Horizon Nuclear Power – the UK subsidiary of Japan’s Hitachi – and NuGeneration – the UK joint venture between Japan’s Toshiba and France’s Engie – have joined government officials, trade associations, and wider stakeholders during a trade mission to Tokyo this week. world-nuclear-news.org

Stakeholder support and involvement are “essential to achieving accepted and sustainable decisions for nearly all aspects of nuclear energy”, an OECD Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) workshop has concluded. More than 130 experts from 26 countries came together to discuss international best practices at the workshop on ‘stakeholder involvement in nuclear decision making’, held at the NEA’s headquarters in Paris this week. world-nuclear-news.org

Toshiba Corp’s financial crisis deepened on Thursday as media reported it may unveil a bigger-than-expected $6 billion writedown for its U.S. nuclear business, sending its shares sliding 16 percent. reuters.com

While not threatening a shutdown, the owners of Connecticut’s only nuclear power plant have met with legislators and described their vulnerability to trends affecting the industry nationwide and expressed interest in bidding for state contracts. sfgate.com