Russia has put into operation its first near-surface final nuclear waste repository for solid low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste, National Operator for Radioactive Waste Management (NO RAO) has announced. world-nuclear-news.org

Swiss nuclear power plant operators face lower or even no contributions to the country’s decommissioning and waste disposal funds over the period 2017-2021, primarily due to the delay of some ten years in commissioning a deep geological repository. world-nuclear-news.org

The China Industrial and Commercial Bank has expressed an interest in financing construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant in Bulgaria. nuclearstreet.com

U.S. nuclear regulators are investigating whether the suspected falsification of documents at French nuclear power company Areva SA, which supplies components for reactors globally, poses any problems at U.S. nuclear plants. reuters.com