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| 6 February 2012 |
IAEA Daily Press Review |
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IAEA in the News
IAEA, OFID help Viet Nam fight cancer
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) have agreed to assist Viet Nam in cancer control through the IAEA's Programme of Action for Cancer Therapy (PACT).
VNA
Overdosed cancer patients assessed
Almost three years after a radiation therapy overdose incident at the Brian Lara Cancer Treatment Centre (BLCTC), a medical team from the Response and Assistance Network (RANET) of the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has conducted a week-long medical evaluation of about ten per cent of the 223 affected patients.
Trinidad Express
IAEA should comment on Iran's activities not 5+1: Salehi
Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi has said that commenting on Iran's nuclear activities falls with the ambit of the International Atomic Energy Agency and not the 5+1 group (the United States, Britain, France, Russia, China, and Germany).
Tehran Times
Diplomat: Iran to Keep Cooperating With Nuclear Agency
Iran will continue cooperating with the International Atomic Energy Agency and could still reach an understanding over its nuclear program, a top diplomat said Friday.
WSJ
No definite plans for nuclear power plant
There are no definite plans in place to build a nuclear power plant and no site has been identified for the management of the waste that would originate from such a plant, says Lydia Amutenya, spokesperson of the Ministry of Mines and Energy. She says the participants encouraged the ministry to develop the policy in line with international laws and in consultation with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to develop the necessary "critical mass to drive the process in future."
Namibia Economist
Reference radioactive materials finally arrive in Japan
Research institutions in Japan have started a joint program with the International Atomic Energy Agency to enhance the accuracy of radioactivity measurements to meet international standards, the University of Tsukuba said Feb. 3.
Asahi
Other Nuclear News
Call to scale back nuclear weapons in Europe
The US and Russia should pledge to scale back the deployment of their tactical nuclear weapons in Europe, moving them from combat bases across the continent to deep storage facilities where they would be more secure, the leading international movement for nuclear arms control argued on Friday.
FT
/ BBC
Khamenei dismisses pressure on Iran
Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, has dismissed rising international pressure on the country and insisted that Tehran will never retreat over its nuclear programme.
FT
Khamenei: Iran will back 'any nations, any groups' fighting Israel
successful Iranian satellite launch, added to growing global tensions Friday, as Israel warned that it might mount a preemptive strike against the Islamic republic's nuclear facilities despite U.S. objections.
WT
Japan plans to join pact on nuclear compensations
Japan's government decided to join an international pact led by the U.S. in order to diminish the risks of high compensations costs in the event of nuclear accidents. Other three countries - Morocco, Romania and Argentina - have already joined the agreement, which is called the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage.
Tokyo Times
Most Japanese towns undecided on nuclear stress tests - survey
Japan's government decided to join an international pact led by the U.S. in order to diminish the risks of high compensations costs
Reuters
1.5-fold rise eyed for nuke plant operators' payments to damages fund
The government has decided on a plan to require that Japan's 12 nuclear power plant operators contribute a total of 150 billion yen annually from fiscal 2012 to a state-backed facility to help Tokyo Electric Power Co. meet huge compensation payments over the crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, one and a half times the initially planned amount, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday. US and Spain discuss cleanup of nuclear radiation.
Kyodo
Preparations for Nuclear Security Summit in full swing
With 50 days to go, preparations for the Nuclear Security Summit in Seoul are in full swing at various levels of government, society and industry, organizers said Sunday.
Yonhap News
Netherlands asked to host Nuclear Security Summit 2014
The US and South Korea have asked the Netherlands to host the Nuclear Security Summit in 2014. The summit, an initiative of President Obama, works at the highest political level to combat nuclear terrorism and the smuggling of nuclear material.
News Europe /
Dutch News
US and Spain discuss cleanup of nuclear radiation
The United States is offering technical assistance to Spain to clean up land contaminated by radiation from undetonated nuclear bombs that accidentally fell on the area in 1966, the US State Department announced Saturday.
AFP /
AP
Korea on Track for Nuclear, FTA Deals with Turkey
President Lee Myung-bak and Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday agreed to resume cooperation on nuclear power projects worth US$20 billion
Chosun
Opinion and Analysis
Shall We Call It the 'Bronze Standard'?
NYT
Don't ignore the threat of nuclear terrorism
Ottawa Citizen
A fine balance in the Middle East
The Age
Revitalizing Japan: Building a disaster-resistant nation
Yomiuri Shimbun
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