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U.K. Expert Says U.S. Is Not LOSING International Nuclear Power `Race`

No “Nuclear Renaissance” on the Continent: French, Finnish, and U.K. Experiences Hold Little Relevance for U.S. – Other Than As Cautionary Tales; Copying France “Would Require Nationalization of U.S. Electric Utilities.”

(WASHINGTON D.C.) - Lobbyists and utility company officials who claim that the United States is missing out on a so-called “Nuclear Renaissance” have their facts wrong about what is going on in Europe with nuclear reactors, according to University of Greenwich Professor of Energy Studies Stephen Thomas.

The U.K. energy expert said that, not only is nuclear power in France, Finland, and Great Britain now plagued with problems, but almost nothing that is positive about the experiences in those nations would translate to the United States.

Iran Stresses Diplomatic Solution to Nuclear Standoff

Washington's push for additional UN penalties contradicts the report by 16 US intelligence bodies that endorsed the civilian nature of Iran's programs.

(TEHRAN (FNA)) - Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said Monday that Iran wanted no confrontation in the dispute over its nuclear program and was optimistic about the future course of the nuclear talks with world powers.

"We have a forward-looking and constructive approach and believe that we can move forward towards an agreement with understanding," Saeed Jalili said after returning to Tehran from talks in Europe.

He was referring to remarks by US State Department spokesman Sean McCormack who said Tehran should either chose cooperation or confrontation.

UN Nuclear Watchdog Chief Sends Team to Syria

Last week by former President Jimmy Carter revealed Israel's possession of at least 150 undeclared nuclear weapons.

(GENEVA) - The head of the UN's atomic watchdog announced today that he is sending a team to visit Syria this month after expressing regret that his agency had not received information sooner alleging that a Syrian installation destroyed by Israel last year was a nuclear reactor.

The IAEA received that information – which claimed that the destroyed Syrian facility was not yet operational and had not yet been introduced to nuclear material – from the U.S. in April.

Wyden Calls for Accountability at the Hanford Nuclear Waste Treatment Plant

Says flawed procurement practices raise questions about the "cost, schedule and safety" of the high-level waste treatment project.

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) - Senator Ron Wyden has requested an explanation of the causes of the most recent "black cell" procurement problems at the Hanford Nuclear Waste Treatment Plant in Richland, Washington.