Iran is working round the clock to enlarge its nuclear infrastructure with the eventual aim of developing an industry capable of building up to 30 bombs a year, an Israeli minister charged on Monday. Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, Intelligence Minister Yuval Steinitz said Tehran was "very close" to crossing the red line laid out by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year. But he said it was biding its time and building uranium-enrichment facilities before making the final push for weapons-grade material.

VANCOUVER - Researchers in British Columbia say they're reached a milestone in the development of a new medical isotope, which could help address a national shortage. A team from TRIUMF, a national laboratory for particle and nuclear physics, at the B.C. Cancer Agency says it has used a medical cyclotron designed and manufactured in Richmond, B.C., for large-scale production of TC-99m, the isotope needed for medical imaging such as CT scans.

SEOUL, June 10 (Yonhap) -- President Park Geun-hye expressed her dismay Monday at a recent scandal surrounding the use of substandard parts in the country's nuclear reactors, ordering a strict investigation into the case. Two power-generating atomic reactors were turned off late last month after they were found to be using substandard control cables supplied under fake quality warranties. "To be honest, what's more shocking to me is the fact that such corruption has not been revealed until now," Park said in a weekly meeting with senior secretaries at her office.

OTTAWA - Federal Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver has confirmed that he is set to roll out his plan to raise the amount in damages that Canadian nuclear operators would have to pay in case of an accident. He is expected to announce the details at a nuclear conference in Toronto on Monday morning, although he will likely hold off on tabling legislation until the fall, sources tell The Canadian Press.