Connecticut officials on Friday announced the selection of two nuclear plants, nine solar projects and one offshore wind project in the state’s solicitation for nearly 12 million MWh of zero-carbon electric power, equivalent to 45% of the state’s electric load. Rtoinsider.com

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has sent a  “conciliatory message” to Donald Trump as nuclear weapon talks between the two nations having stalled in recent months.  Independent.co.uk

TerraPower, a nuclear-energy company founded by Bill Gates, is unlikely to follow through on building a demonstration reactor in China, due largely to the Trump administration’s crackdown on the country. Axio.com

China will more than double its current nuclear power by adding deep pool nuclear reactors for heating. Nextbigfuture.com