A prototype fuel assembly for China’s CAP1400 pressurized water reactor design has been produced at the Baotou fuel fabrication facility in Inner Mongolia. The fuel’s performance will now be verified. world-nuclear-news.org

Global nuclear generating capacity increased slightly in 2015 as 10 new reactors began supplying electricity and eight were permanently shut down, according to World Nuclear Association data. world-nuclear-news.org

Belgium’s Doel nuclear reactor went offline on Saturday, after it was restarted just three days ago, the plant’s spokesperson said. nuclear-news.net

There is no evidence that Iran is planning to depart from a deal reached with world powers last year to scale back its nuclear program and it could even fulfill all of its agreements this month, a German foreign ministry spokesman said on Monday. news-yahoo.com