The Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) tokamak-type nuclear fusion reactor has achieved a world record of 70 seconds in high-performance plasma operation, South Korea’s National Fusion Research Institute (NFRI) has announced. world-nucldear-news.org

The Swiss nuclear safety regulator has requested a review of documentation to check the design and quality of the forgings of the steam generators at the Beznau and Gösgen nuclear power plants. The regulator said it was “reacting to information from France”. world-nucldear-news.org

Greenpeace activists blocked access to the Paris headquarters of French power utility EDF on Wednesday in a protest against the company’s nuclear activities. telesurtv.net

The radiation plume from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011 has finally arrived on the shores of the continental United States. businessinsider.com