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UN nuclear watchdog chief visits Syria to restart talks

Damascus, Syria Reuters UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi said he visited Damascus on Tuesday to restart talks focused on fostering confidence in the peaceful use of atomic energy by Syria. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad meets with International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi in Damascus, Syria, on 19th March, 2024. PICTURE: SANA/Handout […]

France seeks strategy as nuclear waste site risks saturation point

Used nuclear fuel is seen in a storage pool at the Orano nuclear waste reprocessing plant in La Hague, near Cherbourg, France, January 17, 2023. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe

La Hague, France Reuters At a nuclear waste site in Normandy, robotic arms guided by technicians behind a protective shield manoeuvre a pipe that will turn radioactive chemicals into glass as France seeks to make safe the byproducts of its growing reliance on atomic power.  The fuel-cooling pools in La Hague, on the country’s north-western […]