One of South Carolina's nuclear power reactors remained shut down Thursday for what utility executives call a minor, non-nuclear issue. The 33-year-old reactor at V.C. Summer Nuclear Station, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) north of Columbia, is safe and stable while teams assess repairs. There was a minor issue with the main transformer, and the plant's safety systems responded exactly as designed said Rhonda O'Banion, spokeswoman for SCANA, parent company of South Carolina Electric & Gas. Usnews.com
As medical doctors and scientists, we write concerning the escalating crisis between North Korea and the US. The power to kill millions is in the hands of unstable countries and unpredictable people. Tensions between these two nuclear powers clearly illustrate the dangers of nuclear weapons, which make the world less stable. Theguardian.com
Current nuclear threats on par with Cuban missile crisis, former US Energy secretary says. Cnbc.com
Finland is set to embrace a decarbonised future by increasing carbon taxes and introducing laws in 2018 that will begin to phase out the use of coal, with more nuclear capacity waiting to offer an alternative fuel source. Euractiv.com
