nuclear

US bombs Iranian nuclear sites

June 22, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — President Donald Trump announced Saturday night that the U.S. had bombed three Iranian nuclear sites. “We have completed our very successful attack on the three Nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordow, Natanz, and […]

South Carolina nuclear plant’s cracked pipes get downgraded warning from nuclear officials

January 4, 2024 The Associated Press

JENKINSVILLE, S.C. — Federal regulators have lessened the severity of their warning about cracks discovered in a backup emergency fuel line at a South Carolina nuclear plant northwest of the state capital. The U.S. Nuclear […]

UN report: Uranium particles enriched to 83.7% found in Iran

March 3, 2023 Stephanie Liechtenstein, Associated Press

VIENNA — Inspectors from the United Nations nuclear watchdog found uranium particles enriched up to 83.7% in Iran’s underground Fordo nuclear site, a report seen Tuesday by The Associated Press said. The confidential quarterly report […]

Nuclear fears in US amid Russia-Ukraine war: AP-NORC poll

April 4, 2022 Ben Fox, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Russia’s war on Ukraine has most Americans at least somewhat worried that the U.S. will be drawn directly into the conflict and could be targeted with nuclear weapons, with a new poll […]

UN team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051

August 28, 2021 Mari Yamaguchi, Associated Press

TOKYO — Too little is known about melted fuel inside damaged reactors at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant, even a decade after the disaster, to be able to tell if its decommissioning can be […]

US, Russia hold ‘professional’ arms talks despite tensions

July 28, 2021 Matthew Lee and Robert Burns, Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Senior diplomats from the United States and Russia held what the State Department described as “substantive and professional” talks on arms control and other strategic issues on Wednesday despite myriad other differences […]

Hong Kong watching Chinese nuclear plant after leak reported

June 15, 2021 Zen Soo and Joe McDonald, Associated Press

HONG KONG — China’s government said Tuesday no abnormal radiation was detected outside a nuclear power plant near Hong Kong following a news report of a leak, while Hong Kong’s leader said her administration was […]

Powerful US nuclear test reactor getting rare major overhaul

May 30, 2021 Keith Ridler, Associated Press

BOISE, Idaho — Scientists in Idaho this summer plan to remove the 62,000-pound stainless steel lid on one of the world’s most powerful nuclear test reactors for a rare internal overhaul. The Advanced Test Reactor […]

Japan to start releasing Fukushima water into sea in 2 years

April 19, 2021 The Associated Press

TOKYO — Japan’s government decided Tuesday to start releasing massive amounts of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean in two years — an option fiercely opposed by local […]

Iran says it will enrich uranium to 60%, highest level ever

April 13, 2021 Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran will begin enriching uranium up to 60% purity after an attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, a negotiator said Tuesday, pushing its program to higher levels than ever before […]