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March 30, 2023

China claims to support destruction of nuclear weapons, despite ramping up production

Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokeswoman Mao Ning claimed the country is a proponent of nuclear disarmament despite its rapidly expanding nuclear program.

March 28, 2023

US stops sharing nuke data with Russia over Moscow’s noncompliance with New START treaty, officials say

The United States is no longer sharing nuclear information with Russia following Russian President Vladimir Putin to suspend his country's participation in the New START Treaty.

March 28, 2023

Minnesota nuclear power plant leak repaired, will return to service next week

A broken pipe that caused a leak at a Minnesota nuclear power plant has been repaired and the plant is set to return to service next week.

March 25, 2023

Putin says Russia will station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus as warning to west

Vladimir Putin said on Saturday he planned to strategically place nuclear weapons in allied Belarus as retaliation against Western support for Ukraine.

March 24, 2023

Radioactive water leaks from Minnesota plant for 2nd time, no danger to the public

A Minnesota plant had a radioactive water leak for the second time. The plant will now be shut down. The plant's owner says there is no danger to the public.

March 22, 2023

Iran enriching uranium above 60% could prompt Israeli strike: official

An Israeli official warned Axios that Israel may conduct a military strike against Iran if the country's nuclear program enriches uranium above the 60% level.

March 21, 2023

US regulators delay decision to license New Mexico nuclear facility

Federal regulators have announced that a final report and decision on a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in New Mexico will be delayed.

March 21, 2023

Nuclear contamination testing planned at St. Louis-area park

A nuclear contamination test is being planned at a suburban St. Louis-area park that sits along a toxic creek. Residents who lived on the waterway blamed the creek for illnesses.

March 17, 2023

Minnesota regulators monitor 400,000-gallon radioactive water leak cleanup

Minnesota regulators said that they are monitoring cleanup efforts by utility Xcel Energy following a leak of 400,000 gallons of radioactive water from its nuclear power plant.

March 15, 2023

North Korea fires launches multiple ballistic missiles into sea ahead of South Korea-Japan summit

North Korea fired two ballistic missiles toward the East Sea, Japanese officials said Thursday.