News of nuclear

New Chile President Kast withdraws support for Bachelet's UN chief bid

Yesterday 20:41 New hard-right President Jose Antonio Kast says promoting Michelle Bachelet's candidacy would entail "a significant cost" for Chile and pulls backing.

POLITICS & CORRUPTION

Milei advisor Reidel resigns as head of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina

10-02-2026 08:43 Top advisor Demian Reidel steps down as head of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA in order to dedicate himself to advising President Javier Milei, briefs government; Physicist and economist’s tenure at state firm overseeing nuclear plants had fallen under suspicion following denunciations of alleged overpricing and the steering of tenders.

POLITICS

Reidel justifies debt clearance amid nuclear plant graft claims

04-02-2026 23:24 Head of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina responds to accusations over payment of debt contracted with Banco Macro, indicating that it was cleared with his own funds in a "transparent operation."

POLITICS & COURTS

Milei ally under pressure over alleged overpricing at nuclear plants

29-01-2026 00:12 Demian Reidel, adviser to President Javier Milei, heads Nucleoeléctrica Argentina, state-owned firm that operates the country’s nuclear power plants; Dispute centres on alleged overpricing for cleaning contract for the Atucha I and II reactors.

INVESTIGATION

Overpricing claims, removal of officials poses questions for Milei ally Reidel

29-01-2026 00:12 Internal complaints and alleged bid-rigging precede removal of two Nucleoeléctrica Argentina executives linked to Milei ally Demian Reidel.

by Giselle Leclercq

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW

Rafael Grossi: ‘The UN is moving into irrelevance, but it need not be so’

10-01-2026 06:59 Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is one of the leading candidates to succeed United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres. In an exclusive interview, the Argentine diplomat discusses the UN’s top job, his vision for it and career to date.

by James Grainger

RACE FOR UN SECRETARY GENERAL

Rafael Mariano Grossi: Renewing the promise – a United Nations that works

27-11-2025 00:03 "The world still needs the United Nations – but it must be a United Nations that works," says Rafael Mariano Grossi, candidate for Secretary-General of the top international body, in his vision statement, to which the Times gained access.

UNITED NATIONS

Argentina formally backs Rafael Grossi’s candidacy for UN secretary-general

26-11-2025 23:50 President Javier Milei’s government puts forward the IAEA chief as a contender to succeed António Guterres in 2027, betting his technical profile, experience with global crises and diplomatic backing will win out in a pivotal year for the United Nations.

INTERVIEW

Rafael Grossi, diplomat in running to head UN, warns of increased nuclear risk

22-11-2025 06:33 Director-general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says nuclear policy of mutual dissuasion, which has worked for many decades, seems to be eroding; “The hypothesis of a nuclear conflict cannot be excluded,” he warns.

by Jorge Fontevecchia

NUCLEAR TENSIONS

Trump pushes to restart US nuclear weapons tests after three-decade pause

30-10-2025 16:33 Tensions escalate as Trump orders the first US nuclear tests in three decades in response to Russia’s recent weapon demonstrations and China's growing arsenal.

NUCLEAR SECTOR

Nucleoeléctrica sell-off: Discontent in nuclear sector over Milei’s ‘geopolitical’ turn

09-10-2025 18:15 Halting the CAREM project, freezing plans to build the Atucha III and IV plants and entry into Washington’s FIRST programme all add up to a dramatic shift for Argentina’s nuclear sector. Critics accuse the government of violating “technological sovereignty” in favour of foreign interests.

by Cecilia Degl'Innocenti

PRIVATISATION PLAN

Milei moves forward with part-privatisation of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina

16-09-2025 17:39 Milei to move ahead with partial privatisation of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina SA; Government decree to allow sale of 44% stake; State to retain majority control as foreign investors eye nuclear sector.

Foreign policy & diplomacy

Argentina condemns Iran's 'threats' against IAEA chief Grossi

29-06-2025 11:07 Argentina's Foreign Ministry expresses support for UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi, stating it "categorically condemns the threats against him coming from Iran."

WAR IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Argentina raises security threat level amid Iran conflict

24-06-2025 10:14 Security was officially stepped up last Saturday following US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities. Argentine embassies across the Middle East are now on ‘high’ alert.

by Walter Curia

IRANIAN NUCLEAR PROGRAMME

IAEA seeks access to Iran nuclear sites and uranium stockpiles

23-06-2025 11:41 Rafael Grossi, head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog, calls for inspectors to be allowed return to Iran's nuclear sites in a bid to "account for" Islamic republic's highly enriched uranium stockpiles.

STRIKES ON IRAN

Trump: Iran nuclear facilities 'completely and totally obliterated'

21-06-2025 23:15 Washington joins Israel's air campaign against Tehran; US President Donald Trump announces US military has launched a "very successful attack" on three Iranian nuclear sites including the Fordo uranium enrichment plant.

CONFLICT IN MIDDLE EAST

Iran threatens Argentine diplomat who leads UN nuclear agency

21-06-2025 22:36 Iran threatens Argentine IAEA chief Rafael Grossi; "Once the war is over, we will deal with him," warns Ali Larijani, top adviser to Islamic Republic’s Supreme Leader.

ISRAEL-IRAN CONFLICT

Trump tells Israel, world he’ll make Iran war decision in ‘next two weeks’

19-06-2025 21:57 Israel says it welcomes ‘all help’ in striking Iran as US president states there is still a “substantial” chance of talks to end the conflict.

MULTILATERALISM

UN atomic boss achieves gender parity – just don’t call it DEI

11-06-2025 17:52 Argentine diplomat Rafael Mariano Grossi, a top candidate to become the next United Nations secretary general, has achieved gender parity at the International Atomic Energy Agency in record time.

ENERGY & GAS

Milei vows to promote nuclear energy in Argentina

21-12-2024 11:37 President vows to install nuclear reactors to power artificial intelligence servers across Argentina.

Lithium in Argentina

Economic crisis thwarts bid to go nuclear with lithium bounty

17-09-2024 11:35 Currency woes dog Argentine scientists trying to develop key isotope Lithium-6, which could have nuclear applications; Milei’s spending cuts, privatisation plans are also a factor.

News of nuclear

New Chile President Kast withdraws support for Bachelet's UN chief bid

Milei advisor Reidel resigns as head of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina

Reidel justifies debt clearance amid nuclear plant graft claims

Milei ally under pressure over alleged overpricing at nuclear plants

Overpricing claims, removal of officials poses questions for Milei ally Reidel

Rafael Grossi: ‘The UN is moving into irrelevance, but it need not be so’

Rafael Mariano Grossi: Renewing the promise – a United Nations that works

Argentina formally backs Rafael Grossi’s candidacy for UN secretary-general

Rafael Grossi, diplomat in running to head UN, warns of increased nuclear risk

Trump pushes to restart US nuclear weapons tests after three-decade pause

Nucleoeléctrica sell-off: Discontent in nuclear sector over Milei’s ‘geopolitical’ turn

Milei moves forward with part-privatisation of Nucleoeléctrica Argentina

Argentina condemns Iran's 'threats' against IAEA chief Grossi

Argentina raises security threat level amid Iran conflict

IAEA seeks access to Iran nuclear sites and uranium stockpiles

Trump: Iran nuclear facilities 'completely and totally obliterated'

Iran threatens Argentine diplomat who leads UN nuclear agency

Trump tells Israel, world he’ll make Iran war decision in ‘next two weeks’

UN atomic boss achieves gender parity – just don’t call it DEI

Milei vows to promote nuclear energy in Argentina

Economic crisis thwarts bid to go nuclear with lithium bounty

Argentina remembers painful legacy of dictatorship as Milei challenges narrative

Huge crowd floods Plaza de Mayo to mark 50 years since dictatorship coup

Milei government calls for ‘complete history’ of Argentina's dictatorship era in video

Survivors recall horror of dictatorship, 50 years on from coup

Voices from the darkness: 20 survivors of Argentina's dictatorship and their tales

El Messidor, la jaula de oro de Isabel Perón

“Una prueba de Dios”: Alejandro Eugenio, el hijo que Videla escondió en el Pabellón 7 de la Montes de Oca

La confianza en el Gobierno de Javier Milei cayó por cuarto mes consecutivo, según la Universidad Di Tella

Elon Musk confirmó el paso de Neuralink a la fase industrial para fabricar implantes a gran escala

El video del Gobierno para el 24 de marzo: "Las víctimas que quisieron esconder"