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NUCLEAR

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2022
U.S. vows continued deployment of strategic assets after new North Korean nuclear law
The first meeting of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group since 2018 said any North Korean nuclear attack would be met with an 'overwhelming and decisive response.'
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 13, 2022
Amid energy challenges and green shift, Japan eyes new nuclear tech
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said the government will look into small modular reactor technology, but a host of issues stand in the way of their adoption.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2022
Cold shutdown at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant: what you need to know
The lack of external power to Europe's biggest nuclear facility had removed lines of defense guarding against a meltdown at the site, where there has been fierce fighting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 11, 2022
Ukraine says final reactor at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant switched off
The world has been concerned about the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant — the largest in Europe — amid recent fighting in the area that has raised fears of a serious incident.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2022
Mikhail Gorbachev’s nuclear legacy in tatters
A tragic 'might-have-been' of modern times is the West's failure to seize then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's offer of full partnership to forge a new nuclear world order.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2022
‘Playing with fire’: U.N. team calls for no-fire zone at Ukraine nuclear plant
In a highly anticipated report, nuclear experts who inspected Europe's largest nuclear plant called for Russia and Ukraine to halt all military activity around the complex.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022
Shelling at Ukrainian nuclear plant highlights danger ahead of U.N. report
Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of risking nuclear disaster by shelling near Europe's largest nuclear plant, which officials said disrupted power lines.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2022
Japan to join advanced nuclear reactor project in Britain
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency will work together with Britain's National Nuclear Laboratory and nuclear company Jacobs to build a demonstration high-temperature gas reactor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 4, 2022
Renewed shelling puts nuclear plant at risk despite U.N. presence
After Friday's shelling, the plant lost its last primary external power line, forcing it to use a reserve line to prevent meltdowns.
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022
U.N. plans permanent presence at Ukraine nuclear plant amid concerns over shelling
'We are not going anywhere. The IAEA is now there, it is at the plant and it is not moving,' the U.N. watchdog's chief said after leading a team to the Russian-held facility.
JAPAN
Sep 1, 2022
Japan to resume nuclear fuel production
The country's three nuclear fuel producers have suspended production since December 2018 as it took time to comply with new standards set by the Nuclear Regulation Authority.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 1, 2022
Past as prologue: Will North Korea's Kim return to nuke testing?
As South Korea-U.S. military drills end and with key anniversaries looming on Sept. 9 and Oct. 10, Kim may conclude the time is ripe to order a test of what could be a tactical warhead.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2022
Arming to disarm: North Korea’s nuclear paradox
Even as its nuclear capacity continues to advance, Pyongyang will keep its anti-nuclear doctrine in place — despite the growing contradiction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2022
IAEA team heads to nuclear plant as Ukraine launches offensive in south
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday called for sanctions against Russia's state nuclear energy agency over the occupation of the Zaporizhzhia plant.

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