Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe said on Thursday he backed Iran’s nuclear programme.
South Africa is ready for nuclear power, the world’s largest nuclear operator, EDF, said at an energy workshop in Johannesburg on Monday.
It is likely that SA’s much-awaited second nuclear power station will be put out to tender after September this year, the <i>M&G</i> has learned.
The United States said on Wednesday there was "no choice" but for "further, deeper sanctions" against Iran over its controversial nuclear drive.
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/ 18 February 2010
South African nuclear technology company PBMR said on Thursday it will cut up to 600 jobs in an effort to lower costs
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/ 17 February 2010
U S president announces $8,3-billion in loan guarantees for construction of first nuclear reactors in almost 30 years.
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/ 4 February 2010
US and key allies urge actions as well as words in a wary response to Iran’s surprise U-turn on proposals to swap enriched uranium for nuclear fuel.
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/ 19 January 2010
Iran said on Tuesday that Western warships stationed in the Gulf are "best targets" for the Islamic republic if its nuclear sites are attacked.
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/ 29 October 2009
Iran was widely expected on Thursday to deliver its response to a UN-brokered proposal regarding a uranium-enrichment deal.
Six world powers on Thursday started crunch talks with Iran seeking to pressure Tehran to prove that its nuclear programme is peaceful.
Is nuclear power the key to SA’s energy future? Faranaaz Parker reports
North Korea on Thursday test-fired three short-range missiles, fuelling tension sparked by its nuclear stand-off with the UN.
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Talks pressing North Korea to abandon its nuclear-arms ambitions limped into a fourth day on Thursday.
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/ 5 December 2008
Eskom on Friday said that it was "not in a position to invest in nuclear", and has terminated talks it was holding with nuclear technology providers.
North Korea barred United Nations monitoring throughout its Yongbyon nuclear complex on Thursday.
India’s ruling Congress Party on Thursday hailed US approval of a historic nuclear trade deal which will unleash billions of dollars of investment.
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Eskom is nearing a decision on whether to award a contract to build nuclear-power facilities to France’s Areva or Westinghouse Electric.
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/ 15 September 2008
A UN inquiry into intelligence allegations of secret atom-bomb research in Iran has reached a standstill, an IAEA report said on Monday.
Forty-five nations met on Thursday to consider lifting a ban on nuclear trade with India, a move which will help launch a US-Indian nuclear deal.
The US has turned down Israeli requests for military hardware to help it prepare for a possible attack on Iranian nuclear facilities, a report says.
Iran will continue on its nuclear ”path”, the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, insisted on Wednesday.
In a shift in policy, the United States will send an envoy to talks this weekend between Iran and major powers over Tehran’s nuclear programme.
The government has enlisted the aid of a brand consultant to give the image of nuclear power in South Africa a major makeover.
Iran showed footage of missiles on Wednesday it warns could reach US bases in the region, but analysts say the damage they could wreak is limited.
Iran says it will hit Tel Aviv, US shipping in the Gulf and US interests around the world if it is attacked over its disputed nuclear activities.
A nuclear power station at Thuyspunt would be a disaster for the environment and tourism in Jeffrey’s Bay and St Francis Bay, says a surfers’ body.
A nuclear deal proposed by the major powers appeared on Sunday to have widened rifts among Iran’s ruling conservatives.
Top European Union diplomat Javier Solana will present Iran with a major powers’ offer of trade and other benefits on Saturday.
South Africa’s Cabinet has approved the country’s nuclear policy, enabling the controversial technology to play a greater role in alleviating a critical power shortage.
Iran on Monday vowed a "very painful" response to any Israeli action after a senior minister of the Jewish state warned of attacks if Tehran did not halt its atomic drive, the ISNA news agency reported.
United Nations inspectors set to examine a Syrian site for signs of a secret nuclear reactor project may find little in part because of tardy intelligence-sharing by Washington.