Nuclear Energy

Iran-EU training course on nuclear law kicks off in Tehran

TEHRAN, Oct. 06 (MNA) – A five-day training course on nuclear law, in coordination with the European Union, was inaugurated at the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) on Sunday morning.
2019-10-06 09:03
US, Saudi Arabia to discuss nuclear power on Monday

TEHRAN, Sep. 14 (MNA) – US Energy Secretary Rick Perry said on Friday he will meet new Saudi energy minister and likely discuss Saudi Arabia's plans to build nuclear reactors.
2019-09-14 11:51
JCPOA did not stop Iran’s nuclear activities: AEOI chief

TEHRAN, Aug. 29 (MNA) – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Akbar Salehi rejected the claims that Iran stopped its nuclear industry after signing the 2015 deal, saying the country is dynamically advancing its civilian nuclear program.
2019-08-29 15:42
Energy min. inaugurates 1st 7-MW solar power plant in Zanjan prov.

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – On the occasion of the Government Week in the current year (started March 21, 2019), Minister of Energy Reza Ardakanian inaugurated a 7-megawatt solar power plant in Abhar, Zanjan province, on Tue.
2019-08-27 14:18
Tehran hosting intl. course on nuclear security architecture

TEHRAN, Jul. 07 (MNA) – A five-day international training course on nuclear security detection architecture started at Tehran’s Milad Tower on Saturday, with senior Iranian and foreign nuclear officials in attendance.
2019-07-07 09:53
E3 condemns US oil, nuclear sanctions on Iran

TEHRAN, May 04 (MNA) – European parties to Iran nuclear deal have criticized recent US decisions to restrict oil trade with Iran and to limit the extension of waivers for nuclear non-proliferation projects.
2019-05-04 20:44
Deputy Energy Min.:

Iran renewable energies’ capacity to hit 800mw

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – Deputy Ministry of Energy Seyed Mohammad Sadeghzadeh said that production capacity of renewable energies in the country will hit 800megawatt.
2019-04-30 17:52
By: Mudasir Sheikh

Saudi-US nuclear hypocrisy exposed

TEHRAN, Apr. 30 (MNA) – According to author and radio host, Harvey Wasserman, US President Donald Trump’s recent decision to infuse $3.7 billion dollars into Vogtle nuclear power plants is a criminal act.
2019-04-30 15:55
By: Majid Haghdoust

Nuclear achievements exhibition

TEHRAN, Apr. 10 (MNA) – On the 13th National Day of Nuclear Technology as many as 114 different nuclear achievement and projects were unveiled and put on display in an exhibition.
2019-04-10 19:59
S. Arabia has not really demonstrated nuclear transparency: Heinonen

TEHRAN, Apr. 06 (MNA) – Olli Heinonen, the former deputy director general for safeguards at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), says that Saudi Arabia has not really demonstrated nuclear transparency, by concluding and ratifying, for example, the IAEA Additional Protocol.
2019-04-06 14:10
AEOI spox:

112 new nuclear achievements to be unveiled soon

TEHRAN, Mar. 16 (MNA) – Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Behrouz Kamalvandi announced that 112 new achievements in the field of nuclear energy will be unveiled during the first month of the upcoming Iranian calendar year, starting March 21.
2019-03-16 22:17
By: Ebrahim Fallahi

Tehran hosts specialized panel on energy Fintech

TEHRAN, Feb. 06 (MNA) – Iran Water and Power Resources Development Company (IWPCO) in collaboration with Research Institute for Energy Management and Planning (RIEMP) as well as Farab Construction Engineering Company hosted a specialized panel meeting on Tuesday to discuss energy Financial Technology (Fintech) in Iran and specifically Energy Credit Obligation (ECO).
2019-02-06 13:52
Iran has enough supplies of 20% uranium: Salehi

TEHRAN, Jan. 15 (MNA) – Head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), said that Iran has enough resources of 20% enriched uranium and also that the country is able to resume its peaceful nuclear activities.
2019-01-15 16:29
Iranian researchers build fusion plasma confinement device

TEHRAN, Jan. 06 (MNA) – For the very first time Iranian researchers at Amirkabir University have managed to build a nuclear fusion plasma confinement device by relying on the use of a completely domestic technology.
2019-01-06 10:17
By: Chris Cook

Iran’s 21st century energy strategy: Banking on energy

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Iran approaches the 40th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution at a crossroads. The Energy Revolution requires a 21st-century energy strategy and the necessary institutions and instruments to implement this strategy.
2018-12-31 13:12
By: Sajjad Shukat, Pakistani analyst

Husain Haqqani: part of anti-Pakistan propaganda

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – It is regrettable that some internal elements of the country also support the external enemies of Pakistan. In this respect, Pakistan’s former ambassador to the United States, Husain Haqqani has also become the part of the anti-Pakistan Propaganda.
2018-12-01 15:43
‘I doubt that China or Russia would supply Saudi with enrichment or reprocessing tech’

TEHRAN, Dec. 01 (MNA) – “I doubt that China or Russia would supply Saudi Arabia with enrichment or reprocessing technology but, if North Korea can do it, Saudi Arabia probably could as well,” Frank N. von Hippel tells the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview.
2018-12-01 11:40
Adviser to Iran’s nuclear chief:

Iran achieves self-sufficiency in producing various types of centrifuge

TEHRAN, Sep. 23 (MNA) – Special adviser to the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) Ali Asghar Zarean said that Islamic Republic of Iran has achieved self-sufficiency in producing various types of centrifuge.
2018-09-23 11:36
Tehran, Paris eye increased nuclear coop.

TEHRAN, Sep. 19 (MNA) – In a meeting between nuclear officials of Iran and France, the two sides discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation, especially in the academic domain.
2018-09-19 14:25
By: Syed Zafar Mehdi

Iran’s nuclear program and West’s blatant double standards

TEHRAN, Jul. 06 (MNA) – The westerners have a harsh approach to a country like Iran, which has signed and honored NPT, and soft rhetoric towards countries which have not signed the treaty and piled nuclear weapons.
2018-07-06 19:41
Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant producing 1000 MW a year: Salehi

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – Ali Akbar Salehi, the Head of Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) said on Sunday that Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant is currently providing 1000 MW stable electricity in a year for Iran.
2018-06-10 20:31
By: Mahmood Khaghani

Does Iran represent a nuclear problem or a gas problem?

TEHRAN, Jun. 10 (MNA) – Here in this piece of Op-Ed, the writer believes that the whole nuclear case against the Islamic Republic of Iran is a fabricated scenario to contain Iran’s spreading call of democracy in the Middle East.
2018-06-10 18:34
Iran to kick off new centrifuge production Wed. in Natanz

TEHRAN, Jun. 05 (MNA) – Ali Akbar Salehi, the Head of Iran's Atomic Energy Organization, said on Tuesday that Iran will start manufacturing new centrifuges in Natanz on 6 June, following the Leader's directives.
2018-06-05 13:39
Iran to preserve missile power despite US pressures: Velayati

TEHRAN, May 30 (MNA) – Senior Aide to Iranian Leader, Ali Akbar Velayti, said on Wednesday that Iran will further develop its missile and defense capabilities and will lift limitations on its nuclear program.
2018-05-30 19:52
US stance against JCPOA 'not permanent': Pres. Rouhani

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Saturday that the situation in US and the upcoming congress election in that country means that US current approach towards JCPOA and Iran may not stay the same.
2018-05-26 23:23
Iran rejects Pompeo’s remarks on enrichment right

TEHRAN, May 26 (MNA) – Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Ghasemi has dismissed the recent remarks by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that Tehran must stop enriching uranium and import the material instead.
2018-05-26 21:37
Iran, EU discuss progress of joint nuclear safety project

TEHRAN, May. 09 (MNA) – A visiting delegation from the European Union met on Wed. with Mr. Salehi, the Director of Iran’s Nuclear Safety Center, to discuss the progress of Iran-EU joint project on nuclear safety.
2018-05-09 20:00
Najafi:

Non-nuclear NPT-designated states should be prioritized for nuclear coop.

TEHRAN, May 03 (MNA) – Iranian ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) criticized that nuclear-armed states have been prioritized for nuclear activities over non-nuclear NPT-designated countries.
2018-05-03 11:06
By: Ramin Saffari

2nd Atomic Energy High School opens in Mashhad

TEHRAN, May 01 (MNA) – The second Atomic Energy High School opened in Mashhad on Mon. in the presence of Iran's nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi. The school aims to teach nuclear science and technology to the students. The first Atomic Energy High School was constructed in Mashhad in 2015.
2018-05-01 14:11
AEOI Deputy, ROSATOM official meet in Tehran

TEHRAN, Apr. 25 (MNA) – Behrouz Kamalvandi, Spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), met with visiting ROSATOM's Deputy Director General for International Relations Nikolay Spassky in Tehran on Wed.
2018-04-25 19:31