Reaction to Putin’s approval of a new Russian nuclear doctrine

(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved a new nuclear doctrine, lowering the threshold for a nuclear strike in response to a broader range of conventional attacks. Here is some international reaction to Tuesday's move: WHITE HOUSE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL "We were not surprised by Russia's announcement that it would update its nuclear doctrine; Russia had been...

Fadillah assures careful review before nuclear power commitment

KUALA LUMPUR: The Energy Transition and Water Transformation Ministry (PETRA) has assured that the government will carefully deliberate before making any decisions to embark on nuclear power development, Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof said. He noted that nuclear power is among the clean energy sources that could meet the expected surge in electricity demand,...

Japan to begin trial removal of nuclear debris from Fukushima reactor

TOKYO: The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Monday (Aug 19) it will send a probe inside a battered reactor this week for a trial removal of radioactive debris. Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) aims to retrieve a tiny sample of the estimated 880 tonnes of radioactive debris that is believed to...

Japan begins release of water from Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific

NAMIE, Japan (AFP): Japan began releasing wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday (Aug 24) despite angry opposition from China and local fishermen. The start of the discharge of around 540 Olympic swimming pools' worth of water over several decades is a big step in decommissioning the still highly dangerous...