Grants totaling 3.9 million dollars have been awarded by the UK government to the National Nuclear Laboratory (NNL) and the University of Manchester for the development of accident tolerant nuclear fuels. world-nuclear-news.org

Energoatom has postponed the completion target date for its program to improve the safety of its nuclear power plants from 2017 to the end of 2020. world-nuclear-news.org

Mitsubishi Electric Power Products Inc (MEPPI) is to develop the instrumentation and control systems for Holtec International’s SMR-160 reactor under a long-term partnership agreement between the two companies. world-nuclear-news.org

Chinese media are reporting that a planned nuclear power project in Argentina is proving to be a magnet for businesses.  nuclearstreet.com