The U.K. still lacks the replacement rules needed to fuel its nuclear reactors after the country quits the European Union, according to an Electricite de France SA executive. Bloomsberg.com

A senior Chinese diplomat said on Saturday (Feb 17) that China is committed to the principle of non-first-use of nuclear weapon, expressing concerns about the danger of nuclear development at present at the ongoing Munich Security Conference. Straitstimes.com

Seawater is infiltrating the Runit Dome, an atomic bomb-waste repository on a remote Marshall Island atoll in the central Pacific Ocean, posing a potential risk of radiation exposure for the small, local population.  Pri.org

US and Chinese security officials reportedly tussled over the American nuclear football during a state visit that President Donald Trump later called “great” and “very productive”. Independent.co.uk