IAEA Daily Press Review
The objective of the DPR is to present a general overview of international, English-language, media coverage of the IAEA and nuclear issues, that does not purport to be exhaustive. The following articles are obtained from external news sources for whose content the IAEA takes no responsibility.
3 July 2009
IAEA in the News
Japan's Amano elected head of UN nuclear watchdog Japanese diplomat Yukiya Amano was elected the next head of the U.N. atomic watchdog on Thursday and he vowed to tackle rich-poor tensions weakening the fight against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Reuters/ AP/ AFP/ NYT
Japan's Amano 'very pleased' at IAEA election Japanese candidate Yukiya Amano said Thursday he was 'very pleased' after he won the race to head the International Atomic Energy Agency. AFP
Japan happy that Amano elected next IAEA chief, vows backup Japanese Foreign Minister Hirofumi Nakasone said Friday he was happy that Yukio Amano was elected as next director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency and vowed to offer backup to the U.N. nuclear watchdog. Kyodo/ Al-Jazeera
Other Nuclear News
Germany's Merkel Wants Strong G8 Message to Iran German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Thursday she wanted next week's G8 summit to send a strong signal to Iran, but also stressed it was important to keep open the possibility of talks on its nuclear program. Reuters
Obama keeps door open for NKorean nuclear talks President Barack Obama says the United States is trying to "keep a door open" for North Korea to return to international nuclear disarmament talks, even as Washington pursues sanctions against the North. AP/ AP
North Korea Test-Fires 4 Short-Range Missiles North Korea test-fired four short-range missiles into the sea that lies between it and Japan on Thursday, amid simmering tensions over the latest international sanctions against the Communist state, according to news reports and a spokesman for the South Korean government. AP
Spain reprieves ageing plant in sign of rethink Spain's Socialist government, yielding to intense pressure from electricity companies, local authorities and employees at risk of redundancy, yesterday granted a four-year reprieve to the country's oldest commercial nuclear power plant despite an election promise to start winding down the nuclear industry. FT
Legacy of the Chernobyl disaster Exposure to radiation in an incident like the 1986 Chernobyl disaster ruins the health of several generations of people, not just those who lived in the vicinity at the time. The Guardian
Opinion and Analysis
Pyongyang Pressure Points WSJ