Pakistan will test fire a new nuclear-capable missile by the end of this month, a media report said Saturday. Geo News reported that the surface-to-surface `Nasr‘ missile has a 180-km range and a high degree of accuracy. The army has completed preparations for it, said sources. http://www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a301705.html
Category: Nuclear Issues
U.N. nuclear chief to visit Iran, deal may be near
(Reuters) - The U.N. nuclear chief will fly to Tehran on Sunday in an apparent bid to secure a deal enabling his inspectors to probe suspicions of atomic bomb research, a few days before Iran and world powers meet in Baghdad for broader talks on their dispute. News of the rare visit came as Western diplomatsRead More
Opposition to Iran going nuclear widespread throughout world
Opposition to Iran obtaining nuclear weapons is widespread around the world, including in neighboring countries Egypt, Jordan and Turkey, and support for tough economic sanctions is high, according to poll released Friday. At least 50 percent of people surveyed in U.S., Britain, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland and the Czech Republic favor military action toRead More
Croatian experts to inspect KKNPP next week
The KKNPP administration has decided to bring the Croatian experts here for the inspection as determination of the healthiness of all equipment in the reactor building after the ‘hot run’ was conducted is paramount for getting the nod from the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) prior to the loading of enriched uranium fuel assemblies forRead More
U.K. MPs sign anti-Kudankulam letter to Manmohan
British MPs and members of the European Parliament have signed a letter from South Asian anti-nuclear groups to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh expressing “deep concern” over human rights and environmental issues around the controversial Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) which they argue “violates” the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s safety guidelines. http://www.thehindu.com/news/article3429248.ece
Anti-nuclear activists seek bail
Two anti-nuclear activists, Sathish alias Sathish Kumar (35) of Omalur Taluk in Salem district and Muhilan alias Shanmugam alias Chandiramuhilan (48) of Chennimalai in Erode district have filed individual bail applications in the Madras High Court Bench here alleging that the Kudankulam police were filing a series of cases against them, despite their incarceration forRead More
KKNPP receives three bomb threat letters
http://expressbuzz.com/states/tamilnadu/KKNPP-receives-three-bomb-threat-letters/392462.html TIRUNELVELI: The Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project (KKNPP) Tuesday received three bomb threat letters. Two threat letters addressed to a contract worker working at KKNPP and another letter send to KKNPP administration were received at the plant on Tuesday, Police sources said. The sender, Tirunelveli Pothunala Kuzhu (Tirunelveli Public Welfare Committee), said that the contractRead More
Interactive: Mapping Iran’s nuclear sites
Zoom for info on enrichment centres, reactors, uranium mines and Middle East’s first civilian nuclear power plant. http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/interactive/2012/01/201211272451573612.html
Relay fast begins at Idinthakarai
Following the withdrawal of their indefinite fast, anti-Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project protesters began a relay fast at Idinthakarai on Tuesday. Anti-KKNPP struggle committee member M. Pushparayan said that the protesters were ready for talks with the State government to break the stalemate and find an appropriate solution. http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article3423123.ece
KKNPP: Indefinite hunger strike called off
The People’s Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE) leading the protest against the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Project Tuesday announced its decision of call off its indefinite hunger strike while continuing with the relay fasting. PMANE’s Struggle Committee in a statement said it was calling off the hunger strike, as requested by former chief justice of Madras andRead More