In the past, the UN's nuclear chief has said that Israel's nuclear capacity had created an imbalance in the region.
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Mohamed ElBaradei, the former UN nuclear chief whose principled attacks on Mr Mubarak helped launch Egypt's revolution, abandoned a hoped-for presidential bid because in the absence of a constitution the race, he said, would be open to manipulation.
Mr. ALI LARIJANI (Chief Nuclear Negotiator, Iran): (Through Translator) We recognize Europe's decision for solving Iran's nuclear issues through negations as a positive step.
The reality is that he, quite rightly as the chief nuclear inspector charged with safety, takes the view that safety comes first regardless of issues of cost.
In an interview with the Financial Times of London, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator said yesterday that if that happens, Iran will resume full scale production of nuclear fuel.
The response from Iran has been cautious but uncharacteristically positive, and that has been welcomed by the U.S.. This is Ali Larijani, Iran's Chief Nuclear Negotiator after the package deal was presented to Iran.
More recently, Ali Larijani, when he was head of state television (he has since become Iran's chief nuclear negotiator), lauded a purportedly scholarly book which claims the Achaemenids had no civilisation to speak of.
The prime minister then held talks with the minister of economy, the minister in charge of the nuclear accident and the chief cabinet secretary, before making the announcement.
On May 7th the chief executive of the nuclear-power subsidiary of the Finmeccanica group was shot in the leg.
The chief executive of the Nuclear Industry Association, Keith Parker, said it was the only way to build the next generation of nuclear stations.
John Rowe, chief executive officer of nuclear firm Exelon, saw the writing on the wall about government penalties and rewards for producers of greenhouse gases.
However Keith Parker, chief executive of the Nuclear Industry Association, said it was misleading to draw parallels between Fukushima and the proposed new plant at Wylfa.
Sir David King, Tony Blair's chief scientist, recently argued that one further generation of nuclear power stations is needed (in Britain at least) to buy time, in order to keep down emissions of carbon dioxide, the chief greenhouse gas, while new carbon-free non-nuclear technologies are developed.
The chief of the United Nations nuclear watchdog has called for access to Iran's Parchin military site "without further delay" and without waiting for negotiations to make progress.
It wasn't anybody's idea of a dream job when John Nils Hanson, a 59-year-old nuclear engineer from MIT, was named chief executive of Milwaukee-based Harnischfeger, by far the world's largest mining-machine maker.
This ought to give you a sense of the kind of confidence Anne Lauvergeon, chief executive of the French nuclear giant Areva, has: Her company signed an agreement to develop a new nuclear reactor in Fresno, Calif. in April.
Anne Lauvergeon, chief executive of the French nuclear giant Areva, hinted last week during a meeting in Forbes offices that Areva is developing a hybrid solar power plant concept that combines a solar thermal system with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels.
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"The mode we're in right now is to understand what's happening, " said James Klapproth, a chief engineer at GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy Inc.
Tokyo radiation levels are not hazardous to human health at this time following radiation leaks at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the International Atomic Energy Chief Yukiya Amano told reporters Wednesday.
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It is true that nuclear energy does not produce carbon dioxide, the chief culprit behind man-made global warming.
What made Amgen Chief Executive Kevin Sharer , a former nuclear submarine officer and telecommunications executive, so interested in Enbrel?
Aris Candris, chief executive of Westinghouse, said the nuclear accident in Japan added an element of uncertainty to the NRC's review.
Iran's top nuclear negotiator and the European Union's foreign policy chief held two days of discussions in Vienna.
Japan's government is consulting with experts from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the French nuclear fuel company Areva, said Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director-general of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency and the agency's chief spokesman.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Speaker Yoshihide Suga told reporters that restarting the Yongbyon nuclear plant would represent a violation of promises made to its neighbors and the United Nations.
Nuclear plant operators are battling to prevent meltdowns at three reactors, and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano warned Sunday that a hydrogen explosion could occur at Unit 3 of the Fukushima No.1 nuclear power station.
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"If I had the possibility to slow things down if things go badly, it is clear there are a number of extra investments I could undertake, " said Etienne Bernard, chief executive of Bernard Controls SA, which supplies parts to the nuclear industry.
"Most people in the nuclear industry are in the autumn of their careers, " observes Kevin Thomas, chief executive of engineering firm Babcock's support services, which will be working with Hitachi.
If natural gas is to win by default and utilities are to get rid of all their coal and nuclear, future utility chiefs will have some sleepless nights, adds Tom Farrell, chief executive of Dominion Resources.
When a harassed Yasuo Fukuda, the chief cabinet secretary, then reportedly let slip that Japan might rescind its non-nuclear policy, it caused yet another uproar.
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