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Japan's future use of nuclear energy could be significantly impacted by decisions made this year on restarting reactors and extending the operating periods of its older units, according to the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). However, it sees nuclear playing an important role in achieving energy security, economy and environmental protection. world-nuclear-news.org

Energy Fuels Inc. said Wednesday that it had received the last major government approvals to re-start mining at the Sheep Mountain Project in the Crooks Gap Mining District of central Wyoming, once a large-scale, conventional uranium mine. nuclearstreet.com

Toshiba Corp. anticipates that total losses at its nuclear business in the United States could be larger than earlier stated due to a write-down at its subsidiary Westinghouse Electric Co., a source familiar with the matter said Wednesday. japantimes.co.jp

North Korea has about 110 pounds of weapons-grade plutonium, which is enough to make 10 nuclear weapons, the South Korean defense ministry said Wednesday. The reclusive East Asian country threatened Sunday it was going to test-launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). ibtimes.com