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Nuclear and Radiological Security - Weekly Update - October 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.

  BelgiqueBert Wollants (N-VA): «Le nucléaire doit continuer à jouer un rôle important en Belgique»
  Belgique Ce que dit vraiment le rapport du Conseil Supérieur de la Santé sur le Nucléaire
  CamerounCAN 2021- Sécurité nucléaire: les autorités prennent les devants pour prévenir tout risque
  CanadaWestinghouse micro-reactor feasible option for Canada, study finds
  CanadaNuclear Question: Debate continues over long-term storage of nuclear waste in the Great Lakes
  CanadaCanada’s ARTMS registers cyclotron production of gallium-68
  Canada Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power to cooperate on spent fuel research
  ChineInstallation of containment starts at Chinese SMR
  France« La France a besoin de ses deux jambes, renouvelable et nucléaire »
  FranceExercice de sécurité nucléaire à la Base Aérienne 113
  FranceValenciennois : Un niveau de radioactivité anormal détecté à l’usine LME
  France/JapanSodium-cooled fast reactors and the future of nuclear energy
  IAEAIAEA Issues Guidance on Nuclear Cybersecurity
  IAEAMajor IAEA International Nuclear Emergency Exercise Concludes after 36 hours
  IAEA/IranIran's enrichment to high levels at Natanz plant is expanding, IAEA says
  IranIran says it will return to nuclear negotiations
  Iran Nucléaire iranien : les Occidentaux se concertent à Paris
  Iran Gérard Araud – Nucléaire iranien : la balle est dans le camp de Téhéran
  JapanJapan nuclear reactor halted for missing anti-terror deadline
  JapanReconstruction in Fukushima: Nuclear Plant Treated Water Release Conforms to International Safety Standards, Experts and Locals Weigh In
  JapanMihama 3 offline for completion of terrorism countermeasures
  MarocLe Maroc prône la coopération Sud-Sud pour créer une zone exempte d’armes nucléaires en Afrique
  PakistanInternational community worried over Pakistani nukes falling into Taliban's hand
  RussiePevek, la ville qui revit grâce à une centrale nucléaire flottante
  Togo/IAEA Nuclear: Togo and IAEA assess their technical cooperation
  Union européenneEurope falls behind UK and US in private race for nuclear fusion
  United Kingdom Jellyfish attack nuclear power plant. Again.
  United KingdomUK government adopts new financing model for nuclear projects
  United KingdomUK ponders drone monitoring of coastal nuclear plant cooling intake systems
  United KingdomU.K. Proposes Law to Boost Investments in Nuclear Power Plants
  UkraineHow a professor is decommissioning the nuclear tomb inside Chernobyl
  United StatesState-Side Military Bases of the Future Could Be Nuclear Powered
  United StatesNASA thinks US needs nuclear-powered spacecraft to stay ahead of China
  United StatesUS to give nuclear waste plant in Idaho another try
  United StatesRussia, U.S. Release Latest nuclear weapons Counts as Moscow-NATO Ties Collapse
  United StatesLimerick to digitalise safety system in US 'first'
  UzbekistanPreparations to overcome uranium mining legacy in Uzbekistan begin

  Australia IAEA chief: Aukus could set precedent for pursuit of nuclear submarines
  Bangladesh/Russia Bangladesh Seeks Russia’s Support In Building Second Nuclear Plant
  Belarus COVID Restrictions Deny Southern Belarus Children Rare Escape From Chernobyl Radiation
  Canada Cameco aims to be the fuel supplier of choice for small modular reactors
  Canada The Canadian Team on the Hunt for Radioactive Artifacts
  Canada Did you know Hamilton is home to Canada’s most powerful nuclear research reactor?
  Canada Nuclear Energy in Canada up for Discussion Tuesday
  Canada GEH, BWXT team up to support BWRX-300 deployment
  Canada/South Korea Canada-South Korea MoU to leverage used fuel experience
  China Safety, carbon neutrality: Goal of China's Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant
  China China’s CGN to expand overseas nuclear power projects despite reported UK ousting plan
  China China Allegedly Tested a Nuclear-Capable Hypersonic Weapon. Now What?
  China Biden pick for China envoy raises concern over nuclear buildup
  China/Pakistan The China Connection: How AQ Khan Helped the World Proliferate
  France La France continue de miser sur le nucléaire malgré les déboires de la filière
  France Nucléaire : Macron prêt à annoncer le lancement de six EPR d'ici à la fin de l'année
  France La France envoie-t-elle ses déchets nucléaires en Russie, comme le dit Greenpeace ?
  IAEA The Use of Nuclear Power Beyond Generating Electricity: Non-Electric Applications
  IAEA IAEA Releases Report on Nuclear Energy for a Net Zero World Ahead of COP26 Climate Summit
  IAEA Decommissioning Small Medical, Industrial and Research Facilities: IAEA Project Focuses on Safety
  IAEA Now Available: IAEA Guidance on Computer Security for Nuclear Security
  IAEA The 25th Anniversary of the IAEA Department of Nuclear Safety and Security: Continuing to Support Member States
  Iran/US While Washington argues, Iran makes nuclear advances
  Iran Iran Is Far From Close to Becoming a Nuclear Threshold State
  Global Israel/Iran - Israel Believes Iran Is Delaying Restart of Nuclear Talks to Stockpile Uranium
  Japan Nuclear plant in Niigata to be inspected soon
  Japan Japan PM says Fukushima wastewater release can’t be delayed
  Japan How 3/11 forced a Fukushima doctor to become an expert in treating radiation
  Japan Japan moves forward with nuclear power, Germany moves backward
  Kazakhstan Kazatomprom announces physical uranium fund
  Maroc La politique marocaine de non-prolifération repose sur des principes que le Royaume respecte avec constance
  North Korea Fire power: North Korea's nuclear weapons programme
  Pakistan Pakistan to remain in terror watchdog FATF’s grey list. A look at the reasons why
  Russia Nuclear container ship sails back to St. Petersburg after only two months in the Arctic
  Russia Steam Leak Detected at Russian Nuclear Plant
  Russia Environmentalists find no problems with Russia’s floating nuclear power plant
  United Kingdom U.K., Joining Trend, Sees Nuclear as Key to Cut Carbon Emissions
  United States Why the U.S. let Pakistan nuclear scientist A.Q. Khan off the hook
  United States Nation reaffirms its stance against uranium mining
  United States 39-year battle to remove 86,000 metric tons of nuclear waste continues, with no end in sight
  United States U.S. needs nuclear spacecraft to compete with China, NASA official says
  United States U.S., allies toughen their tone on China ahead of G-20 summit

  Afrique du Sud Centrale nucléaire de Koeberg : Eskom devra compenser son prestataire Framatome
  Australia Mission Zero: What nuclear energy means for Australia
  Belgique La Belgique a des doutes sur la sortie du nucléaire
  Canada Agreements support Canadian SMR development and deployment
  China China demands information on whether US submarine collision ‘caused a nuclear leak’
  China China will test a thorium-powered nuclear reactor
  China China shows us the path to the nuclear future
  États-Unis Ils cachaient des secrets nucléaires dans un sandwich au beurre de cacahuète
  États-Unis Sous-marin nucléaire américain endommagé en mer de Chine : ce que l'on sait
  France/États-Unis Fusion nucléaire : l'aimant le plus puissant du monde en route pour le réacteur Iter
  France La France et neuf autres pays européens plaident pour le nucléaire
  France Détection tardive de l’indisponibilité d’une pompe du système de contrôle chimique et volumique du réacteur 3 de la centrale nucléaire de Cattenom
  France Nucléaire : Emmanuel Macron annonce un investissement d'un milliard d'euros d'ici à 2030
  France Sensibilisation autour du risque d'irradiation des femmes enceintes en imagerie médicale
  France Nucléaire : les mini-centrales SMR, un projet d’exportation pour la France
  France The Future ITER Nuclear Reactor: A Titanic and Energy-Intensive Project
  Germany German Mushrooms Still Contain Radiation Linked to Chernobyl Disaster
  Ghana Ghana: Owireku Aidoo Makes a Case for Ghana's Energy Sector... Calls for More Investment.
  IAEA IAEA Holds First In-Person Nuclear Energy Management School Since Pandemic Outbreak
  IAEA IAEA and IsDB Explore Expanding their Collaboration
  Iran Iran to resume Vienna negotiations on JCPOA soon
  Japan Japan's industry minister pledges to promote scrapping of Fukushima nuclear plant
  Japan Nuke disaster radiation continues to threaten traditional ways of life in northeast Japan
  Japan Few adverse health effects in wildlife exposed to low levels of radiation from the Fukushima nuclear accident
  Japan Japan's new PM wants to restart nuclear power in the country
  Pakistan AQ Khan : l'homme le plus dangereux du monde ?
  Pakistan La mort d’Abdul Qadeer Khan, fondateur du programme nucléaire pakistanais
  Pakistan Falling into jihadi hands? Why Pakistan's nukes are a  global headache
  Pologne/France Nucléaire : EDF a remis sa copie pour la vente d'EPR à la Pologne
  Russie Nucléaire : des "mini" centrales nouvelle génération existent déjà en Russie
  Russia/Bangladesh Russian crews install reactor pressure vessel at Bangladesh’s first nuclear power plant
  Russie/France La France se débarrasse de déchets nucléaires en Russie
  Russia/France Greenpeace protests against France's uranium exports to Russia
  Russia Russian gold miner will use nuclear power for its remote Arctic mine
  Tanzanie Uranium : l'australien Gladiator Resources dans le pré carré de Rosatom
  Ukraine Chernobyl: UK team enters nuclear reactor to deploy 'pioneering' damage-reversing tech
  United Nations UNODC Launches New Website on the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism (ICSANT)
  United States Nuclear security helicopter scours Boston Marathon route for radiation
  United States Nuclear Sub Mystery Highlights Risk of China-US Miscalculation
  United States Retired Marine colonel says US should weigh nuclear war with China over Taiwan
  United States U.S. Navy Engineer Charged in Attempt to Sell Nuclear Submarine Secrets
  United States
 US- CBP adding new radiation detectors at ports to find weapons of mass destruction

  Arctic Melting permafrost in the Arctic could release radioactive waste and awaken sleeping viruses
  Australia Nuclear power in Australia: is it a good idea?
  Belgium Research into radioactive waste disposal could cost Belgium up to €1.75 billion
  Belgium New Belgian transport vehicle for solid wastes
  Global Can Nuclear Fusion Put the Brakes on Climate Change?
  Canada CNL completes Slowpoke refuelling
  Canada Canadian Startup to Build $400M UK Plant to Harness Nuclear Fusion in Entirely New Cost-Effective Way
  Côte d’Ivoire Nucléaire en Côte d’Ivoire : Quelque chose se prépare pour le lundi prochain
  Global Could Thorium Power the Next Generation of Nuclear Reactors?
  France 2022 French Presidential candidates divided over nuclear energy
  France Nucléaire : que sont les SMR, ces "mini réacteurs" dans lesquels la France veut à son tour investir
  Germany Germany issues radioactive MUSHROOM warning–forests still plagued after Chernobyl disaster
  Ghana Five vendors express interest in Ghana’s planned nuclear plant
  IAEA IAEA Launches a New Series of Topical Webinars on Nuclear Law
  IAEA IAEA's Final Pre-COP26 Event Encourages Youth to Join Nuclear Field for Climate Change
  IAEA IAEA and Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission Sign Agreement for the Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy
  IAEA IAEA developing natural hazard alerting system
  IAEA With IAEA Support, African Academic Institutions Rally to Enhance Human Resource Development in Nuclear Science and Technology
  IAEA At the Forefront of Ocean Research and Conservation: IAEA Environment Laboratories in Monaco Turn 60
  Korea/Japan Gov't to strengthen inspection of products from Fukushima
  Pakistan The agonizing problem of Pakistan’s nukes
  Romania/Canada Romanian energy policy will see nuclear double
  Russian Federation Russia to Lift Radioactive Time Bombs From Ocean Floor in 2030
  Slovenia 2020 Annual Report on Radiation and Nuclear Safety in the Republic of Slovenia
  South Africa South Africa to construct new research reactor
  Spain Ehang and the Spanish police to trial autonomous air vehicle
  Sweden Swedish regulator studies securing repository knowledge
  UAE How to reduce the risk of a catastrophic spent nuclear fuel fire near the Persian Gulf
  United Kingdom Electrochemistry reduces waste burden of irradiated nuclear graphite
  United States U.S. Army Nuclear Disablement Team members complete course at Idaho National Laboratory
  United States U.S. Army 51st Hazard Response Company hones decontamination skills in preparation for NTC rotation
  United States Nuclear nonproliferation: $1.9M to improve detection of weapons-grade material
  United States U.S. suspends authority to ship nuclear materials to China's CGN
  United States Why nuclear plants are shutting down
  United States Hanford nuclear site’s contamination, growing risks to entire Northwest region detailed in new journal article
  United States Ohio plans to stop using controversial road deicer AquaSalina
  United States U.S. State Department Discloses Number of Nuclear Weapons in Stockpile