclear deal if it receives $15bn within months
Iran's deputy foreign minister has said the country will return to its nuclear deal commitments if it receives $15 billion in oil sales over a four months period. Seyed Abbas Araghchi travelled to Paris on Monday for talks with French officials about an economic plan...
IAEA Advises Bangladesh on Potential Use of Nuclear Technique to Fight Dengue Mosquitoes
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have helped Bangladesh assess the current dengue outbreak in the country and draw up a plan to test a nuclear technique to suppress the mosquitoes spreading the disease....
China’s nuclear power development maintains high-level safety: white paper
BEIJING, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- China's nuclear power development has been safe and efficient in terms of nuclear technology use, nuclear material control, public health and environment protection, according to a white paper released by the State Council Information...
Nigeria: Group Urges Govt to Reconsider Nuclear Energy Plan After Russia Accident
The Environmental Rights Action/Friends of the Earth Nigeria (ERA/FoEN) has warned that Nigeria's decision to build nuclear power plants to augment the poor power situation in the country will result in mishaps similar to the Arkhangelsk region explosion in Russia...
