Nuclear News Roundup Feb 12, 2017 Several engineers at the Russian Federal Nuclear Center have been arrested for attempting to use one of Russia’s largest supercomputers for Bitcoin (BTC) mining, Interfax reports Friday, Feb. 9. Cointelegraph.com A former senior manager for the Tennessee Valley Authority who was recruited by an operative for the Chinese government seeking to buy American nuclear information received a rare probationary sentence. Knoxnews.ocom France is planning a €37-billion revamp of its nuclear arsenal over the next seven years, part of a sharp increase in defence spending aimed at allowing France to “hold its own” as a key power in Europe, the country’s defence chief said yesterday (8 February). Euractiv.com New details emerge as nuclear energy talks continue inside the State House. We are learning how customers of South Carolina electric co-ops are dealing with reactor debt. Wistv.com
