The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec) has approved the formation of Nawah Energy Company to operate and maintain Barakah units 1-4. Separately, an agreement with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will give the United Arab Emirates access to software tools to assist in radiation protection and assessment. world-nuclear-news.org Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) has presented the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) with a plan intended to “immediately begin the removal of hypersaline water” from the Turkey Point Powder Plant cooling canal system and, the company said, retract an artificial saltwater plume in the canals within the next 10 years. nuclearstreet.com An alleged European Commission plan for nuclear power has set off an unforeseen chain reaction in Germany. Upon closer inspection, however, it appears to be nothing more than a waste of energy, says DW's Bernd Riegert. dw.com NuGen expects electricity generation to start at its new nuclear project in Cumbria, Britain in 2025, the company said on Wednesday. The time frame means NuGen's project could over-take EDF's Hinkley C as the first new nuclear plant operating in the country in a generation. uk-reuters.com
