A regulatory application was lodged today for a large used fuel storage facility in the US state of New Mexico. With a capacity of 10,000 canisters, Holtec’s Hi-Store Consolidated Interim Storage facility could store used fuel from any US nuclear power plant. world-nuclear-news.org

Permits to decommission Germany’s Biblis nuclear power plant are to be issued to RWE Power following approval of its plans by the ministry of the environment in the state of Hesse. The operation to dismantle the two reactors is expected to take about 15 years. world-nuclear-news.org

New South African Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba insist that government’s controversial nuclear-build program will continue as planned, but that it will not be implemented recklessly. timeslive.co.za

President Trump’s administration issued sanctions Friday against a North Korean business and 11 North Korean nationals who it said were tied to Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons program and the financial networks that support it. washingtonpost.com