Nuclear News Roundup Nov 20, 2016

An updated schedule for the Iter fusion project has been approved by the Iter Council, which represents the countries taking part in the project. Under the new schedule, first plasma is now slated for 2025 and the start of deuterium-tritium operation is set for 2035. world-nuclear-news.org

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) met its strategic goals and objectives for safety and security in fiscal 2016 and is in a sound financial position, according to the regulator's newly published annual performance and accountability report. world-nuclear-news.org

Emirati women make up 20 per cent of the workforce in the United Arab Emirates nuclear energy industry, an official said on Monday. thenational.ae

AN ALARMING signal Vladimir Putin is preparing for war has come after his top military chiefs revealed the Kremlin is deploying much-feared Iskander and S-400 long-range missile defense systems deep inside Europe. express.co.uk