Russia’s nuclear plants are ageing. Who will pay to dismantle them?
Moscow faces a huge decommissioning bill at home even as it expands its nuclear industry abroad.
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IAEA accuses Iran of ‘noncompliance’
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Trump official says ‘there may not be a nuclear agreement’ with Iran
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s comments could signal that US hopes for a nuclear deal are dimming.
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Why is Trump threatening to strike Iran’s Pickaxe Mountain again, now?
As oil tanker struck off Kharg island, Trump threatens one of the remaining parts of Iran’s nuclear complex.
IAEA says Syria built a nuclear reactor in Deir Az Zor under al-Assad
UN watchdog says Syria ‘failed to report nuclear material, facilities and activities’ under Bashar al-Assad’s rule.
UN watchdog urges access to Iran nuclear sites over proliferation concerns
IAEA says lack of information and access to facilities to verify Iran’s nuclear material is a proliferation concern.
Syria opens Assad-era nuclear programme to UN probe
UN watchdog reports that it found large amounts of material at undisclosed sites in Syria.
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South Korea’s president wants talks with North to end Korean War
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung has proposed talks with North Korea to formally end the Korean War.
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Falling Danube flow forces shutdown of Romania’s sole nuclear plant
Romania had tried to avert a total shutdown of the plant, which usually generates a fifth of the country’s electricity.
Central Europe sees record temperatures as heatwave continues
Record-breaking temperatures in Slovakia and Austria as Italy places all of its 27 major cities on highest heat alert.
Hungary plans to shut down only nuclear power plant amid drought
Officials say they must shut down nation’s sole nuclear plant as record-low Danube water levels disrupt reactor cooling.
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Is the US-Saudi nuclear deal on, or in limbo?
Trump’s last-minute demand for Saudi normalisation with Israel has complicated the already sensitive deal.
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