Iran’s win-win strategy

Posted by Matt in April 17th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, atomic_energy, centrifuges, Iran, moscow, natanz, Nuclear, nuclear_bomb, nuclear_technologies, start_a_war, Uranium

MOSCOW, April 17, 2007 (UPI) — Experts have two main questions about the situation in Iran: First, are the Iranians close to developing a nuclear bomb? And second, are the Americans going to start a war there?
Several thousand centrifuges are enough to enrich uranium to 90 percent and produce a nuclear bomb within a year. [...]

Iran Aims for 50,000 Centrifuges at Nuclear Plant

Posted by Matt in April 10th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Iran, Nuclear, atomic_energy, centrifuges, Iran, natanz, Nuclear, nuclear_facility, nuclear_program, Uranium

April 10 (Bloomberg) — Iran said it is aiming to install 50,000 centrifuges to enrich uranium as part of its nuclear program, a day after announcing that the work has reached an industrial scale in defiance of United Nations instructions.
Iran’s aim is not only “to install 3,000 centrifuges at its Natanz nuclear facility but [...]

Outside View: Growing nuclear threat

Posted by Matt in April 9th, 2007 | no comment

Published in Nuclear, Proliferation, atomic_energy, counter_intelligence, international_atomic_energy, Iran, Nuclear, nuclear_technology, Nuclear_Threat, nuclear_weapons, Pakistan, pakistani_high_commission_in_london, Proliferation, Syria, united_arab_emirates

WASHINGTON, April 9 (UPI) — According to the British counter-intelligence group MI-5, over 360 private companies, university departments, and government organizations in eight countries, including Israel, Syria, Pakistan, Iran, India, Egypt, the Pakistani High Commission in London, and the United Arab Emirates, have been procuring nuclear technology and equipment for use in nuclear weapons construction.
At [...]

China to build 93,000-ton atomic-powered aircraft carrier

Posted by Matt in March 28th, 2007 | no comment

Published in China, Military, aircraft_carrier, atomic_energy, China, Military, Navy, Nuclear

Vessel to be on par with latest U.S. carrier, according to data
China has been pushing ahead with construction of a mega-sized nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to be completed in 2020, according to a Chinese Communist Party’s dossier.
A source close to Chinese military affairs said on March 27 that China has been promoting the construction of a [...]

Nuclear energy renaissance ignites uranium boom

Posted by Matt in March 27th, 2007 | no comment

Published in general, atomic_energy, nuclear_reactors, Uranium, uranium_mining, yellow_cake

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Uranium prices are closing in on $100 a lb — a 10-fold increase in five years — and prices could climb sharply higher yet as more governments embrace atomic energy despite dwindling supplies of yellow cake to power the reactors.
The spot price for uranium jumped $4 to $95 a lb, according [...]