WEST is the new name for Tore Supra, a plasma facility near Cadarache in southern France, which has been upgraded to undertake research towards the ITER fusion project. The reactor celebrated its first plasma on 14 December. world-nuclear-news.org

The Department of Energy on Monday announced it has chosen four companies to develop proposals for test sites to explore storing nuclear waste thousands of feet underground. morningconsult.com

Officials at the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station in Plymouth say the plant remained shut down Sunday, three days after leaks were found in several steam valves. boston.com

BWXT Canada announced Monday that it has purchased GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada, and renamed the company BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada. kitchener.ctvnews.ca