nuclear

April 27, 2025 10:05 AM

Suspected chemical blast at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port kills at least 18, injures hundreds

A huge blast probably caused by the explosion of chemical materials killed at least 18 people and injured more than 700 on Saturday at Iran's biggest port, Bandar Abbas, Iranian state media reported. The explosion, which hit the Shahid Rajaee section of the port, occurred as Iran began a third round of nuclear talks with the United States in Oman, but there was no indication of a link between the two events. Hossein Zafari, a spokesperson for Iran's crisis management organisation, appeared to ...

February 12, 2025 8:32 PM

PM Modi, Macron visit Cadarache ITER facility, discuss nuclear cooperation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron visited the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) facility in Cadarache on Wednesday, marking the first-ever visit by a Head of State or Government to the ambitious fusion energy project. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the leaders were welcomed by the Director General of ITER and were briefed on the progress of the project, including the assembly of the world’s largest Tokamak—a device design...

January 16, 2025 11:13 AM

US removes three Indian nuclear entities from export control list

The United States has removed three Indian nuclear entities—the Indira Gandhi Atomic Research Center, the Bhabha Atomic Research Center, and Indian Rare Earths—from its export control list, which restricts the export of certain goods from US companies. The US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) said on Wednesday that the removals aim to "support US foreign policy objectives by reducing barriers to advanced energy cooperation, including joint research and development as well as science and...