China and Saudi Arabia have signed a cooperation agreement for a joint study on the feasibility of constructing high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) in the Middle Eastern country. world-nuclear-news.org

X-energy yesterday announced the start of work on the conceptual design of its Xe-100 high temperature gas-cooled pebble bed modular reactor, following a review of the company’s readiness by an external panel of industry experts. world-nuclear-news.org

The European Commission said Friday that the Belgian government’s plans to compensate Engie-Electrabel and EDF Belgium for potential financial risks linked to long-term operation of three nuclear plants – Tihange 1, Doel 1 and Doel 2 – to be in line with EU state aid rules. nuclearstreet.com

A district court in Maebashi, Japan, has ruled that both the government and the Tokyo Electric Power Company should have taken steps to avoid the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Generating Station, given a government report in 2002 indicated that a huge tsunami in the region was possible. nuclearstreet.com