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Headlines 23-24 September 1997

MOSCOW
Sept 23 1997 (AFP) - At the end of the decade Russia will
completely halt the production of weapon-grade plutonium.
The nuclear reactors Seversk
Tomsk and Zheleznogorsk will be
reconversed to civilian use.


VIENNA
Sept 23 1997 (AFP) - The IAEA-talks about the North Korean
nuclear capabilities will be resumed on Oktober 20 after been
deadlocked in March this year. The IAEA accuses North Korea of
producing 8 kilos weapon-grade plutonium


UNITED NATIONS
Sept 23 1997 (AFP)  The USA and Russia have not yet
ratified the Start-II treaty about the long-range nuclear weapons.
Russia wants to negotiate further with the USA the cutting in
long-range missiles. This was said by the Russian Foreign Minister in
a speech to the UN General Assembly.


GOCHSHEIM
Germany
Sept 23 1997 (AFP) Bayernwerk AG
operator of the
Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant said the last spent fuel
transport this year to the La Hague reprocessing plant took place
today. The transport was halted by demonstrators for half an hour in
the city of Darmstadt.


TEHRAN
Sept 23 1997 (AFP) - Iran denies it is trying to obtain
nuclear weapons technology. This tuesday there was a meeting of
researchers and physisists at the Karaj center for agriculture and
nuclear medicine west of Tehran.


ANKARA
Sept 24 1997 (AFP) - Turkish environmental groups accuse the
Turk government of failing to introduce energy saving programs. The
groups announce to step up demonstrations against the plans of Turkey
to build a nuclear power plant in th south.


TEHRAN
Sept 24 1997 (AFP)  US vice president Al Gore said in Moscow
there is new proof Iran builds long range missiles and nuclear
weapons. The Iran Foreign Ministry said Wednesday that the nuclear
program is completely transparent and controlled by the International
Atomic Energy Agency.


MAGDEBURG
Germany
Sept 24 1997 (AFP) -  Because the authorities
have banned demonstrations against a nuclear shipment from Greifswald
to Gorleben police has arrested 16 people at a transferplace
from train to trucks at the Magdeburg trainstation.


PORTLAND
Maine
Sept 24 1997 (Reuter) - The US Nuclear Regulatory
Commision has asked the US justice to investigate the possible
fraudulent manupulating a computer code for testing the cooling
system of the Maine Yankee npp. The Justice Department will not
prosecute the power plant for 'lack of evidence'.

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