Date: Wed X-mailer: Pegasus Mail for Win32 (v2.52) X-Listprocessor-Version: 8.0 -- ListProcessor(tm) by CREN Status: RO X-Status: WASHINGTON May 18 1998 - U.S. Energy Secretary Pena has proposed that npp owners postpone payment of a part of their fees to the Nuclear Waste Fund. The utilities could use the money they save in this way to finance temporary storage of their nuclear wastes. They will have to repay the postponed payments as soon as the departement is able to accept the spent fuel. MOSCOW 18 May 1998 - Russia and Iran hope to expand their nuclear cooperation. Iran denies it has any intention of becoming a nuclear weapons state. It further accuses the U.S. of using double standards in its non-proliferation policies. Delhi over the tests. ISLAMABAD May 18 1998 - The U.S. Britain and Japan have urged Pakistan not to conduct a nuclear test. Pakistan in turn expressed its dissapointment over the muted reactions from the G8 over the Indian tests. SALT LAKE CITY May 18 1998 - Garb-Oil & Power Co. has signed an agreement with Trenergy Inc. to build process plants that stabilize radioactive wastes by a proces called amelioration. NEW DELHI May 18 1998 - India denies it has misled the U.S. over its plans to restart nuclear testing. It says it has never guaranteed it would not restart nuclear testing. Although the West is putting pressure on Pakistan not to conduct a nuclear test the deputy chairman of India's Planning Commission Jaswant Singh said it is Pakistans right to do what it finds necessary to safeguard its national security. BIRMINGHAM May 15 1998 - The Group of Eight has condemned the nuclear tests India has carried out but it will not impose any sanctions on India. NEW DELHI May 18 1998 - Some hard-line Indian politicians are afraid Pakistan will retaliate the nuclear tests India has conducted. NEW DELHI May 18 1998 - Jaswant Singh a powerful BJP leader has said that India will not stockpile atomic bombs. ISLAMABAD May 19 1998 - Pakistan says the threat of India starting a war over Kashmir has heightened because of India's nuclear tests. NEW DELHI May 19 1998 - India has used a missile test on its east coast to distract American and Chinese intelligence from its nuclear tests in northwestern India. 100 Indian scientists have expressed their concern over the nuclear tests. JERUSALEM - May 18 1998 - Israel is afraid that the Indian nuclear tests might encourage Iran to go nuclear as well. Iran already posseses long-range missiles. The head of Iran's nuclear energy agency Aghazadeh has condemned nuclear testing by any country. --End-- ====================================================================== World Information Service on Energy - WISE PO Box 59636 Tel: +31-20-6126368 1040 LC Amsterdam Fax: +31-20-6892179 The Netherlands Email: wiseamster@antenna.nl (Visitors: Ketelhuisplein 43) http://antenna.nl/~wise ======================================================================