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Nuclear inspectors discover tonnes of uranium missing from Libya

Some 2.5 tonnes of natural uranium stored in a site in Libya that is not under government control have gone missing say UN nuclear watchdog inspectors, raising concerns about nuclear safety.

Radio France Internationale

Libyan general says 2.5 tonnes of missing uranium found near storage base

UN nuclear watchdog raised alarm hours earlier amid concerns about radiological and security risks

The Guardian - UK

Iran Sways between Optimism, Pessimism with IAEA

In the grey area between optimism and pessimism, Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman of Iran’s atomic agency, said Tehran and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) must find political and technical solutions to outstanding issues. Iran has agreed with the IAEA regarding three locations where traces of uranium were found, Kamalvandi told…

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2.5 tons of uranium have gone missing from site in Libya, says UN watchdog

About 2.5 tons of uranium have gone missing from a site in Libya, according to UN nuclear watchdog inspectors.

Evening Standard

UN says tonnes of uranium missing from Libyan site: Reports

UN nuclear agency IAEA says missing uranium stockpile poses possible radiological risk and security concerns.

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Exclusive-Tons of uranium missing from Libyan site, IAEA tells member states

U.N. nuclear watchdog inspectors have found that roughly 2.5 tons of natural uranium have gone missing from a Libyan site that is not under government control, the watchdog told member states in a statement on Wednesday seen by Reuters.

Reuters

Australia seeks talks with global nuclear watchdog to allay Aukus fears

Government has promised not to enrich uranium or reprocess spent fuel as part of the nuclear-powered submarine program

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France mulls nuclear revamp as Ukraine war prompts an energy mix rethink

French lawmakers start examining a new bill on Monday aimed at speeding up the construction of new nuclear reactors, which President Emmanuel Macron says are crucial to bolstering France’s energy independence. Critics of the bill, however, say it ignores pressing concerns over the safety of the country’s ageing reactors as…

France 24

Head of AEOI: The West Accepts Iran as a ‘Nuclear Country’

The West has accepted Iran as a nuclear country and its only option in dealing with Iran is diplomacy, the IRGC's Tasnim news agency quoted the head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, Mohammad Eslami, as saying. Mohsen Naziri Asl, Iran’s representative to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said Wednesday…

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US, European Powers Express Alarm at Iran Enriching Uranium to 84%

The US and Europe's top powers on Wednesday expressed alarm at Iran having produced a tiny amount of uranium enriched to 84% purity, very close to weapons grade, and said Iran must explain how it happened. The UN nuclear watchdog found uranium particles enriched to up to 83.7% at Fordow,…

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Iran's Concessions to IAEA Largely Hinge on Future Talks, Grossi Says

Iran's concessions to UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi during his visit to Tehran this weekend depend to a large extent on future negotiations, Grossi conceded on Monday, walking back some comments he made upon his return. Two days before a quarterly meeting of the International Atomic Energy Agency's 35-nation…

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Iran Expresses ‘readiness’ To Cooperate With IAEA

Iran has indicated its "readiness" to cooperate with the International Atomic Energy Agency, after the U

Zenger

Grossi Says Iran Pledges More Access for Inspectors

The head of the UN's nuclear agency said Saturday that Iran pledged to restore cameras and other monitoring equipment at its nuclear sites and to allow more inspections at a facility where particles of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade were recently detected. But a joint statement issued by the International…

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Iran pledges to restore monitoring equipment at nuclear sites, says IAEA

Restoration of cameras among assurances reportedly given to UN nuclear agency

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Iran vows to restore nuclear cameras, boost inspections, says IAEA chief

The head of the U.N.'s nuclear agency said Saturday that Iran pledged to restore cameras and other monitoring equipment at its nuclear sites and to allow more inspections at a facility where particles of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade were recently detected.

The Independent UK

UN nuclear head meets with Iranians amid enrichment concerns

The head of the U.N. nuclear watchdog is meeting with officials in Iran

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IAEA Chief in Iran to Increase Nuclear Inspections

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, arrived in Tehran on Saturday to discuss Iran's nuclear program after discovering particles of uranium enriched to a level close to making an atomic bomb. Grossi was received at the airport by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran…

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Israel-US Talks to Begin as Iran’s Nuclear Program Approaches the ‘Red Line’

Tel Aviv and Washington have decided to kickstart deep talks on Iran’s enrichment of uranium to 84%, which is close to what is needed for developing a bomb.

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France: Iran Uranium Enrichment 'Very Concerning'

France on Thursday called developments in Iran's nuclear program "very concerning" after the UN nuclear watchdog reported finding uranium particles enriched just under the 90 percent needed for an atomic bomb. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) report described inspectors discovering on Jan. 21 that two cascades of IR-6 centrifuges…

The Independent UK

UN nuclear watchdog head to go to Iran for high-level talks

The U.N. nuclear watchdog says that its director-general will travel to Tehran for high-level meetings at the invitation of Iran’s government

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Iran Conducts Drill to Defend ‘Sensitive Sites’

Major General Mohammad Bagheri, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, said that Iran had conducted “realistic” military maneuvers in sensitive locations that could be a potential target for foreign attacks. The drills come at a time international fears of Iran enriching weapon-grade uranium are increasingly growing. Bagheri told…

Daily Mirror

Iran can now make enough nuclear material for atomic bomb in 'about 12 days'

Colin Kahl, the Pentagon's top policy official, was asked to describe Iran's nuclear progress and he said it has been "remarkable" since then-President Donald Trump pulled the US out of the Iran nuclear deal

Zenger

CIA Warns That Iran Could Produce Uranium-Grade Weapons In The Matter Of Weeks

Iran could enrich uranium to weapons-grade within weeks, but the CIA does not believe Tehran has made the decision to do so.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israel Calls on Germany to Take Decisive Action against Iran

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen has sought to convince his German counterpart, Annalena Baerbock, in Berlin to tighten sanctions against Iran, sending a strong message before the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency meeting (IAEA). Earlier, Bloomberg published a report stating that international inspectors in Iran detected…

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IAEA: Iran has Uranium Particles Enriched to Nearly Bomb Grade

The UN nuclear watchdog is in discussions with Iran on the origin of uranium particles enriched to up to 83.7% purity, very close to weapons grade, at its Fordow enrichment plant, a report by the watchdog seen by Reuters confirmed on Tuesday. Diplomats said last week that the agency had…

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