The legislative chamber of Uzbekistan’s parliament met with a delegation from Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom on 18 December and discussed the Central Asian country’s plan to build its first nuclear power plant. Uzbek deputies visited the Novovoronezh nuclear power plant in Russia between 12 and 14 December as part of this ambition, which was unveiled on 19 October by Uzbek and Russian presidents, Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Vladimir Putin. World-nuclear-news.org

Thousands of national archive files on Britain’s atomic and nuclear weapons energy programs have been withdrawn from public view by order of the UK government without any explanation, alarming academics. Rt.com

A pair of environmental groups will challenge state regulators’ decision to let Dominion Energy buy South Carolina Electric & Gas and charge ratepayers for its failed nuclear project. Postandcourier.com

JEA pursued a variety of strategies this year to sever its contractual ties to Plant Vogtle, a nuclear money pit in Georgia. Many of these strategies, begun by recently named permanent CEO Aaron Zahn, are still ongoing. Bizjournal.com