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.
June 1, 2012
IAEA in the News
Centre of excellence for nuclear security to be opened in Medininkai On Monday, the Centre of Excellence (COE) for Nuclear Security will be officially opened at the Border Guard School located in Medininkai, Vilnius District. …It will be one of the centres of excellence for nuclear security united by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), writes LETA/ELTA. Baltic Course
Other Nuclear News
OSCE chief hopes diplomacy can resolve N. Korea nuclear standoff The head of the European security body Organization for Security and Cooperation (OSCE) voiced hope on Thursday that diplomacy can still resolve a long-running standoff over North Korea’s nuclear weapons programs. Yonhap
Seoul prods Pyongyang to change course, warns of ‘firm response’ South Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan cautioned North Korea Friday to give up its policy of confrontation, warning it would face a “firm response” if it conducted another nuclear test or any new provocations. Yonhap
Obama Order Sped Up Wave of Cyberattacks Against Iran From his first months in office, President Obama secretly ordered increasingly sophisticated attacks on the computer systems that run Iran’s main nuclear enrichment facilities, significantly expanding America’s first sustained use of cyberweapons, according to participants in the program. NYT
China cabinet approves nuclear safety plan China has approved a nuclear safety plan and says its nuclear power plants meet the latest international safety standards, though some plants need to improve their ability to cope with flooding and earthquakes, state media said on Thursday. Reuters / Economic Times / Bloomberg / Xinhua
Japan making more plutonium despite huge stockpile Last year’s tsunami crisis left Japan’s nuclear future in doubt and its reactors idled, rendering its huge stockpile of plutonium useless for now. So, the nuclear industry’s plan to produce even more this year has raised a red flag. AP
Belarus working on new radiation threat response plan The development of a new external emergency response plan is underway in Belarus. The plan will be designed to protect lives and health of citizens, protect the environment and property against a radiation emergency. Belta
Nuclear-free NZ anniversary celebrated Veteran peace activists and MPs from across the spectrum met at Parliament yesterday to mark the 25th anniversary of New Zealand becoming a nuclear-free country. NZHerald
Opinion and Analysis
Being realistic about Iran’s nuclear program LAT
Iran nuclear talks succeed just by continuing Guardian
Nuclear Power Is The Energy Of Our Future Power Engineering
My Jakarta: Djarot, Nuclear Scientist Jakarta Globe