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• Iran Cracks Open the Door

  Yesterday, we noted that Libyan President Muammar el-Qaddafi followed President Obama’s speech at the United Nations with a speech that ran about an hour over its quota. We didn’t mention that it drifted in from Cloud Cuckooland with a pit stop in Madville. It did prove the perfect introduction to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who went into full-on rant mode about Israel and capitalism. It... Posted Sep 24 2009, 01:32 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Politics and Nuclear Power, Nuclear Energy, Iran, sanctions, proliferation

• Global Nuclear News: Vietnam, Algeria, Iran

  Vietnam is making determined steps toward joining the nuclear family: The Vietnam Nuclear Energy Institute and the US’ Westinghouse Power Company last week introduced AP 1000 nuclear power technology at a workshop in Hanoi. The Vietnamese are starting almost from scratch, but are moving faster than looking at a presentation might indicate: Faced with threats of power shortages and the increasing prices... Posted Feb 24 2009, 11:04 AM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Vietnam, Iran, algeria

• ElBaradei Brews Tea: The IAEA on Iran

  The International Atomic Energy Agency has been in the news a fair amount lately, especially as it tries to stake out a position vis a vis Iran before the Obama administration really turns it sights eastward: Mohamed ElBaradei, director-general of the Vienna-based U.N. International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said that after stockpiling enriched uranium, Iran would face further technical and political... Posted Feb 11 2009, 12:15 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Politics and Nuclear Power, Iran, Clean and Safe Energy

• Pigeons Arrested at Iranian Enrichment Facility

  Yes I mean real pigeons - the ones that have wings and fly. This is hilarious : Iranian security forces have arrested two "spy pigeons" near the Natanz uranium enrichment facility, the Etemad Melli newspaper reported. One of the pigeons, which had some metal rings and "invisible" strings attached to it, was caught near a rose water production plant in the nearby city of Kashan in... Posted Oct 24 2008, 02:35 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Iran, spy pigeons

• The I Edition of Global Nuclear Notes: India, Iran, Italy

  Some updates of stories we've been following here: Italy has found a partner for its nuclear ambitions. The winner: Great Britain. Here's British PM Gordon Brown: "We both agreed that nuclear power can play an important part (in achieving) our shared objectives on climate change and energy security." And his Italian opposite number, Silvio Burlusconi: "We do hope that there is... Posted Sep 10 2008, 02:07 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: India, New Nuclear Plants, Italy, Iran, Great Britain

• What Arab Nations Think About Iran's Nuclear Plans

  Iran is pursuing nuclear energy for purely peaceful reasons. This is the result of the 2008 Annual Arab Public Opinion Poll taken by Zogby International for the University of Maryland's Anwar Sadat Chair for Peace and Development. The poll covers a number of topics; by all means, take a look at the whole thing. 46% of those polled believe Iran is conducting research for peaceful purposes while... Posted Apr 29 2008, 04:54 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Iran

• How Not to Be Helpful: Iranian Edition

  Somehow, the very real seriousness of what the United States may or may not do as regards Iraq's Persian neighbor pales when one considers what a nation of smurfs Iran turns out to be. Head smurf  Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is visiting the Philippines with the intention of sharing the great knowledge of nuclear energy his country has gained : President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad here on Monday expressed... Posted Apr 14 2008, 04:10 PM by NEI Nuclear Notes Filed under: Iran