The United States plans to extend the lifespans of existing nuclear reactors and support new technologies as it seeks to revive an industry seen as crucial to its energy security, a senior U.S. official said on Thursday. Business.finacialpost.com

The Fukuoka High Court upheld Wednesday a lower court decision to reject a call by local residents to suspend operation of nuclear reactors in the southwestern Japan prefecture of Saga. Japantoday.com

Uzbekistan has decided it now wants to build four nuclear power units and not just two as previously stated, Alisher Sultanov, the country’s energy minister, said in an interview with news agency Kun.uz this week. World-nuclear-news.org

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has begun a special inspection at the Fermi-2 in Michingan nuclear power plant to determine if degraded paint inside a portion of the reactor containment could impact certain safety systems in accident conditions. Nucnet.org