Nuclear News Roundup Dec 16, 2016

The Nördlich Lägern region of Switzerland should be included in the third and final stage of the country's plan for selecting sites for two repositories, the Swiss Federal Nuclear Safety Inspectorate (ENSI) has proposed. Switzerland's national radioactive waste disposal cooperative Nagra earlier suggested the area be excluded. world-nucldear-news.org

President-elect Donald Trump’s nominating former Texas Gov. Rick Perry as secretary of energy likely bodes well for the U.S. nuclear industry. dailycaller.com

Armenia’s only nuclear power plant has resumed power generation after being taken offline for repairs, the country’s energy ministry has said. powerengineeringint.com

The second-of-its-kind tour, sponsored by the Snake River Alliance, helped inform artists of Idaho's pivotal role in the Nuclear Age and served as the foundation of a new exhibition, Holding What Can’t be Held, which opens this week at MING Studios in Boise.  boiseweekly.com