3 d. ago Gaza aid points close for day as Israel warns against travel to distribution centres – Israel

Gaza Humanitarian Foundation halts limited supply of food distribution after at least 27 killed by Israeli fire as they waited for food Iran’s supreme leader on Wednesday criticised an initial proposal from the United States in negotiations over Tehran’s rapidly advancing nuclear programme, though he stopped short of entirely rejecting the idea of agreement with Washington. According to the Associated Press (AP), Ayatollah Ali Khamenei described the US proposal as “100% against the idea of ‘we can,’” borrowing from an Iranian government slogan. He also said that Tehran needed to keep its ability to enrich uranium. “If we had 100 nuclear power plants while not having enrichment, they are not usable for us,” Khamenei said. “If we do not have enrichment, then we should extend our hand (begging) to the US.” However, some nuclear power nations get uranium from outside suppliers, reports the AP. Details of the American proposal remain unclear after five rounds of talks between Iran and th...

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3 d. ago CHRISTOPHER STEVENS reviews The Jackal Speaks: From his jail cell, terrorist Carlos the Jackal tells of his plan to nuke France

When Carlos the Jackal's girlfriend, terrorist Magdalena Kopp, was jailed, he threatened to blow up nuclear power stations until she was released.

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3 d. ago Britain’s ‘most hazardous building’ could leak radioactive water for 30 more years, MPs warn

The former nuclear power plant still poses ‘intolerable risks’

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5 d. ago Tide is turning in Europe and beyond in favour of nuclear power

Spain’s recent blackout and AI datacentres’ energy needs are leading politicians to reach for the restart buttonWhen millions of people across the Iberian peninsula were left without power last month the political fallout ignited debate over Europe’s renewable energy agenda, and fuelled the rising interest in nuclear power.Europe’s largest power blackout in decades, still largely unexplained, has raised questions about whether renewable energy can be relied on to provide a stable source of clean energy. It has also fuelled a renewed interest in the global nuclear power renaissance already under way. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Goods delivered by nuclear power? UN agency chief meets Greek shipowners to discuss the idea

The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, has met with Greek shipowners and government ministers to discuss the potential use of nuclear power in the future of global goods transportation

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8 d. ago UN official says Russia isn't imminently turning on Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant

Inspectors from the U.N. nuclear watchdog have not seen signs of Russia moving to immediately restart the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant

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1 week ago Fukushima soil headed to Japan PM’s flower beds to allay nuclear safety fears

The government has suggested the material, which it describes as low risk, could also be used in roads and infrastructure in other parts of Japan.Slightly radioactive soil from near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be transported to Tokyo and used in flower beds in the prime minister’s garden, in an attempt to prove to a skeptical public that the material is safe.The decision comes 14 years after the plant suffered a triple meltdown in the world’s worst nuclear accident since Chornobyl. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'Dad's Army' to return FOR REAL as UK military plans defence against Russian invasion

The Home Guard will be a civilian unit tasked with protecting key infrastructure such as nuclear power plants, airports and telecommunications sites

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2 w. ago Captain Mainwaring set to march again as Britain plans to bring back real Dad’s Army

The new Home Guard would protect nuclear power plants and airports against attack from enemy states and terrorists

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2 w. ago China and Russia make pact to build nuclear power station on the moon

The lunar power station could be completed by the two superpowers in just over a decade, and comes in the wake of US plan's to pull back a number of the space exploration plan's

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3 w. ago How Russia is pushing to take control of Africa’s nuclear future

Russia has signed deals with at least 20 countries across the continent, Nick Ferris writes, and that is unlikely to slow down as Trump cuts funding to energy projects

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4 w. ago After Spain's blackout, questions about renewable energy are back

The massive power outage that hit the Iberian peninsula last month has reignited a debate in Spain over the country’s plan to phase out its nuclear reactors and generate more power with renewable energy

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