Poland will remain reliant on coal for power generation for now but in future should consider turning to nuclear energy and renewable sources, the new prime minister There was no emergency at the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant Tuseday, but they were preparing for one, just in case. Whnt.com

Saying state officials are misguided in seeking to cut power bills for a bungled atomic energy project, SCE&G spent hours Tuesday explaining why it thinks the rate cut would hurt customers more than it would help. Thestate.com

France faces a decade-long struggle to upgrade its nuclear power plants, but for Natacha Piot, whose firm makes metal pipe supports for reactors, there’s little visibility beyond Christmas.  Bloomberg.com

The Russian nuclear processing plant suspected of being behind a spike of radioactivity over Europe this fall has admitted that the isotope that was recorded in the Ural mountains emerges as part of the production cycle but said its levels are negligible. Usnews.com