Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2011.   I was deeply saddened by the passing of my friend and predecessor Warren Christopher. The longer I spend in this job, the deeper my appreciation grows for the giants who came before. Warren was a diplomat’s diplomat – talented, dedicated and exceptionally wise. As well[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–19 March 2011 – 4:30 UTC. Summary of conditions at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Located on the Eastern coast of Japan, the six nuclear power reactors at Daiichi are boiling water reactors (BWRs). A massive earthquake on 11 March severed off-site power to the plant and triggered the[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 19, 2011. In recent days, we’ve seen turmoil and tragedy around the world, from change in the Middle East and North Africa to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. As I said on Friday, we will work with our partners in the region to protect innocent civilians in[Read More…]

Milwaukee, Wisconsin–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011.  Today, Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi issued a temporary restraining order blocking the implementation of the bill that strips hundreds of thousands of hard working Wisconsinites of their voice on the job. “Judge Sumi confirmed today what we knew all along – that the bill[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011 – UPDATE AS OF 8:00 P.M. EDT Tokyo Electric Power Co. continued spraying water into the reactor 3 used fuel pool that began early Friday morning. Another water spraying operation into the pool was conducted around noon EDT. The company did not provide any updates on[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011.  A bipartisan resolution condemning recent Belarusian elections as illegitimate and calling on the Belarusian regime to immediately release all political prisoners, unanimously passed the Senate late yesterday. The resolution also calls for a tightening of the of the list of Belarusian officials who are subject to[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—March 18, 2011.  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued an Information Notice to all currently operating U.S. nuclear power plants, describing the effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami on Japanese nuclear power plants. The notice provides a brief overview of how the earthquake and tsunami are understood[Read More…]

Vienna, Austria–(ENEWSPF)–18 March 2011 -14:00 UTC.  Graham Andrew, Special Adviser to the IAEA Director General on Scientific and Technical Affairs, briefed both Member States and the media on the current status of nuclear safety in Japan. His opening remarks, which he delivered at 14:00 UTC at the IAEA headquarters in[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–18 March 2011 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has strongly condemned today’s reported killing by Yemeni security forces of at least 33 people who had been participating in demonstrations in the capital, Sana’a. “The Secretary-General is deeply troubled by the continuing violence and instability in Yemen,” his spokesperson said in[Read More…]

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–March 18, 2011.   Could you explain how MSF responded to the quake? Well, rapidly. At least we tried to respond very rapidly. What we have looked at right from the beginning is a very small team trying to be flexible, mobile, modular. To be able to move from[Read More…]