The announcement comes just days after NPR revealed the administration had secretly rewritten safety and environmental standards.

U.S.–Iran nuclear negotiations have hit a volatile stretch, with diplomatic efforts teetering on the brink of collapse amid sharp disagreements over agenda and strategy. After Iran insisted the talks focus only on its nuclear program,

The New Start Treaty will expire Thursday, removing limits on the U.S. and Russia's arsenals for the first time in over 50 years.

Wednesday it is ‌undergoing a reorganization in line with President Donald Trump's goals ⁠on speeding ‌up licensing of nuclear reactors. The Nuclear ‍Regulatory Commission said in a release it will ​appoint leaders for ‌the reactor safety program and the staff's development of a new organizational chart ⁠and management plan ​within 60 ​days.

The current situation requires that everything possible be done to avert a new arms race that would further threaten peace among nations,” Pope Leo said.

Tomorrow, the world lurches toward an age of international uncertainty and increased nuclear-weapons spending. New START is expiring. Why it matters: The treaty capped and encouraged inspections of the deployed nuclear arsenals of the U.

One of the world's last bastions of nuclear safety is set to expire tonight

Bill Gates-backed nuclear fusion firm Type One Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)