Iran to Resume Nuclear Talks

Iran has signaled its intensions to resume talks with world powers over its nuclear program. President Hassan Rouhani is reportedly very close to appointing a new chief nuclear negotiator. The Iranian Foreign Ministry is on record saying it will anno

Trump Withdraws US from Iran Nuclear Deal

President Donald Trump has withdrawn the United States from an international agreement aimed at controlling Irans nuclear program. The Iranian government agreed to the deal with the U.S., Britain, China, France, Russia and Germany in 2015. Since then

US Promises N. Korea Economic Investment after Nuclear Deal

The United States has said it may let American businesses invest in North Korea if the two sides reach a nuclear agreement. But even if U.S. economic restrictions against the North are lifted, the country would likely still present a difficult enviro

S. Korea Says Korean Leaders to Meet on Denuclearization

A South Korean official says North Koreas leader commented that he is committed to denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. National security advisor Chung Eui-yong also said that the leaders of North and South Korea are to meet in the capital of No

On Nagasaki Anniversary, North Korea Threat Tests Japan’s Nuclear Taboo

As North Korea and the United States increase rhetoric on Pyongyangs nuclear weapons program, long-held taboos are being broken in neighboring Japan the only country to have suffered nuclear bombardment, at the end of World War II. Analysts say the d

2016年CRI Britain gives green light to Hinkley nuclear project

An official statement released by the British government says the Hinkley Point project will be moving forward following an agreement between the UK government and French firm EDF, which is one of the projects' two co-builders, alongside China Genera

Obama Arrives in South Korea for Nuclear Summit

U.S. President Barack Obama has arrived in South Korea for the Nuclear Security Summit which starts Monday. Mr. Obama landed at a U.S. air base south of Seoul early Sunday local time and is expected to meet with South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak l

Year After Fukushima, Nuclear Energy Divides Europe

Last year's accident at Japan's Fukushima-Daichi nuclear power plant has intensified divisions in Europe over the safety and future of nuclear energy. Perhaps nowhere are the differences more apparent than between the region's biggest powers - France

China to "safely and effectively" develop nuclear power

BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- Premier Wen Jiabao said in his report to the top legislature on Monday that China will safely and effectively develop nuclear power, marking the first time the issue has been addressed in a government work report. In his

SCO calls for nuclear-weapon-free zone, space security

BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) called for the establishment of a nuclear-weapon-free zone in central Asia in a declaration released after the conclusion of the group's Beijing summit on Thursd

World Energy Market Adjusting to Japan Nuclear Crisis

The earthquake and tsunami（海啸） disaster in Japan has disrupted that Asian nation's power plants, including nuclear facilities（核设施） that are still threatening the area with radiation leaks. The crisis at Japan's nuclear plants has ca

Nuclear power important to China's energy strategy

HONG KONG, March 10 (Xinhua)-- Nuclear power remains important to China's energy development strategy because of its quest for clean energy and climate change mitigation, Ren Junsheng, nuclear safety expert commission of China's Ministry of Environme

World Powers Offer to Resume Iran Nuclear Talks

Six world powers have offered to resume long-stalled talks with Iran to address Western suspicions of a military dimension to the Iranian nuclear program. EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton says she made the offer to resume talks in a letter se

VOA标准英语2010年-Lithuania Shuts Down Its Only Nuclear

Photo: AP This file photo shows a technician walking along the perimeter of a nuclear reactor head at the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Visaginas, Lithuania, 15 Dec 2009 Lithuania's Soviet-built nuclear power plant was shut down late Thursday as pa

VOA标准英语2010年-France Dismisses Iranian Nuclear Count

French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner rejected Iran's latest move on its uranium-enrichment efforts as a diplomatic pirouette. In an interview on French radio, Kouchner said it was out of the question the international community would accept an Ir

UN Nuclear Inspector Seeking Results in Talks with Iran

The chief U.N. nuclear inspector begins another to visit to Iran on Monday, saying his highest priority is getting answers to allegations of military dimensions to the Iranian nuclear program. Speaking before he left Vienna on Sunday, International A

英闻天下——327 Park Geun-hye Reacts to Nuclear Test

South Korean President-elect Park Geun-hye met with US and South Korean army officials on Friday to ascertain her country's military readiness following North Korea's recent nuclear test. The South Korean government and I will not accept North Korea'

US Senate Passes Resolution Against Iran's Nuclear Program

US Senate Passes Resolution Against Iran's Nuclear Program The U.S. Senate has overwhelmingly approved a resolution that reaffirms U.S. efforts to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. The senators on Saturday voted 90-to-1 in favor of the non-

IAEA Rebukes Iran for Nuclear Activities

The United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency has passed a resolution that cites deep and increasing concern about Iran's nuclear activities. The 35-member board of the International Atomic Energy Agency approved the resolution Friday, about a week aft

French Nuclear Waste Train Enters Germany

A French train carrying 11 containers of reprocessed nuclear waste entered Germany Friday on its way to a storage site. French authorities had stopped the train Thursday before it reached the German border, in hopes of avoiding protests over the radi