Nuclear News Roundup Jan 21, 2016 Where on earth to store nuclear waste is now a hot issue, no pun intended. Canada is having the debate as is the United States. The U.S. Department of Energy now says it will miss another deadline set under a 1995 agreement to remove nuclear waste now stored in Idaho. environmentalleader.com A UK-US agreement on the transfer of highly-enriched uranium that involves sites in Scotland rules out the military's use of the nuclear material. bbc.com U.S. President Barack Obama said sanctions imposed on Russia for annexing Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula should not be linked to discussions of reducing nuclear arsenals, saying instead that the sanctions should remain in place until Moscow reverses course on Ukraine. rferl.org The legacy of Former New Zealand Prime Minister David Lange as a champion of the anti-nuclear movement is under threat after the release of new CIA files. newstalkzb.co.nz
