Nuclear News Roundup Nov 09, 2016 Canada's Bruce Power and Ontario Power Generation (OPG) have signed a memorandum of understanding to work together to ensure the continued long-term supply of cobalt-60 by expanding production to the Darlington and Bruce A plants. world-nuclear-news.org Dmitry Medvedev, the prime minister of Russia, and Li Keqiang, premier of China's State Council, today made a joint statement on the development of strategic cooperation between the two countries in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy. Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom said the statement "is intended to facilitate implementation" of its major projects in China. world-nuclear-news.org Leaders from Japan and India are poised to sign agreements this week that would allow Japan to export nuclear technology to India, making it the first non-signatory to the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty to be granted permission from Japan to do so. nuclearstreet.com France could impose power cuts this winter due to an electricity shortage, an unprecedented step in the wealthy nation which would expose the vulnerabilities of its dependence on nuclear power. reuters.com
