The shipment of transuranic wastes from generator sites to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico is set to resume in April. The US Department of Energy (DoE) expects a total of 128 shipments to be made to WIPP over the next 12 months. world-nuclear-news.org The landmark law in Illinois that provides support for the Quad Cities and Clinton nuclear power plants –both of them owned by Exelon Corporation – may be decided in a court battle, as fossil-fuel based power generators have filed a lawsuit claiming the law skews the purpose of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's energy market auctions. nuclearstreet.com Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah called on Israel to dismantle its nuclear reactor in Dimona on Thursday, warning that it poses a threat to Israel's existence should it be hit by one of Hezbollah's missiles. jpost.com Japanese conglomerate Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has ruled out rescuing Toshiba's stricken nuclear reactor business, warning there are too many differences between their respective technologies to make a tie-up possible. ft.com
