Iran's nuclear ambitions: let's not do anything rash
Should the US seek to destroy Tehran's atomic sites? No. The security case is not made and the risks are disproportionate READ MORE
A Farewell to Nuclear Arms
Twenty-five years ago this month, I sat across from Ronald Reagan in Reykjavik, Iceland to negotiate a deal that would have reduced, and could have ultimately eliminated by 2000, the fearsome arsenals of nuclear weapons held by the United States and the Soviet Union. READ MORE
Kazakhstan stands for nuclear free world
During its years of independence Kazakhstan has always stood for peace and harmony, for prosperous development of the mankind and our planet as well. It was the beginning when 20 years ago Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a historic decree on closure of the Semipalatinsk nuclear test site in August 1991. READ MORE
Accepting Reality: Living With a Nuclear North Korea
Hopes are rising once more that the moribund six-party talks will resume and that negotiations will eventually produce an agreement whereby North Korea abandons its nuclear program. The latest cause for optimism came when North Korean leader Kim Jong-il called for a moratorium on the building or testing of nuclear weapons during his summit meeting with Russian president Dmitry Medvedev. Hopes increased further when Kim repeated that proposal during his state visit to China a few days later, and added that his government was prepared to return to the six-party talks “without precondition.” READ MORE
Bulgaria, Russia go to court over Belene nuclear project
A tug of war between Sofia and Moscow over Russia's controversial Belene nuclear power plant project in Bulgaria intensified in August with both sides bracing for a protracted legal battle. READ MORE
Massive uranium deposits found in Andhra Pradesh
Potentiality of the area is huge; it will be one of the top 20 of the world's reserves: Atomic Minerals Directorate. READ MORE
Expert: Unconventional gas has “huge” potential
Shale gas and unconventional gas have a huge future potential when compared with conventional gas supplies. But their lack of social acceptance, and the technological adjustments and regulatory framework required to develop them remain a challenge in Europe, Pawel Konzal, associate director for Energy Industries of the World Economic Forum (WEF), told in an exclusive interview. READ MORE
Possible Prospects of Baltic NPP
The situation about the NPP in Lithuania becomes clearer, and the Russians promise to build their own in any case. READ MORE
Is Lithuania’s energy independence realistic?
In the context of discussions and plans concerning construction of a new nuclear power plant (NPP) in Visaginas the following question arises: is Lithuania’s energy independence realistic and what measures or actions could guarantee Lithuania’s sovereignty? READ MORE
