Valindaba could be one of SA’s biggest cash cows yet. But it’s difficult to discuss nuclear energy in a country that knows little about it.

The US says North Korea has agreed to a nuclear moratorium, and Korean media say the country will allow IAEA inspectors to monitor it.

Iran has begun enriching uranium inside a mountain and sentenced an American to death for spying, undermining hopes diplomacy could avert sanctions.

Iran has begun its underground uranium refining at the Fordow site, signalling its decision not to back down despite sanctions from the West.

Iran would consider suspending uranium enrichment if the country were guaranteed a supply of nuclear fuel for its power stations.

Iran vowed on Saturday to pursue its uranium enrichment programme, a day after delivering its response to an incentives package.