Nuclear and Radiological Security - Weekly Update - March 2023

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.

March30

Country	Topic	Source
AIEA	Le directeur de l'AIEA est de retour à Zaporijjia	Noovo Info : Nouvelles du Québec, Canada, monde et analyses
Belarus	What Russia Putting Nuclear Weapons in Belarus Means for the U.S.	Newsweek
Brazil	Brazilian Nuclear Power Company Hid Radioactive Leak	The Brazilian Report
Canada	Government of Canada's Modernized Policy for Radioactive Waste and Decommissioning for Canada	Yahoo Finance
China	A more accurate way to track the sources of illegally trafficked radioactive materials	PHYS.org
Global	DNA-based sentinels could warn of radioactive leaks	Nature
IAEA	IAEA Director General Grossi Travels to Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant Next Week	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
Iran	Iran Could Produce Nuclear Weapon in Several Months if It Decides to Do So, Mark Milley Says	The Wall Street Journal
Ireland	Ireland has held 'special exercise' to test preparedness for nuclear disaster	Dublin Live
Japan	Panel discusses ways to remove nuclear fuel debris from Fukushima Daiichi plant	NHK
Japan	Damage Newly Found in TEPCO Fukushima Reactor Foundation	nippon.com \| 日本情報多言語発信サイト
Kenya	Nuclear Regulatory Authority to map radioactive sites in Kenya	The Star
Niger	Million tonnes of partially radioactive waste stir up fear in Niger	Africanews
North Korea	North Korea claims to test a ‘radioactive tsunami’ weapon at sea	PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
Russia	No, Putin, Depleted Uranium Tank Shells Don't Justify Nuclear War	Popular Mechanics
South Korea/Japan	South Korea Yoon vows to seek public consent for Fukushima water release	Kyodo News+
South Korea/Japan	Presidential office rules out resumption of seafood imports from Japan's Fukushima	The Korea Herald
Ukraine	"Un incident toucherait un milliard d'êtres humains" : à Zaporijjia, les combats autour de la centrale nucléaire continuent et l'inquiétude demeure	Franceinfo
Ukraine	UN atomic chief pursues Ukraine nuclear plant security deal	ABC News
Ukraine	UN nuclear watchdog says fighting near Ukraine power plant is ‘intensifying’	The Guardian
Ukraine	Exclusive: 'Extreme risk' of nuclear disaster surges as Russia's war with Ukraine escalates	The Mirror
Ukraine	Nuclear material from Ukraine could fall in 'wrong hands' to make 'dirty bomb'	The Mirror
United States	Rhinebeck, Saugerties leaders oppose Indian Point owner plan to release radioactive wastewater into Hudson River	Daily Freeman
United States	A nuclear plant that leaked 400,000 gallons of radioactive water shuts down for repairs after second incident	NBC News
United States	EPA finds radioactive contamination in more areas of West Lake Landfill	FOX 2
United States	Dumping Indian Point Radioactive Wastewater: Greenburgh Joins Protest	Patch

March23

Country	Topic	Source
IAEA	Sûreté et sécurité de l’importation et de l’exportation de sources radioactives : les orientations de l’AIEA	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
Australia	Greens attack Albanese government’s ‘deeply unsettling’ secrecy on submarine nuclear waste plans	News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition \| The Guardian
Australia	Nuclear-powered submarines and Australia’s non-proliferation obligations	The Strategist
China	Russia Helping China Speed Up Its Nuclear Buildup. U.S. Unprepared to Counter It.	The Heritage Foundation
États-Unis	une fuite d’eau contaminée venant d'une centrale nucléaire du Minnesota	RFI
France	Soudain, la fissure se mua en brèche, tranche nucléaire en puissance	Contrepoints - Journal libéral
IAEA	How to Control Insect Pests Using Radiation	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	Update 151 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
Iran/Israel	Israel, Iran: Iranian Uranium Enrichment Above 60% Could Trigger Israeli Military Strike	Stratfor: The World's Leading Geopolitical Intelligence Platform
Libya	Missing uranium found in Libya	Nuclear Engineering International
Mexico	Jalisco and six states issue an alert for theft of a radioactive material	Vallara Daily
North Korea	U.S. sees no imminent sign of nuclear weapons use by N. Korea: Kirby	Yonhap News Agency
Thailand	Thailand has found its missing radioactive cylinder. That’s where the good news ends	Quartz
Thailand	Thai Defence Ministry to be asked to help in search for missing caesium-137	Thai PBS World
Ukraine	Ukraine reaches strategic agreements on use of Ukrainian uranium in nuclear fuel production	Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
United Kingdom	A look at the uranium-based ammo the UK will send to Ukraine	Hamilton News - The Spec
United Kingdom	What is depleted uranium? Radiation risks explained after Putin's warning to UK over tank shells for Ukraine	Sky News
United States	New Mexico hopes to have more say in where radioactive waste is stored	KRQE NEWS 13
United States	FBI, Department of Energy, NC State University Partner for Field Training Exercise	FBI
United States	Simmons believed radiation exposure at Idaho laboratory was inevitable	Home - InMaricopa
United States	US nuclear plant ‘leaks 400k gallons of radioactive water’	Energy Live News

March17

Country	Topic	Source
Australia/UK/US	FACT SHEET: Trilateral Australia-UK-US Partnership on Nuclear-Powered Submarines	The White House
États-Unis	Nucléaire : une centrale américaine a décelé une fuite d'eau contaminée	Actualité économique et financière, bourse - Journal quotidien La Tribune
France	France nuclear watchdog questions timing of some EDF reactors checks	Reuters
France	Sûreté nucléaire : l’Assemblée nationale rejette la réforme controversée en première lecture	Le Monde.fr
France	Nucléaire : EDF veut contrôler 90% des soudures dans ses centrales les plus à risque d'ici fin 2023	Franceinfo
India	Recurrent incidents of uranium thefts in India pose threat to world	Daily Times
Japan	Safety costs at nuclear plants in Japan exceed ¥6 tril	Japan Today
Libya	Libyan armed group says barrels of missing natural uranium recovered	CNN - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
Libya	UN nuclear watchdog says 2.5 tons of uranium has gone missing in Libya	PBS: Public Broadcasting Service
Libya	Libye : les conteneurs d’uranium signalés disparus par l’AIEA ont été retrouvés	Actualités en direct et info en continu - Le Parisien
PGA	PGA IPSP attended G7 Global Partnership Meetings on Biosecurity, Chemical, Nuclear Radiological Security and CBRN in Tokyo from 9-10 March, 2023.	Twitter
Russia	Russia’s ongoing assault on nuclear safety and security endangers the world	The Hill
South Korea	South Korea Could Get Away With the Bomb	Foreign Policy
South Korea	South Korea seeks scientific analysis before Fukushima water release	The Japan Times
United States	Clean-up of radioactive water leak ongoing at Minnesota nuclear plant	BBC - Homepage
United States	The Biden administration overestimates radiological terrorism risks and underplays biothreats	Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
United States	Uranium Fire at Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge Tennessee: Concerns and Queries	Home - The Geopolitics

March9

Country	Topic	Source
Australia	Australia will put nuclear safety ‘above all else’ as it builds submarines, vice admiral says	The Guardian
Belgium/IAE‌A	IAEA Mission Observes Strengthened Safety Measures at Belgium’s Largest Research Reactor, Sees Opportunities for Further Improvement	International Atomic Energy Agency
France	Inquiétudes après la mégafissure à la centrale nucléaire de Penly	Reporterre, le média de l’écologie
IAEA	Arabic Speaking Countries Discuss Nuclear Security Plans	International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA	IAEA Chief Highlights IAEA Response to COVID-19 at NAM summit in Azerbaijan; Discusses Strengthening of Nuclear Technical Cooperation	International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA	IAEA Board of Governors: Iran, Ukraine and Peaceful Nuclear Pursuits	International Atomic Energy Agency
IAEA/Iran	Joint Statement by the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)	International Atomic Energy Agency
Iran	US, European powers express alarm at Iran enriching uranium to 84%	Reuters
Japan	No, the Fukushima water release is not going to kill the Pacific Ocean	The Conversation
Morocco	Morocco Continues to Strengthen Legal Arsenal of Nuclear, Radiological Safety, Ambassador Says	Home - allAfrica.com
Russia	Russia Reportedly Supplying Enriched Plutonium to China, Defense Department Says	Homeland Security Today
Serbia/Croatia	Serbia-Croatia border arrests over radioactive material found in car	BBC - Homepage
Spain	Spain Requests US Cleanup of Cold War Nuclear Crash Site	VOA - Voice of America English News
Ukraine	A year on, Ukraine’s embattled nuclear plant turned Russian ‘military base’	Home - Business Recorder
Ukraine	Nuclear watchdog in terrifying warning after Ukraine plant hit by Russian missiles	The Mirror
Ukraine	In '81-missile-attack', Russia targets Ukrainian power infra as nuclear plant left without electricity supply	MSN
United States	Radioactive substances found in Springfield trash	Springfield News
United States	NRC assessment finds 87 of 93 U.S. nuclear reactors operating at highest safety, security performance	Daily Energy Insider
United States	Alliance works to keep America prepared for nuclear incidents	Science Blog
United States	The Bureau of International Security and Nonproliferation Advances the National Security Memorandum to Counter WMD Terrorism and Advance Nuclear and Radioactive Material Security	US Department of State
United States	New Administration Strategy to Counter ‘Existential’ WMD Terrorism Threat Focuses on Securing Materials, Enhancing Partnerships	Homeland Security Today

March2

Country	Topic	Source
Aust‌ralia/Canada	After a radioactive capsule went missing in Australia, could the same happen in Canada?	CTV News
Canada	Canadians fearing nuclear apocalypse flock to visit Cold War bunker	France24
France	Près de Lyon. Une fuite radioactive détectée à la centrale nucléaire du Bugey	actu.fr
G7	G7 Leaders’ Statement	The White House
Global	Hundreds of Incidents of Lost Nuclear and Radioactive Material Logged in Latest CNS Trafficking Database	NTI.org
IAEA	IAEA’s Grossi holds more talks in Moscow on Zaporozhia NPP	Nuclear Engineering International
IAEA	IAEA Begins Delivery of Emergency Assistance to Türkiye and Syria Following Earthquake	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	IAEA Mission Says Slovakia Committed to the Safe Management of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel, Encourages Action on Geological Disposal	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	Safeguards by Design: Designing Nuclear Facilities with Safeguards in Mind	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	IAEA Releases Report on Nuclear Safety, Security and Safeguards in Ukraine	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
Iran	Iran’s Atomic Energy Organization Announces Plan to Export Nuclear Technology	Caspian News
Iran	Iran nuclear: IAEA inspectors find uranium particles enriched to 83.7%	Google News
Iran	IAEA's Grossi to travel to Iran, seeking breakthrough on cooperation	Reuters
Japan	Fukushima: Japan prepares to release 1.3 million tonnes of treated wastewater into the sea	Euronews
Japan	The Science Of Fukushima’s Treated Nuclear Wastewater – Expert Reaction	Scoop - New Zealand News
Japan	Fukushima plant head: Too early to predict decommissioning	Associated Press News
North Korea	Seoul offers radiation tests to N Korea defectors as group flags nuclear risks	BBC - Homepage
Qatar	MoECC discusses radiological, nuclear security projects with IAEA	Gulf Times - Homepage
Russia	(Radiological) War by Other Means: A Dirty Bomb in Ukraine?	The National Interest
Switzerland	Collecting Radiation Data with Drones: Flyability Collaborates with Mirion Technologies	Drone Life
Ukraine	MFA refutes Russia’s claim that Ukraine allegedly received radiological material	Ukrinform - Ukrainian National News Agency
Ukraine	Protection of Nuclear Facilities: Lessons from Russia-Ukraine War	South Asian Voices
Ukraine	New IAEA monitors reach Ukrainian nuclear plant at fourth attempt	Reuters
United States	President Biden Signs National Security Memorandum to Counter Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism and Advance Nuclear and Radioactive Material Security	The White House
United States	Dumping 1M gallons of radioactive water in Hudson is ‘best option,’ per Indian Point nuclear plant owner	Gothamist
United States	4 Investigates: Nuclear waste in New Mexico	KOB 4 Eyewitness News - KOB.com
United States	Fire 'involving URANIUM' breaks out at Tennessee National Security Complex where America's first atom bomb was developed, forcing evacuation of 200 staffers	Home \| Daily Mail Online

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Nuclear and Radiological Security - Weekly Update - March 2023