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Nuclear and Radiological Security - Weekly Update - July 2021

The Weekly Nuclear/Radiological Update is prepared by the International Peace and Security Program and provided strictly for informational purposes only. Any opinions expressed in articles contained in this Update are not necessarily shared by PGA or any individual/s associated with PGA, nor does PGA, or any individual/s associated with PGA, vouch for the accuracy of the contents of these articles.

  Algérie Essais nucléaires : en Algérie aussi, la France appelée à agir
  Australia West Australia site could house nuclear waste
  Belarus Belarus powers ahead with nuclear project despite some opposition
  Cambodia Government signs nuclear power agreement with China and Russia
  Canada General Fusion and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories partner to accelerate cleantech in Canada
  Canada David Staples: Liberals and Conservatives in a race to do the right thing on nuclear powe
  Canada Will Canada remain a credible nonproliferation partner?
  China/US Radioactive Gas Would Travel to U.S. from Ongoing Incident in China
  China China Begins Construction of its First Underground Research Laboratory for High Level Waste Disposal
  China China is gearing up to activate the world's first 'clean' commercial nuclear reactor
  Chine EPR de Taishan : le réacteur aurait été mis à l'arrêt en France, assure EDF
  Croatie Que faire des déchets de la centrale nucléaire de Krško ? "Cela va finir par ressembler à Tchernobyl !"
  Egypt/Russian Federation Egypt postpones nuclear power plant amid tensions with Russia over Nile dam
  European Union Unions repeat call for nuclear's inclusion in EU taxonomy
  France Essais nucléaires : Macron reconnaît la "dette" de la France envers la Polynésie
  France Faut-il renforcer le nucléaire ? La question déjà au cœur de la campagne présidentielle
  French Polynesia/France Without apologising, Macron says Paris owes 'debt' to French Polynesia over nuclear tests
  Ghana Energy Minister renews commitment to clean energy
  United States Houston, are we going to have a problem with space nuclear power?
  IAEA IAEA aims for easier transport of radioactive materials
  IAEA Test and Learn: IAEA Conducts Pilot Virtual School on Nuclear and Radiological Leadership for Safety
  IAEA Supporting Countries in Nuclear Forensics at the Re-designated IAEA Collaborating Centre in Hungary
  IAEA With Just 100 Days Before Climate Conference, IAEA Highlights Nuclear’s Contribution to Mitigation and Adaptation
  IAEA IAEA and GIF to Cooperate on Integrated Energy Systems, Nuclear Heat Applications and Advanced Manufacturing
  Iran Iran’s supreme leader criticizes US as nuclear talks stalled
  United States Is using nuclear materials for space travel dangerous, genius, or a little of both?
  Jordan Jordan declares uranium plant 'fully operational'
  Jordan Jordanian Uranium Mining Company has produced 70 tonnes of ore
  Japan Discontent over Fukushima nuclear disaster response casts shadow over Tokyo Olympics
  Japan Fukushima laments 'unfortunate' lack of fans for Japan's Olympic baseball game
  Japan Radioactive chemical found in Fukushima honey: Japanese media
  Nigeria/Russian Federation Nigeria, Russia Sign Agreement on Nuclear Energy
  Nigeria We’ll make FULafia best nuclear research centre in Africa – Mgt
  Royaume-Uni Nucléaire : Johnson prêt à écarter la Chine des appels d'offres britanniques
  African Union Ryan Collyer: Using nuclear technologies to save the species is incredibly exciting
  United Kingdom Britain could pursue Sizewell C nuclear project even without Chinese funding, source says
  Ukraine/USSR The Untold Story of the Vladimir Lenin Nuclear Power Plant Disaster
  United States America’s aging nuclear weapons come under scrutiny as Russia and China build up their arsenals
  United States President Biden Announces Nine Key Nominations
  United States Feds and states not taking radioactivity from fracking seriously, environmental group says
  United States Innamorato and Muth call on Wolf administration to finish the job after incomplete announcement on radioactive landfill testing requirement
  United States CWMD Office Looks to Enhance CBRN and Food Security Programs, Expand Outreach
  United States Wyoming town hopeful Bill Gates’ TerraPower nuclear plant will help replace 200-plus coal-related jobs
  United States Investigating materials for safe, secure nuclear power
  United States Waste Isolation Pilot Plant needs more space to dispose of nuclear waste, officials say
  United States DEP to require radiological testing of leachate at landfills
  United States BioFlyte Forms Scientific Advisory Board of Prominent Government and Life Science Experts

  Sub-Saharan Africa Opinion: Is nuclear part of the answer to sub-Saharan Africa’s electricity shortage?
  Algerie/France Algérie : sous le sable du Sahara, le lourd passé nucléaire français
  Australia Ansto seeks licence to expand its interim waste store
  Belarus Plans to set up radioactive waste storage fund in Belarus by 2030
  Brazil/Argentina Brazilian-Argentine verification agency would benefit from safeguards approach: IAEA
  Canada First Nations Power Authority and GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy announce collaboration on recruiting for 30 field services jobs in Ontario’s nuclear sector
  Global Canada’s nuclear path
  Canada Reactor disassembly work completed at Bruce 6
  Canada Reactors at Bruce nuclear station violated terms of operating licence
  Canada Governments, utilities and the nuclear industry hope small modular reactors will power Canada’s future. Can they actually build one?
  Canada Are Canadian uranium workers still more likely to die from lung cancer?
  Global China moves forward with thorium molten salt reactor
  China/France EDF suggests China should halt nuclear reactor after problems
  Egypt Egyptian-Russian officials inspect El Dabaa plant site
  Egypt Egypt plans to build more nuclear power stations
  Ghana The Scope Of Nuclear Medicine Imaging
  IAEA Strengthening the Capacity of Women in Nuclear Security Worldwide: An IAEA Webinar
  IAEA/Brazil IAEA Director General, Brazilian Ministers Discuss “Rich Agenda” of Cooperation
  IAEA/Bulgaria IAEA reviews long-term safety of Bulgarian plant
  IAEA Pause in Iran nuclear talks 'uncomfortable,' says IAEA chief Grossi
  Global IAEA Director General Highlights Achievements, Sees Evolving Safeguards Regime for Members of Brazilian-Argentine Nuclear Verification Agency
  IAEA Moroccan Agency for Nuclear and Radiological Safety and Security Designated as First IAEA Collaborating Centre in the Field of Nuclear Security in Africa
  IAEA Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Program: First Scholar Graduates as New Round of Applications Opens
  IAEA Harmonizing Guidance to Assess Radioactivity in Food and Drinking Water
  IAEA IAEA as Key Partner in ICTP Joint Summer School on Modelling Tools for Sustainable Development
  Iran Iran cannot build a nuclear weapon if we dismantle its infrastructure
  Japan Snakes are helping scientists monitor radiation from Fukushima
  Japan No entry: symbolism in Fukushima as Olympics begin in empty stadium
  Japon Lágrimas de sangre: el lento y cruel final del hombre “más radioactivo” del mundo
  Nigeria/Russian Federation Nigeria reactivates Russian-Nigerian Joint Coordination Committee
  South Korea/Japan S.Korea team to screen its food over Fukushima radiation concerns
  United Kingdom ‘Not in this town’: artwork about Britain’s ‘nuclear colonialism’ removed
  Ukraine Chernobyl’s IFS-2 milestone
  Ukraine Chernobyl's Elephant's Foot Is a Toxic Mass of Corium
  United States Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction: Opportunities for DHS to Better Address Longstanding Program Challenges
  United States U.S.-EU Dialogue on Nonproliferation, Disarmament, Arms Control and Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation
  United States Nuclear forensics international group holds 25th anniversary meeting
  United States The Oil and Gas Industry Produces Radioactive Waste. Lots of It
  United States Armed Guards Protect Tons Of Nuclear Waste That Maine Can’t Get Rid Of
  United States EPA Withdraws Disastrous Trump-Era Radioactive Roads Approval
  United States Vermont Panel Hears Update On Federal Nuclear Waste Storage Policies
  United States Lawmakers working to address nuclear waste 'crisis'
  United States Elon Musk: It’s possible to make ‘extremely safe’ nuclear plants
  United States ‘A big blow’: Washington’s arms controllers brace for loss of their biggest backer
  United States Paloma Richard’s NNSA career integrates significant missions, milestones, and extraordinary opportunities
  United States Harnessing the Power of Uranium to Treat Disease
  United States US to pay Nevada $65K in settlement over radioactive waste
  United States San Diego Rep. Levin forms bipartisan caucus for safe disposal of nuclear fuel wast
  United States New Mexico lawmakers push Los Alamos' legacy waste's removal
  United States Tim Ryan pushes for additional safety checks in dismantling Piketon uranium enrichment plant
  United States The US Army tried portable nuclear power at remote bases 60 years ago – it didn’t go well
  United States Concerned residents seek answers on radioactive waste concerns

  Botswana Botswana accedes to International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism
  Canada Nuclear radiological response exercise scheduled at McMaster University
  Global Canada’s nuclear industry wants to build reactors in the Arctic
  Canada Study highlights Bruce plant's emergency preparedness
  Canada Government of Canada takes action to protect Canadian research and intellectual property
  Canada BWRX-300 deployment and commercialisation MoU signed
  Global China begins construction of world’s first commercial modular small reactor
  Egypt El Dabaa First of ‘Several’ Nuclear Reactors for Egypt
  European Union Two expert groups report to EC on nuclear’s role in the green taxonomy
  France Nucléaire : EDF va-t-il vendre ses EPR à la Pologne ?
  France Sans crier gare, des convois radioactifs traversent les centres-villes
  Ghana/US US and Ghana sign MoU on strategic civil nuclear cooperation
  Global Greenland government ready to outlaw uranium mining
  IAEA/Austria Work starts on IAEA nuclear security training facility
  IAEA/Belarus IAEA completes security advisory mission in Belarus
  IAEA/Japan IAEA to monitor safety of water release at Fukushima
  Global Iran takes steps to make enriched uranium metal; U.S., Europe powers dismayed
  Global Iran – Nucléaire : Téhéran affirme pouvoir produire de l'uranium enrichi à 90 %
  Ireland Nuclear waste is not the hellish material of popular imagination
  South Korea Fuel loading under way at Korean APR-1400
  Maroc La désignation du Maroc en tant que centre collaborateur africain de l’AIEA acté
  Nigeria Nigeria: Govt Begins Implementation of Nuclear Emergency Strategy
  Nigeria/Russian Federation FG inaugurates Nigerian, Russian joint committee on atomic energy commission
  Pakistan/Asia Nuclear theft: A challenging facet for South Asia
  South Africa Commentary: Opportunities presented by nuclear energy for South Africa
  Spain Spanish regulator blocks Berkeley Energia's Retortillo uranium mine
  United Kingdom Office for Nuclear Regulation Annual Report and Accounts 2020 to 2021
  Ukraine Tracking Chernobyl’s effects on wildlife
  Ukraine Chernobyl exclusion zone railway rebuilt to serve storage facility
  United States NASA Announces Nuclear Thermal Propulsion Reactor Concept Awards
  United States The Evolving Missions of Technical Nuclear Forensics
  United States Don’t abandon our uranium workers in NM
  United States Remediation completed at former New Haven nuclear facility in USA
  United States Radioactive steel mill cleanup in Lockport expected to cost $206M, is at least 11 years away
  United States Neutron-clustering effect in nuclear reactors demonstrated
  United States DHS Adds Boston, New Orleans To Radiological And Nuclear Detection Program
  United States High-Level Nuclear Waste Storage is Coming to West Texas
  United States Soldiers, Marines test new chemical, biological systems at Dugway

  Algérie Essais nucléaires au Sahara : Alger accuse Paris
  Canada Canada’s nuclear path
  Canada Cigar Lake mine to restart uranium production this week: Cameco
  China How Taishan almost became China’s Chernobyl
  Croatie/Slovenie Croates et Slovènes ne savent que faire des déchets de leur centrale nucléaire commune
  United States Panique en Californie après le vol d'un appareil nucléaire dangereux
  United States Nucléaire : l'opération reconquête des Etats
  France Table ronde du nucléaire : le point sur les mesures concrètes prises par l’Etat
  Global The Evolving Missions of Technical Nuclear Forensics
  IAEA/Maroc Afrique: Le FNBRA obtient le statut d'observateur à la Conférence de l’AIEA
  India India Arrests Alleged Uranium Traders
  Iran Iran : reprise des activités de la centrale nucléaire de Bouchehr, après deux semaines d’arrêt
  Iran Des photos satellites montrent les dommages causés à un site nucléaire iranien après une attaque de drone le mois dernier
  Iran Geospatial imagery shows activity at Iranian nuclear facility
  Iran Iran takes steps to make enriched uranium metal; U.S., Europe powers dismayed
  Japan Radioactive wild boar
  South Africa
New nuclear power site planned for South Africa
  Suisse Energie nucléaire: exploiter les centrales pendant 60 ans: "inacceptable"
  Suisse La prolongation de l'exploitation des centrales nucléaires suisses discutée
  Taiwan Taiwan Shuts Another Reactor as Part of Nuclear
  United Kingdom UK households face energy bills surcharge to fund nuclear plants
  United States New Mexico leaders oppose Holtec International nuclear waste site proposed near Carlsbad
  United States US Army finalises plans to decommission historic reactor
  United States FY22 Budget Request: National Nuclear Security Administration
  United States Portable reactors put heat on the Pentagon

  Africa OpEd: Small nuclear offers a realistic African energy solution
  Algeria/France The long legacy of France’s nuclear tests in Algeria
  Algérie sous le sable, les déchets nucléaires français
  Algérie L'Algérie crée une Agence pour réhabiliter les anciens sites d'essais nucléaires français
  Belarus Belarus hosting IAEA's IPPAS team
  Canada and Ukraine Canada and Ukraine forge closer industry links
  Canada Canadian study sees role for very small modular reactors in mining areas
  Canada 92 Energy identifies new priority uranium targets in Canada
  Central Asia Smart drone to monitor radiated uranium sites in Central Asia
  China China’s handling of nuclear plant leak shows need for transparency
  China/India Why “Radiological Threat” at Taishan N
  China/Japan Chinese bottled water company flip
  China Don't panic about China's new nuclear capabilities
  Ghana Minister allays fears over safety of nuclear power
  IAEA IAEA 'encouraged and enthusiastic' about COP26, says Grossi
  IAEA IAEA Harnesses Drone Technology to support Safer Environmental Remediation in Central Asia
  IAEA IAEA and FAO Help Burkina Faso and Algeria to Enhance Food Safety
  IAEA IAEA mission starts working at Belarusian nuclear power plant
  IAEA Desertification and Drought Day: The Role of Nuclear Techniques in Combatting Desertification and Supporting Recovery
  IAEA Deadline Extended: IAEA Conference on the Safe and Secure Transport of Nuclear and Radioactive Materials
  IAEA Experts to Discuss Health and Sustainability of Animal Production at Next Week's Symposium
  India/Russian Federation Work starts on 5th unit of Kudankulam nuclear plant — a major milestone for power sec

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