Nudged by FERC, federal appeals court upholds Illinois nuclear subsidies. Utilitydive.com Tony Abbott has called on the Morrison government to sharpen the political contest with Labor ahead of the election by moving to lift the prohibition on nuclear power, as Bill Shorten leaves the door open to reviving the now “dead” national energy guarantee. Theaustralian.com Russia reportedly warned Mattis it could use nuclear weapons in Europe, and it made him see Moscow as an 'existential threat' to the US. Businessinsider.com There are "no worries" about the safety of material being dumped from a nuclear plant off the coast of Cardiff, the man overseeing the project has said. Bbc.com