Uranium Ban

U.S. Republican Senators on Thursday introduced a bill to ban U.S. imports of Russian uranium to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

Islamic State terror group may have developed a nuclear device by using radioactive uranium stolen from Iraq's Mosul University after seizing control of the city last June, according to a British media report.

Australia's prime minister said on Wednesday that he will sign a uranium export deal with India for peaceful power generation this week, but added that exports of the nuclear fuel to Russia have been banned until further notice.

The discovery by a monitoring station in Japan could not answer the key question of whether Pyongyang used plutonium or uranium in the blast.

The Australian and Indian prime ministers held talks on Wednesday that could pave the way for Australia to sell uranium to energy-hungry India, after Canberra lifted a long-standing export ban that had strained bilateral relations.

Australia's ties with India are set to benefit from the ruling Labor Party's decision to lift a ban on exporting uranium to the growing Asian power, Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith said on Monday.

Australia's Northern Territory, which produces about eight per cent of the world's mined uranium, plans to send a trade mission to India after the ruling Labor Party approved the sale of yellow cake to the country.

Australia's ruling party voted on Sunday to overturn a long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India, despite fierce opposition from critics who argued such sales are unsafe because India has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

Eyeing India's growing uranium needs and its potential to provide jobs in Australia, Prime Minister Julia Gillard today pitched for lifting a long- standing ban on export of the yellow cake to the rising Asian giant.   "I believe the time has come for the Labor Party to change this position. Selling uranium to India will be good for...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called on her ruling party to overturn its ban on Australia exporting uranium to India for peaceful purposes.

In a bid to strengthen bilateral ties, Australian government could review and lift the long standing ban on uranium export to India later this year, a media report said today.     "Later this year, the (Julia) Gillard government is likely to take two very big decisions affecting relations with the US and India. It will provide m...

U.S. Republican Senators on Thursday introduced a bill to ban U.S. imports of Russian uranium to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

Islamic State terror group may have developed a nuclear device by using radioactive uranium stolen from Iraq's Mosul University after seizing control of the city last June, according to a British media report.

Australia's prime minister said on Wednesday that he will sign a uranium export deal with India for peaceful power generation this week, but added that exports of the nuclear fuel to Russia have been banned until further notice.

The discovery by a monitoring station in Japan could not answer the key question of whether Pyongyang used plutonium or uranium in the blast.

The Australian and Indian prime ministers held talks on Wednesday that could pave the way for Australia to sell uranium to energy-hungry India, after Canberra lifted a long-standing export ban that had strained bilateral relations.

Australia's ties with India are set to benefit from the ruling Labor Party's decision to lift a ban on exporting uranium to the growing Asian power, Australian Defence Minister Stephen Smith said on Monday.

Australia's Northern Territory, which produces about eight per cent of the world's mined uranium, plans to send a trade mission to India after the ruling Labor Party approved the sale of yellow cake to the country.

Australia's ruling party voted on Sunday to overturn a long-standing ban on exporting uranium to India, despite fierce opposition from critics who argued such sales are unsafe because India has not signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty.

Eyeing India's growing uranium needs and its potential to provide jobs in Australia, Prime Minister Julia Gillard today pitched for lifting a long- standing ban on export of the yellow cake to the rising Asian giant.   "I believe the time has come for the Labor Party to change this position. Selling uranium to India will be good for...

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has called on her ruling party to overturn its ban on Australia exporting uranium to India for peaceful purposes.

In a bid to strengthen bilateral ties, Australian government could review and lift the long standing ban on uranium export to India later this year, a media report said today.     "Later this year, the (Julia) Gillard government is likely to take two very big decisions affecting relations with the US and India. It will provide m...