The Canadian government has issued the notice of commencement of an environmental assessment for a small modular reactor project proposed by Global First Power (GFP) with support from Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation (USNC) and Ontario Power Generation (OPG). The companies describe the move as a significant “first” for the Canadian nuclear industry. World-nuclear-news.org

Commissioning of the EPR at Olkiluoto in Finland has been delayed again, this time by six months to July 2020, utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said yesterday. The new date was given in an updated schedule for the OL3 EPR plant unit from the plant supplier Areva-Siemens Consortium. World-nuclear-news.org

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. will formally decide to decommission the Fukushima Daini nuclear plant after informing the prefecture’s governor of its policy as early as this month, a company source said Friday. English.kyodonnews.net

What appeared to be a typical case of car theft in Chile’s capital on Friday became more dire when authorities said the vehicle was carrying a dangerous radioactive substance. Reuters.com