Nuclear and Radiological Security - Weekly Update - March 2024

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.

2024March26

Country	Topic	Source
Australia	$3 billion deal with the UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines	Associated Press News: Breaking News, Latest Headlines and Videos \| AP News
Belarus	Belarus to cooperate with Rosatom in additive technologies, radioactive waste management	Belarus News \| Belarusian news \| Belarus today \| news in Belarus \| Minsk news \| BELTA
Belgium	Nuclear Energy Summit 2024	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
Canada	Nuclear industry wants Canada to lift ban on reprocessing plutonium, despite proliferation risks	Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Canada	Canada -Queen’s attracts world-renowned nuclear materials scientist	Queen's University Canada
Canada	NWMO reaffirms safety of Canada's 1st nuclear waste repository but there's still heavy pushback	CBC.ca - watch, listen, and discover with Canada's Public Broadcaster
European Union	Natural radioactivity in construction products: validated method ensures safer buildings	EU Science Hub
Europe's	Europe's pro-nuclear leaders seek atomic energy revival	reuters.com
France	EDF to Produce Radioactive Material for France’s Nuclear Weapons	Bloomberg
France	Buzzword or real threat? How concerns over nuclear capabilities in outer space can trigger the extension of space security discussions	Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique :: FRS
IAEA	Unfolding Insights into Ga-68 Radiopharmaceuticals	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	IAEA to help Iraq develop peaceful nuclear programme, agency head says	reuters.com
IAEA	Regulatory Oversight of the Interfaces Between Nuclear Safety and Nuclear Security in Nuclear Power Plants	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	Harnessing Isotope Hydrology for Water Diplomacy: UN World Water Day 2024	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	A Turning Point’: First Ever Nuclear Energy Summit Concludes in Brussels	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	IAEA Supports WiN Africa to Reach More African Women in the Nuclear Field	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	IAEA Mission to Costa Rica Encourages Continued Improvement in Nuclear Security Arrangements	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	IAEA Director General Meets President of Syria and Agrees on New Engagement with Syria and Increased Cancer Care Support	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	IAEA Director General talks pros and cons of nuclear power	Deutche Welle
Global	Nuclear energy offers fossil fuel alternative — IAEA chief	Deutche Welle
Japan	IAEA assessing antiterrorism steps at central Japan nuclear plant	nippon.com \| 日本情報多言語発信サイト
Japan	New video, images give closest look yet inside Fukushima reactor's damaged interior	Yahoo \| Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos
Japan	Inside Fukushima: Eerie drone footage reveals first ever look at melted nuclear reactor with 880 tonnes of radioactive fuel still inside	Home \| Daily Mail Online
Japan	Lessons from Fukushima: Prepare for the unlikely (MIT)	MIT News \| Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Global	Let’s Say Someone Did Drop the Bomb. Then What?	The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos
Nepal	PGA National Parliamentary Workshop to Promote Nuclear and Radiological Security	PGA
Nepal	Nepal should ratify treaties to reduce nuclear terrorism and protect its nuclear resources	PGA
The Netherlands	Western countries become independent of Russian uranium thanks to Dutch Urenco factory	NL Times \| Netherlands news in English
Niger	Niger Termination of U.S. Military Ties Followed Accusation of Iran Uranium Deal	Wall Street Journal
Global	100,000 years and counting: how do we tell future generations about highly radioactive nuclear waste repositories?	The Conversation
Russian Federation	Opinion: Beating Putin’s Game of Nuclear Chicken	Just Security - A Forum on Law, Rights, and U.S. National Security
Russian Federation	Man blames nuclear meltdown for deformities in city more radioactive than Chernobyl	The Daily Star: Home of Fun Stuff
Russian Federation	Russia’s Nuclear Supply Chain Gets a Pass at Global Summit	Bloomberg
South Africa	Latest Plans to Increase Nuclear Energy in South Africa	White & Case LLP International Law Firm, Global Law Practice
United Nations	UNODC Promotes the International Convention for the Suppression of Acts of Nuclear Terrorism in Sao Tome and Principe	United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
United Kingdom	Nuclear war cannot be won and must not be fought: UK statement at the UN Security Council	Welcome to GOV.UK
United Kingdom	UK’s nuclear industry to get £200m boost amid defence concerns, Rishi Sunak announces	The Independent \| Latest news and features from US, UK and worldwide
United Kingdom	Inside the battle to replace Britain’s ageing nuclear deterrent	The Telegraph US - Breaking news, opinion & analysis
United Kingdom	Where Putin would strike UK with nuclear weapons	Latest UK and World News, Sport and Comment \| Express.co.uk
Ukraine	Ukraine war briefing: ‘massive missile attack’ hits Dnipro hydroelectric dam and affects nuclear plant	News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition \| The Guardian
Ukraine	Ukraine says power line to Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant fixed after blackout risk	reuters.com
Ukraine	Ukraine and the mind games of nuclear deterrence	Financial Times
United States	Nuclear Terrorism Prevention: DHS Has Strengthened the Securing the Cities Program, but Actions Are Needed to Address Key Remaining Challenges	U.S. Government Accountability Office (U.S. GAO)
United States	Man with ties to China charged in plot to steal blueprints of US nuclear missile launch sensors	USA TODAY - Breaking News and Latest News Today
United States	What would happen to Washington, DC if attacked by a nuclear bomb?	New York Post – Breaking News, Top Headlines, Photos & Videos
United States	Women’s History Month Spotlight: Aisha Barnwell, Defense Nuclear Security	Department of Energy
United States	Women’s History Month Spotlight: Laurie McKinley, Defense Nuclear Security	Department of Energy
United States	Women’s History Month Spotlight: D’Ziana (Zena) Barnett, Defense Nuclear Security	Department of Energy
United States	New federal funding secures the removal of radioactive waste in Niagara County	Buffalo, NY \| Local News, Weather, Traffic, Sports \| wgrz.com
United States	Middlebury Experts Examine the Complicated Threat of Dirty Bombs in New Book	Middlebury College
United States	West Texas nuclear waste plan remains blocked after federal appeals court ruling	Texas Public Radio \| TPR
United States	‘Radioactive’ Webinar Commemorates 45th Anniversary of Three Mile Island Meltdown	Home - SBU News Home
United States	Holtec Awaits Final Decision On Radioactive Waste	Newsradio 95 WXTK - Cape Cod's #1 source for News, Weather, & Traffic
United States	Bridge replacement over Coldwater Creek could take a year because of radioactive waste removal	KMOV \| Missouri Local News, Weather, Sports \| St. Louis, MO
United States	St. Louis Radioactive Waste Victims Left Out of Federal Budget Bill	St. Louis Riverfront Times
United States	Texas City Now Most At Risk In A Nuclear Attack	96.5 KPEL – News Talk – Lafayette News Radio
United States	Fact Check: Why National Guard's Nuclear Unit Is Poised For Solar Eclipse	Newsweek

2024March13

Country	Topic	Source
Australia	Australia confident about receiving nuclear submarines despite U.S. funding cut	NBC News - Breaking News & Top Stories - Latest World, US & Local News \| NBC News
Canada	Canadian Nuclear Laboratories to deliver community update on labs' future	Pembroke Observer
IAEA	IAEA Completes International Physical Protection Advisory Service Mission in the United States	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	The IAEA Joins Forces with US Radiological Society RSNA to Advance Radiology Capacities in Low- and Middle-Income Countries	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	Update 215 – IAEA Director General Statement on Situation in Ukraine	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	IAEA Board calls on Russia to leave Zaporizhzhia, two years on	reuters.com
IAEA	IAEA Marks International Women’s Day by Celebrating More Women in Nuclear	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
Iran	West concerned over Iranian nuclear bomb in IAEA meeting	ynetnews - Homepage
Japan	The treated discharge from Japan’s ruined Fukushima nuclear plant is safe, IAEA chief says on visit	Associated Press News: Breaking News, Latest Headlines and Videos \| AP News
Japan	Japan, IAEA agree to keep working together on treated Fukushima water	Kyodo News+ \| Japan's leading news agency.
Japan	Japan's push for North Korea summit 'very important', IAEA chief says	reuters.com
Japan	Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck	Associated Press News: Breaking News, Latest Headlines and Videos \| AP News
Japan/China	China pressing Japan to run compensation system for Fukushima water release	The Japan Times - News On Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment And More
Kazakhstan	Kazakhstan dispatch: IAEA Nuclear Security summit co-chaired by Kazakhstan will address major arms control and safety challenges	JURIST - Legal News & Commentary
Russian Federation	Putin warns again that Russia is ready to use nuclear weapons if its sovereignty is threatened	Associated Press News: Breaking News, Latest Headlines and Videos \| AP News
Russian Federation/Ukraine	Exclusive: US prepared ‘rigorously’ for potential Russian nuclear strike in Ukraine in late 2022, officials say	Breaking News, Latest News and Videos \| CNN
United Kingdom	Collaborative project safely disposing of over 1,000 drums of radioactive waste completes	Welcome to GOV.UK
United Kingdom	Radioactive gas detected at prison leads to closure of 180 cells at Dartmoor Prison	ITV
United Kingdom	Radioactive waste, baby bottles and Spam: the deep ocean has become a dumping ground	News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition \| The Guardian
Ukraine	No safety issue from barred staff at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, says IAEA chief	reuters.com
United States	Boeing MH-139 nuclear security helicopter begins operational service	Flight Global
United States	Gossip, coincidences: FBI file shows Y-12 staff suspected 2012 intruders got inside help	News, Sports, Business \| Knoxville News Sentinel
United States	An inside look at radioactive waste testing underneath homes in north St. Louis County	St. Louis Breaking News, Weather, Traffic, Sports \| ksdk.com
United States	The downwinders: New Mexicans sickened by atomic bomb testing fight for compensation	News, sport and opinion from the Guardian's US edition \| The Guardian
United States	Idaho Downwinders one vote away from RECA inclusion	Idaho Press
United States	Senate Approves Expansion of Fund for Nuclear Waste Exposure Victims	The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos
United States	‘Oppenheimer,’ My Uncle and the Secrets America Still Doesn’t Like to Tell	The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos
United States	Opinion \| The President’s Sole Authority Over Nuclear Weapons Is Dangerous	The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos
United States	US uranium miners resurrected by nuclear revival and Ukraine war	Financial Times

2024March7

Country	Topic	Source
Canada	Ontario nuclear plant to produce material for life-saving cancer treatment	CBC.ca - watch, listen, and discover with Canada's Public Broadcaster
Canada	Exclusive: Canada to expedite approval of new nuclear projects, energy minister says	reuters.com
Global	Climate Change May Unearth Cold War-Era Nuclear Waste Stored by the U.S. in Other Countries	Smithsonian Magazine: Explore History, Science, Arts & Culture
IAEA	IAEA head Grossi meets Putin over Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant	Yahoo \| Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos
IAEA	West avoids seriously confronting Iran as IAEA meet begins	reuters.com
Iran	Whistling Past the Iranian Nuclear Program	Wall Street Journal
IAEA	IAEA and RSNA partner to improve cancer care in poorer countries	AuntMinnie
IAEA	IAEA Hosts Event With Over 400 Female Nuclear Experts In Celebration of International Women’s Day	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	IAEA Director General Briefs Board of Governors: Ukraine, Iran and Nuclear Energy Summit	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	Combating Olive Oil Fraud with Nuclear Innovations	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
Japan	13 years after meltdown, the head of Japan’s nuclear cleanup is probing mysteries inside reactors	Associated Press News: Breaking News, Latest Headlines and Videos \| AP News
Japan	Fukushima nuke wastewater discharge case hearing begins	Islands Business - Media \| News \| Publishing
Kenya	WABUYABO: Why nuclear energy plan is key to Kenya's sustainable growth vision	Energy Central \| News, Content & Community for global power & utility industry professionals.
Global	The Brink	The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos
Global	A Nuclear Weapon Strikes What Happens Next?	The New York Times - Breaking News, US News, World News and Videos
Sout Africa	South Africa Accepts Amendment to the Convention on the Physical Protection of Nuclear Material (February 26th, 2024)	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
Ukraine	Radiation-proof Chernobyl worms offer answers about cancer	New Atlas - New Technology & Science News
United Nations	UN Atomic Watchdog Director Moscow-Bound for Talks on Nuclear Safety in Ukraine	VOA - Voice of America English News
United States	Drones, robotic tech pose threat to US nuclear security, general says	C4ISRNET, Media for the Intelligence-Age Military \| C4ISRNET
United States	US calls on Iran to dilute its entire stockpile of near-weapons-grade uranium	Times of Israel
United States	Shaping the Future of Nuclear Security	U.S. Department of State – Home
United States	Black History Month Spotlight: Rama Balde, Nonproliferation	Department of Energy
United States	Homes near St. Louis County creek are being tested after radioactive contamination found in yards	Associated Press News: Breaking News, Latest Headlines and Videos \| AP News
United States	Scene is clear after crews recover radioactive equipment from Baton Rouge canal	WAFB Channel 9
United States	Patient CAL-1: The Most Radioactive Human Who Ever Lived	The Lighter Side of Science \| IFLScience
United States	BWX Technologies Awarded $45B Contract to Manage Radioactive Cleanup	Hart Energy

2024March1

Country	Topic	Source
Africa	Africa’s emerging nuclear energy sector can help to build sustainable economic development	Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) - Home
Arctic	Thawing Arctic permafrost could release radioactive, cancer-causing radon	Live Science \| Latest science news and articles for those with curious minds
Canada	Former Ontario nuclear plant operator employee charged in secretive leak case	Global News \| Breaking, Latest News and Video for Canada
Canada	Canada Sells First Bond in Program That Allows Nuclear Finance	Stock Market, Finance & Business News \| Yahoo Finance Canada
IAEA	Reminder Call for Papers: The International Conference on Hybrid Imaging (IPET2024)	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
IAEA	Virtual Reality in Cancer Care: Bridging Gaps in Education and Training	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
International	International Women's Day: Hundreds of Women Building a Career in Nuclear Gather at the IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
Iran	Iran's uranium stock enriched to 60% shrinks but problems persist -IAEA papers say	reuters.com
Iran	Iran has reduced stockpile of near weapons-grade uranium, says nuclear watchdog	Breaking News, Latest News and Videos \| CNN
Japan	International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Governors Invited to Japan	Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan)
Japan	Tritium level far below Japan's operational limit in fourth batch of ALPS treated water, IAEA confirms	International Atomic Energy Agency \| Atoms for Peace and Development
Japan	Release of fourth batch of Fukushima treated radioactive water begins	The Japan Times - News On Japan, Business News, Opinion, Sports, Entertainment And More
Japan	A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor for the first time to study melted fuel	Associated Press News: Breaking News, Latest Headlines and Videos \| AP News
North Korea	‘No significant levels’ of radioactive contamination detected in North Korean defectors	Bilingual Spanish news for Memphis and the Mid-South
Russian	Russian Federation/Ukraine -Putin says West sending troops to Ukraine could lead to nuclear war	Breaking News, Latest News and Videos \| CNN
Russian Federation	Secret military files reveal when Russia would consider using nuclear weapons, including the destruction of 20% of its ballistic missile submarines: FT	Business Insider
Spain	Spain Advances Radioactive Waste Management with El Cabril Expansion Approval	BNN Breaking
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka signs security pact with US to prevent illicit maritime trafficking in nuclear and radioactive material	Latest News Today: Breaking News and Top Headlines from India, Entertainment, Business, Politics and Sports \| The Indian Express
Ukraine	Nuclear security is under attack in Ukraine, say experts at Bellona forum	Bellona Front page - Bellona.org
United Nations	UNODC Holds the Second Event of its Virtual Speaker Series on ICSANT and Nuclear Terrorism: International Cooperation on Nuclear Forensics and ICSANT	United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
United States	Why this is a pivotal moment for Hanford’s nuclear waste cleanup	Seattle Times
United States	Climate change could unearth, disturb Cold War-era nuclear waste buried by the US, officials say	Yahoo \| Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos
United States	Hawley vows to attach Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to anything moving on Senate floor	Yahoo News: Latest and Breaking News, Headlines, Live Updates, and More
United States	International hearing to spotlight tribal backlash over uranium mining	EE News
United States	The Mysteries at the Heart of Nuclear Bombs	Scientific American

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Nuclear and Radiological Security - Weekly Update - March 2024