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Empower Women: How to Take South Africa’s Nuclear Industry to the Next Level
Women bring unique perspectives and skills that can help the nuclear industry navigate the challenges of the 21st century, from improving safety standards to advancing new technologies.
Nuclear Power as South Africa’s Solution to Energy and Economic Growth
As South Africa's population grows, so does the energy demand, and the country must plan for a long-term, sustainable energy strategy. One proposed solution is nuclear energy, writes Bayethe Msimang.
Eskom Koeberg nuclear power station conducts full-volume siren tests: What you need to know
Residents surrounding the Koeberg Nuclear power station are advised to expect a routine full-volume siren test on Tuesday between 10am and 12pm.
How global nuclear weapons landscape has changed over 2023
In 2023, the world saw a significant erosion of the nuclear arms control architecture, involving the two major nuclear powers — Russia and the United States.
Nuclear organisations support Ramokgopa over new nuclear build programme
The Nuclear Industry Association of South Africa and the SA Young Nuclear Professionals Society believe the procurement of 2,500MW will secure energy security for the country.
Russian withdrawal another blow for for nuclear arms reduction
OPINION: The weakening of the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty Organisation as a result of the absence of the US and Russia from its membership will further undermine its ability to monitor nuclear tests andexplosions across the world, writes David Monyae.
Vladimir Putin hosts Kim Jong Un at Russian space centre
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosted North Korean leader Kim Jong Un for talks on Wednesday that could see them forge an arms deal that would defy global sanctions.
Donald Trump lacked power to declassify secret nuclear arms document, experts say
The secret document, listed as No. 19 in the indictment charging Trump with endangering national security, can under the Atomic Energy Act only be declassified through a process that by the statute involves the Department of Energy and the Department of Defence.
Kim calls for ‘exponential increase’ of N. Korea’s nuclear arsenal
Seoul, South Korea - Kim Jong Un has called for an “exponential” increase in North Korea's nuclear arsenal, including mass producing tactical nuclear weapons and developing new missiles for nuclear counterstrikes, state media said Sunday.
Kim Jong Un vows North Korea to have world's most powerful nuclear force
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country aimed to have the world's most powerful nuclear force as he celebrated the launch of its newest intercontinental ballistic missile at a ceremony with his young daughter, state media reported Sunday.
Nuclear power is not the answer
OPINION: Rather than rushing ahead, we need to carefully consider which options are most realistic, and how they will be deployed and operate in the real world, writes Antony Froggatt.
Poland’s sad love for these US nuclear lemons
OPINION: The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, now supported by a majority of the world's countries, works hard to stigmatise nuclear weapons. We need to do the same for nuclear power, writes Linda Pentz Gunter.
WATCH: President Putin oversees nuclear response drills
The drills are the latest in a series of escalatory comments from Moscow and Putin - who observed the drills from a control room - that the eight-month conflict in Ukraine could turn nuclear.
Relevance of a non-proliferation treaty put to the test
OPINION: The four weeks of fervent discussions ended disappointingly when the state parties failed to adopt an outcome document at the end of the Conference, writes Isabel Bosman.
UN says it has security capacity to send IAEA team to Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant
The UN is looking to support the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant to ensure the area remains safe.
US, South Korea begin largest military drills in years
In a bid to tighten its readiness over North Korean tensions, the US and South Korea kicked off joint military drills which involve warships, tanks, aircraft and potentially tens of thousands of troops.
A US-Russia nuclear war could starve five billion to death, study says
Some two-thirds of the world could starve to death in the event of a nuclear war between Russia and the United States, according to a Rutgers University-led study published Monday.
WATCH: Is the US poking the bear as another delegation visit Taiwan?
A delegation of five US lawmakers led by Senator Ed Markey arrived unannounced in Taipei on on Sunday, sparking further Chinese military drills near Taiwan.
Putin to expand bilateral relations with North Korea
In a congratulatory telegram to North Korea leader Kim Jong Un, Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to strengthen the Moscow-Pyongyang bilateral relationship.
US urged to stop attempting to contain China with Taiwan
China will resolutely make a fightback each time the United States makes a serious provocation that encroaches upon China's sovereignty and interferes in China's internal affairs, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Wednesday.
China announces fresh military drills around Taiwan
China's military announced fresh military drills on Monday in the seas and airspace around Taiwan — a day after the scheduled end of its largest ever exercises to protest against last week's visit to Taipei by US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
UN's nuclear watchdog warns on Ukraine plant; Russia shells 'dozens' of towns
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency raised grave concern about shelling at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine, as its military said Russian forces had attacked dozens of front-line towns.
Nuclear weapons a 'loaded gun', UN chief warns in Hiroshima
‘Humanity is playing with a loaded gun’ as crises with the potential for nuclear disaster proliferate worldwide, UN head Antonio Guterres said in Hiroshima on Saturday, the 77th anniversary of the first atomic bomb attack.
China sends warships, jets close to Taiwan as tensions escalate
Taiwan's Defence Ministry on Friday said that Chinese warships and aircraft conducted military drills in waters near the island, as tensions escalated in the region following US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit earlier this week.
Biden ready to pursue nuclear arms talks with Putin
US President Joe Biden called on Russia’s Vladimir Putin to act in good faith in his bid to pursue a new nuclear arms deal with Moscow.