Nuclear

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IAEA Tells Board of Governors Iran's Nuclear Program Set Back Years, but Gaps Remain

The UN nuclear watchdog told its Board of Governors that Israeli strikes and emergency inspections have set Iran's enrichment program back by years, while warning that a meaningful quantity of near-weapons-grade uranium remains unaccounted for.

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Hyperscaler Signs 11-Gigawatt Nuclear Pact as AI Energy Anxiety Reshapes Procurement

A U.S. hyperscaler signed an 11-gigawatt nuclear power purchase agreement Monday, the largest single corporate nuclear commitment on record, as AI operators race to lock in firm, low-carbon power after the moratorium fight.

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Hyperscaler signs landmark 12-gigawatt nuclear deal as AI buildout races the grid

A 12-gigawatt nuclear supply pact between one of the largest U.S. cloud providers and a consortium of utilities and small-modular reactor developers has reset expectations for how the AI build-out will be powered, energy executives and analysts said over the weekend.

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IAEA preliminary report finds Natanz and Fordow cascades largely destroyed, complicating Vienna talks

An IAEA preliminary assessment circulated to member states Wednesday found that Israeli strikes destroyed an estimated 70 to 85 percent of the enrichment cascades at Natanz and Fordow, a finding that has reordered the calculus of the Vienna talks on day 14 of the ceasefire.

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IAEA inspectors return to Natanz as Vienna resumes Iran verification track

International atomic inspectors set foot inside Iran's bombed Natanz complex Friday for the first time since the war began, as Vienna talks restarted a verification track that diplomats called the most fragile pillar of the nine-day-old ceasefire.

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