Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said it has been awarded a final and binding partial award in the ongoing arbitration proceedings related to delays in the construction of the first-of-a-kind EPR unit at Olkiluoto. world-nuclear-news.org As heads of state and business leaders react to US President-elect Donald Trump's victory, the implications of the new administration for nuclear programs in the USA and overseas are still to emerge. world-nuclear-news.org Adi Paterson, Chief Executive of the Australian Nuclear Science Technology Organization (ANSTO), said the research and production-oriented 20-megawatt Open Pool Australian Lightwater reactor (OPAL) would increase production of radioactive isotopes for medical purposes, aiming to create 10 million doses a year to make up for potential shortages worldwide. nuclearstreet.com In the midst of the worst tension with Pakistan in over a decade, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar today said that he personally believes India should not "bind" itself to a no-first-use nuclear policy. A Defence Ministry spokesperson said that the minister's remarks, made at a book release, must be taken as "his personal opinion and not his official position." ndtv.com
