Nuclear regulators will begin examining a reactor at a power plant in southwestern Japan on Monday to determine whether its operations can be restarted. www3.nkk.or.jp The Prime Minister of Japan, Abe stated he only wanted to “improve the atmosphere” by commenting “contaminated water situation is under control”. fukushima-diary.com St. George, Utah opts to withdraw from NuScale small modular reactor nuclear power project. stgeoreutah.com Russia called for a ban on American nuclear weapons in parts of Europe, saying the U.S. is breaking an international agreement by holding joint nuclear training missions with NATO allies that don’t possess such weapons. newsmax.com