Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to nearly weapons-grade levels, according to a report by the United Nations' nuclear watchdog seen by The Associated Press on Wednesday.
Iran's new commitments to allow tighter oversight at its nuclear facilities represent a key step forward, United Nations officials said Monday as they sought to tamp down growing fears about Tehran's nuclear program amid reports that the Islamic Republic can now produce enough weapons-grade uranium for a nuclear bomb in as little as 12 days.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will establish a permanent presence at all of Ukraine's operating nuclear power plants as well as at Chernobyl, the site of the 1986 nuclear accident, amid continuing concerns that the war with Russia's invading forces has put the sensitive sites at risk.
Ukraine's state nuclear energy company says it appears that Russia is preparing to stage a terrorist act at the occupied Zaporizhzhia power plant using radioactive waste and nuclear materials.
International inspectors reached the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine on Thursday and pledged to stay on site as continued fighting between Russian and Ukrainian forces threatens to ignite a disaster at Europe's largest nuclear facility.