A Brazilian company quietly announced on July 8 its intention to acquire uranium enrichment technology and thereby become active in the full nuclear fuel cycle. This is something Canada has lobbied hard for over the past few years. The Brazilian…
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Canada-U.S. enrichment negotiation continues as MDS sues AECL, feds
How far backward can Canada bend to win U.S. approval for its aim to import and own uranium enrichment technology? Pretty far, it seems. The federal government surrendered Canada’s dominant position in the international medical isotope market in May when…
Canada walks the international nuclear tightrope to Toyako
There has been no resolution of the quiet dispute between Canada and the U.S. over whether Canada can import and possess equipment to enrich uranium. This has forced Canada onto the diplomatic high-wire, where it has less than three weeks…
Uncle Sam plays atomic hardball over Canadian enrichment: should Canada import spent fuel?
Canada wants to enrich uranium and reprocess spent nuclear fuel, but is on the record as saying it will not import other countries’ spent nuclear fuel. Canada will need permission to realize this arrangement, and that permission must come from…
India’s nuclear expansion: climate change and the Great Game
Climate change and nuclear weapons proliferation are the biggest dangers facing humanity. The two issues are inextricably and dramatically linked in the U.S.-India civilian nuclear deal. In its drive to industrialize, India will need enormous amounts of electricity. As in…