Trump, Afghanistan and nuclear weapons baltimoresun.com Canadian regulators have launched an environmental assessment of a proposal to build the country’s first small modular reactor, a kind of miniature nuclear power plant that advocates say could eventually help solve the energy needs of underserved remote locations and rejuvenate an industry dogged by uncertainty. Financialpost.com A new-generation nuclear power plant in northern France that has been hit by huge cost over-runs and manufacturing problems will not be ready before the end of 2022, French power group EDF said Friday, pushing back the date by three years. News.yahoo.com It appears that North Korea is close to achieving its ultimate goal — de facto acceptance as a nuclear weapons state, while on a path to normalize relations with the United States. Washingtontimes.com
