Nuclear

US warns Europe not to develop barter system to evade Iran sanctions

July 26, 2019 | Government & Regulations, Legal, Middle East, Nuclear

As the remaining signatories to the Iran deal — China, Russia, Britain, France, Germany, and the EU are due to meet in Vienna on Sunday London, UK | – American officials have issued a warning to European nations that they risk falling foul of sanctions on Iran if they press ahead with a barter system that could allow the export of Iranian oil. Last week, Russia signalled it was interested in joining the mechanism, known as Instex, as part of an effort to resuscitate a …

After Iran deal, US companies face being left out in cold

July 17, 2015 | Nuclear, Politics & Social Unrest

Washington, US | –  Within hours of the announcement of an Iran nuclear deal early on Tuesday, lawyers around Washington were fielding calls from U.S. corporate clients eager to know what the 159-page deal would mean for their business prospects. In the near term, the answer for most of them is: not very much. U.S. companies face losing out to foreign competitors in Iran as they wait for signs that Tuesday’s historic nuclear agreement is sticking and that U.S. lawmakers are willing to loosen long-standing …

Iran curbs nuclear activities; EU, US to lift sanctions

January 20, 2014 | Nuclear

Brussels, Belgium – Iran took the first steps Monday to limit its nuclear programme under a deal with world powers, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) confirmed, paving the way for the European Union and the United States to suspend some sanctions. This is the first time that Iran has scaled back its nuclear programme, 10 years after its secret activities came to light and prompted Western fears that Tehran was working on a nuclear weapon. In Tehran, Ali Akbar Salehi, the head of Iran’s …

South Africa may delay nuclear power projects

December 04, 2013 | Government & Regulations, Nuclear

Pretoria, South Africa (Reuters) – South Africa may delay the construction of more nuclear power plants and focus instead on coal, hydro and gas as alternative energy sources, the Department of Energy said in its latest energy plan report. The assessment casts doubt on plans by South Africa, which has the only nuclear plant on the continent, to build six new nuclear power plants providing 9 600 megawatts (MW) of power, or about a quarter of current capacity. “The nuclear decision can possibly be delayed. …

International links for African nuclear safety regulation

September 18, 2013 | Nuclear, People on the move

Vienna – African nuclear safety regulators are to step up their cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency as the continent makes increasing use of nuclear energy. Only one nuclear power plant operates in Africa, at Koeberg in South Africa, but there are eight research reactors across the continent and major uranium mining operations. Radioactive sources are increasingly used for science, agriculture, industry, water management and healthcare. A group counting 30 national authorities has been assembled by the African Union. Called the Forum of Nuclear …

Soltanieh quits as Iran’s envoy to IAEA

August 22, 2013 | Middle East, Nuclear, People on the move

Tehran – Iran’s representative to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Ali Asghar Soltanieh, announced his resignation on Thursday without giving any reason, the Fars news agency reported. “My mission is finished… and I return to Iran with satisfaction,” said Soltanieh, who has held the post since 2005. On Aug.15, new President Hassan Rouhani named Ali Akbar Salehi to head Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation as part of his team. Salehi, who holds a doctorate in nuclear science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, already …