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| UpdatedThe UN Security Council condemns North Korea's ballistic missile launch and warns of "further significant measures" if Pyongyang does not stop nuclear and missile testing.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, nuclear-issues, world-politics, united-states, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of, korea-republic-of, japan, china, asia
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| UpdatedSA Liberal leader Steven Marshall is opposed to a nuclear waste dump in the state, but says nuclear energy is a potential solution to the state's energy reliability problems.
Topics: nuclear-issues, environment, electricity-energy-and-utilities, nuclear-energy, sa, adelaide-5000
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Beverley O'Connor speaks to geopolitical risk expert Afshin Molavi on Iran's deteriorating relationship with the US.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, unrest-conflict-and-war, nuclear-issues, iran-islamic-republic-of, united-states
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| UpdatedUS President Donald Trump will find it difficult, if not impossible, to force Iran to renegotiate its nuclear agreement with six world powers, despite warning signs that Iran continues to flout its international obligations.
Topics: world-politics, government-and-politics, environment, nuclear-issues, iran-islamic-republic-of, united-states
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Another two properties near Kimba, in South Australia, are nominated by their owners as potential sites for the nation's first nuclear waste dump.
Topics: nuclear-issues, environment, rural, recycling-and-waste-management, federal-government, kimba-5641, hawker-5434, adelaide-5000
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The United Nations Security Council schedules 'urgent consultations' to discuss Iran's apparent weekend test launch of a medium-range ballistic missile.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, nuclear-issues, world-politics, iran-islamic-republic-of, united-states
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British Prime Minister Theresa May refuses to reveal whether she knew about the reported failure of an unarmed ballistic missile launch at the time of a vote on the UK's nuclear Trident system.
Topics: defence-and-national-security, foreign-affairs, world-politics, nuclear-issues, united-kingdom
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North Korea declares it can test launch an intercontinental ballistic missile at any time from any location set by leader Kim Jong-un, blaming "hostile United States policy" for its arms development.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, nuclear-issues, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of, united-states
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| UpdatedNorth Korea's weapons capabilities have shown a "qualitative improvement" in the past year, according to US Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
Topics: unrest-conflict-and-war, nuclear-issues, korea-democratic-people-s-republic-of, korea-republic-of, united-states, japan, asia
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| UpdatedMany people in the Pacific have had some kind of experience with nuclear testing or radiation - from French Polynesia to the Marshall Islands.
Topics: nuclear-issues, history, pacific, french-polynesia, marshall-islands, australia, fiji, japan, kiribati
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| UpdatedJapan is grappling with the question of whether to restart its fleet of idle nuclear reactors to meet future energy needs, nearly six years after the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
Topics: disasters-and-accidents, nuclear-accident, nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, japan, asia
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Former prime minister Bob Hawke's assertion that nuclear power is the solution to global warming divides the Woodford Folk Festival crowd, prompting several calls of "no thanks" from the audience.
Topics: nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, federal---state-issues, federal-government, climate-change, woodford-4514, maroochydore-4558
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| UpdatedRussian President Vladimir Putin says he does not dispute that the US military is the world's most powerful, and that US President-elect Donald Trump's statement about boosting his country's nuclear weapons capability was perfectly normal.
Topics: world-politics, nuclear-issues, russian-federation
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| UpdatedA group of prominent South Australian business people, academics and scientists sign an open letter to the state's politicians urging them to keep discussion alive on building an international nuclear waste dump.
Topics: nuclear-issues, environment, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedJapan has the most sophisticated earthquake detection network in the world, but warnings are only effective if people heed them, writes Mark Willacy.
Topics: earthquake, disasters-and-accidents, nuclear-accident, nuclear-issues, japan
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In this episode: South Australia’s nuclear waste debate, the campaign to reduce suicide in the construction industry, living with Tourette syndrome and a Wild West way to teach kids. #AustraliaWide.
Topics: nuclear-issues, mental-health, indigenous-culture, aboriginal, indigenous-protocols, australia
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| UpdatedA "silent majority" of South Australians want the investigation into a nuclear waste dump to continue, the State Treasurer says, citing a comparison with US voters who elected Donald Trump as their next president.
Topics: nuclear-issues, environment, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, adelaide-5000, sa
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Drilling for new uranium deposits across South Australia will be pursued by the State Government as it declares its support for increased participation in the nuclear industry.
Topics: nuclear-issues, environment, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedPremier Jay Weatherill says a state-wide referendum on whether South Australia should store high-level nuclear waste will not be held before the 2018 state election, while the business community says it is encouraged the debate is not over yet.
Topics: nuclear-issues, nuclear-energy, alternative-energy, environment, states-and-territories, state-parliament, federal---state-issues, government-and-politics, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedThe debate over a high-level nuclear waste dump is not over yet in South Australia, with Premier Jay Weatherill saying he wants to hold a state-wide referendum on the issue.
Topics: nuclear-issues, environment, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedOpposition Leader Steven Marshall says he will not support the building of a high-level nuclear waste facility in South Australia after a citizens' jury voted strongly against the proposal.
Topics: nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, alternative-energy, environment, states-and-territories, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedThe South Australian Premier's plans for a nuclear waste dump could be very profitable, but the scheme is based on questionable economics and would see hazardous materials kept in "interim" storage for 109 years.
Topics: parliament, government-and-politics, federal---state-issues, state-parliament, states-and-territories, nuclear-energy, nuclear-issues, sa
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Business SA criticises the report into whether the state should store nuclear waste, saying it was an "extraordinarily complex undertaking" that a citizens' jury with limited time had no way of making an informed decision about.
Topics: nuclear-issues, environment, parliament, state-parliament, federal---state-issues, adelaide-5000, sa
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| UpdatedTwo thirds of a citizens' jury deliberating the Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission findings does not want South Australia to store high-level nuclear waste "under any circumstances".
Topics: nuclear-issues, environment, parliament, state-parliament, federal---state-issues, sa
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| UpdatedSouth Australia's nuclear citizen's jury report is being rushed through without time for fact checking or clarity, one juror warns.
Topics: nuclear-issues, environment, royal-commissions, law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, states-and-territories, sa