by Daniel Painter | Aug 22, 2012 | Monitor
August 14th NRC: Disposal of spent fuel a top priority. The chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Committee (NRC) called on Washington to identify a permanent site for nuclear fuel disposal. In her first new conference as chairman, Allison Macfarlane said, “We are...
by Daniel Painter | Aug 14, 2012 | Monitor
August 6th Iranian T.V. airs confessions of nuclear scientist killings. State television broadcasted a documentary called “Terror Club”, detailing the murder of five Iranian scientists and academics since 2010 that were associated with its nuclear program. The program...
by Daniel Painter | Aug 7, 2012 | Monitor
July 30st Sanctions against Iran are working. Speaking in Tunisia, U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said, “These sanctions are having a serious impact in terms of the economy of Iran…what we need to do is continue the pressure on Iran.” The comments came the...
by Daniel Painter | Aug 1, 2012 | Monitor
Yesterday, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released another report on the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), this time analyzing the NNSA’s reviews of budget estimates and decisions on resource trade-offs. GAO’s findings on NNSA budgeting...
by Daniel Painter | Jul 31, 2012 | Monitor
July 23rd Iran sends new batch of 20%-enriched uranium to research reactor. Head of Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Fereydoon Abbasi-Davani announced the fourth shipment of 20%-enriched uranium to the Tehran Medical Research Reactor. Speaking about the international...