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Publish date: July 30, 2007
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It is the first such visit since Iran blocked access to the plant outside the central town of Arak in April.
"A group of inspectors are arriving today to inspect Arak and this is within the framework of what we agreed with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)," foreign ministry spokesman Mohammad Ali Hosseini was quoted by AFP Monday.
Iran had said on July 13th that it would let IAEA inspectors visit the Arak heavy water reactor, which is currently under construction and should be completed in 2009.
Its decision was seen as a conciliatory move at a time of mounting tension over the Iranian nuclear programme, which has already seen Tehran slapped with two sets of UN sanctions.
The United States fears the Arak reactor could provide plutonium for weapons but Iran insists that it will provide key nuclear technology for peaceful purposes.
An accident aboard numerous Volgoneft oil tankers in the Kerch in mid December clearly show what can happen to aged ships when they are operated in bad weather—and when economic and military objectives are prioritized over the lives of crews and environmental safety.
In this news digest, we monitor events that impact the environment in the Russian Arctic. Our focus lies in identifying the factors that contribute to pollution and climate change.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
A visit last week by Vladimir Putin and a Kremlin entourage to Astana, Kazakhstan sought in part to put Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear corporation, on good footing with local officials.