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.
May 9, 2012
IAEA in the News
U.N. nuclear inspector killed in Iran car crash A U.N. nuclear inspector from South Korea was killed and a colleague was injured in a car crash Tuesday near a reactor site in central Iran, state media and the nuclear watchdog agency said. AP / Reuters / CNN / Guardian
Other Nuclear News
Mideast nuclear conference in jeopardy Hopes dimmed Tuesday for staging major nuclear talks later this year between Israel and its Muslim rivals, as Iran and Arab countries at a 189-nation conference accused Israel of being the greatest threat to peace in the region and Egypt warned that Arab states might rethink their opposition to atomic arms. AP / Reuters
Iran complains of nuclear double standards World powers should focus on scrapping nuclear weapons and abiding by their own non-proliferation commitments rather than speculating about Iran’s peaceful atomic work, the Iranian foreign ministry said on Tuesday. Reuters
Iran Will Soon Announce Date for Official Launch of Bushehr Power Plant Iran said it would soon set a date for the official launch of Bushehr nuclear power plant at maximum power capacity. FNA / Xinhua
Japan gov’t proposes postponing decision on nuclear fuel cycle policy The government proposed Tuesday to a subpanel of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission carrying over a policy decision on the country’s nuclear fuel cycle or temporarily suspending the operation of the used nuclear fuel reprocessing plant in northeastern Japan, officials said. Kyodo
Government to invest Rs 36.91 billion on nuclear power Pakistan Government is considering an investment option, according to which Rs36.91 billion will be allocated to the development of nuclear power in the next financial year 2012-13 in a bid to start work on several new plants in the country. News Pakistan
Saudi targets 17GW of nuclear power by 2032 Saudi Arabia should build 17 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power plant capacity by 2032 plus 4 GW of geothermal and waste-to-energy capacity, enough to meet about a sixth of its expected peak demand, a senior official said on Tuesday. Reuters
Opinion and Analysis
63% of Japanese citizens say ‘no’ to restarting of Oi nuclear reactors: Mainichi poll Mainichi
Don’t forget India’s nukes LATimes
Iran the Knotty Issue in US-India Relations Jakarta Post
Israel and Iran: What if? Global Post