Let’s face it, MOX (Mixed-Oxide) nuclear fuel is a joke – a great big, massively expensive joke. The recycled plutonium fuel poses greater dangers than even ordinary nuclear fuels. As the plutonium contained in the fuel is easier to...

View Larger Map Click on the lines to see the international nuclear connections Today's big stories from the nuclear industry: China View: Iran's Bushehr nuclear power plant to generate electricity from mid-summer Iran's...

1989 Norwegian Sea, 180 kilometres south-east of Bear Island: The nuclear submarine 'Komsomolets' sinks after a fire. Forty-two men died.

‘I have about the same interest in listening to the CEO of AREVA discuss nonproliferation as I have in hearing Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s opinions about combating anti-semitism.’ Dr Jeffrey Lewis at Arms Control Wonk