Avatar photoClapper on Iran NIE

Taking a break from Japan for a bit, DNI Clapper, in his prepared statement, provided an unclassified summary of the most recent NIE on Iran’s nuclear programs during the March 10 World Wide Threat hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Full text after the jump.

Avatar photoFEPC Statement 3/18

FEPC has released another update. This statements includes an announcement that Japan has increased the level of seriousness of the accident at Units 1,2 and 3 to 5 on the INES scale.  A lot of folks thought a 6 was more appropriate (it seems worse than Three Mile Island after all), but I’ve spent a …

Avatar photoNuclear Boy

I am not sure I understand why, but this made me smile.  Maybe it was the earnestness.  But, amidst the worst nuclear catastrophe in decades, a smile is definitely worth something.

Avatar photoAnother FEPC Statement

FEPC has released another statement. Other regular sources of information are the IAEA and the Japan Atomic Industrial Form. This time there is no entry for Unit 4, which is the main source of debate between TEPCO and NRC Chairman Jazcko. I am told that is because there is no new information. Update | 12:08 …