VIENNA, Austria (AFP) – The International Atomic Energy Agency expressed “concern” on Thursday after Ukraine warned of bombardment by Russia of the town where staff working at the Chernobyl nuclear site live. “Ukraine informed the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) today that Russian forces were shelling Ukrainian checkpoints in the city of Slavutych where many people working at the nearby Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant live, putting them at risk,” the Vienna-based UN agency said in […]
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Russia, Ukraine ‘ready to work’ with UN nuclear watchdog
VIENNA, Austria (AFP) – Moscow and Kyiv are “ready to work” with the UN atomic watchdog to ensure nuclear safety, its head said Thursday, as Ukraine has lost “all communications” with the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has expressed concern about nuclear safety and security after Russian forces took over Europe’s largest power plant in Ukraine, as well as Chernobyl, the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident. Seeking to […]
Nuclear option: Earth’s climate panacea or poison?
by Julien MIVIELLE Agence France-Presse PARIS, France (AFP) – For its supporters, nuclear energy is the world’s best — perhaps only — hope to avoid catastrophic climate change. Opponents say it is too expensive, too risky and totally unnecessary. Standing between the two camps are those who see atomic power as a necessary evil that will buy the time needed to develop cleaner and safer alternatives. “We don’t have the luxury of choosing one or […]
PHL closes 61st Int’l Atomic Energy Agency meeting with resolution condemning N. Korea’s nuclear tests
(Eagle News) — The Philippines closed the 61st General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria with a resolution condemning the six nuclear tests conducted by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), including the latest on September 3. The Philippines joined 74 other Member States in co-sponsoring the resolution with Canada. Adopted by consensus, the Resolution calls on North Korea to comply with the relevant resolutions of the United […]





