GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy to lead a team of industry experts for an advanced nuclear technology development project. Businesswire.com

Tokyo is expected to call for understanding from Washington over Japan’s growing plutonium stockpile as a nuclear cooperation agreement with the United States renews on Tuesday. Nhk.or.jp

 German wholesale power prices for August are up sharply pointing to potential output reductions by some nuclear reactors in the country which rely on water to keep them cool, traders said on Monday. Af.reuters.com

As Russia’s state atomic corporation Rosatom starts work on Turkey’s first nuclear power plant, critics caution that the project will further increase Russia’s influence over the country, its energy system and the region at large. Heidi Vella examines what the project means for Turkey’s electricity mix and its future relationship with the Soviet State. Power-technology.com