The US Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) is working to determine the impact of the US government’s recently announced policy framework for civil nuclear cooperation with China. Careful implementation is critical to mitigate commercial harms, the NEI’s Dan Lipman said. World-nuclear-news.org

Bulgaria may launch a tender to choose a strategic investor for its Belene nuclear power project by the end of the year if the parliament gives its approval to the plan, Energy Minister Temenuzhka Petkova said on Friday. Af.reuters.com

The French government will decide on whether or not to build a new generation of EPR reactors between 2021 and 2025, Agence France Presse (AFP) reported on Friday, citing a working document. reuters.com

A U.N. human rights expert is urging the Japanese government to stop returning children and women of reproductive age to areas near the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, where radiation levels remain higher than what was considered safe before the 2011 nuclear disaster. Presshearld.com