PUTIN has said today that he will continue to improve Russia's nuclear arsenal in a bid to deter potential threats to his country - including arming cruise missiles with nukes to destroy ISIS. express.co.uk India is expected to offer a site in Andhra Pradesh to set up units five and six of Kudankulam nuclear power plant by Russia in sync with broad principles of 'Make in India' initiative and a decision in this regard is likely to be finalized during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow this week. economictimes.indiatimes.com French nuclear group AREVA said Thursday last week it had concluded a series of agreements with CEA (French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) for the management of nuclear facilities being dismantled at Marcoule and for assistance with onsite work covering the period 2016 to 2020. nuclearstreet.com Entergy Nuclear Vermont Yankee (ENVY) said it would accelerate its schedule for transferring spent nuclear fuel from a “wet” cooling system to a “dry” storage system. The transfers will begin in 2019, two years earlier than originally planned, the company said. nuclearstreet.com
