Uranium
Iran Begins to Dismantle Nuclear Program Cameras After Western Criticism
Iran began dismantling the U.N. monitoring system of its nuclear program this week, partly blinding nuclear inspectors in apparent retaliation for a resolution condemning its lack of cooperation with international inspectors, just at a moment when Tehran is again on the verge of possessing enough fuel for a bomb. The decision by Iran’s leadership — […]
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Russia’s Aggression Prompts Calls to Rethink U.S. Uranium Imports
WASHINGTON — As Western leaders have raced to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine with steps to reduce imports of Russian fossil fuels, U.S. lawmakers and officials are confronting a thorny dilemma over another source of energy: the Russian uranium that powers many American nuclear plants. While President Biden banned imports of Russian oil, gas […]
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Iran Nuclear Talks Head for Collapse Unless Tehran Shifts, Europeans Say
BRUSSELS — Western negotiators trying to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal said on Friday that the new, more hard-line government in Iran is proposing unacceptable changes to the existing draft agreement, even as it is proceeding apace with its nuclear program. Unless Tehran shifts its stance quickly, the diplomats from Britain, France and Germany […]
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How the U.S. Lost Ground to China in the Contest for Clean Energy
WASHINGTON — Tom Perriello saw it coming but could do nothing to stop it. André Kapanga too. Despite urgent emails, phone calls and personal pleas, they watched helplessly as a company backed by the Chinese government took ownership from the Americans of one of the world’s largest cobalt mines. It was 2016, and a deal […]
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