Entergy Corp.'s request to sell a defunct Massachusetts nuclear power plant to Holtec International Corp. needs to be fully vetted before any approvals are granted, Massachusetts lawmakers and officials told the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Bloombergenvironment.com Thief jeopardizes state secrets by using nuclear power plant to mine cryptocurrency. Thenextweb.com Restarting work on the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant and deferring decommissioning of the Guosheng plant in New Taipei City’s Wanli District and Ma-anshan plant in Pingtung County’s Ma-anshan would pose technical difficulties, so plans to do so are infeasible, Executive Yuan spokeswoman Kolas Yotaka said yesterday in response to a proposal by Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu. Taipeitimes.com Slovenian Prime Minister Marjan Sarec threw his weight on Thursday behind a tentative plan to build a new nuclear reactor to help support the country’s economic growth. Reutres.com