Nuclear News Roundup Apr 16, 2018 France was the fourth country to join the so-called “Nuclear Club,” and at the height of the Cold War maintained its own nuclear triad of land-based missiles, nuclear-armed bombers and ballistic missile submarines. Today, France’s sea-based nuclear deterrent is the home of most of its nuclear arsenal, with four nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, of French design and construction, providing constant assurance against surprise nuclear attack. Nationalinterest.org Local nonprofit C-10’s right to intervene in a hearing on concrete degradation at the Seabrook nuclear power plant has been upheld by the presidentially appointed panel that oversees the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Newburyportnews.com Due to their high cost relative to other generating options, no new nuclear power units will be built in the US, an Exelon official said Thursday. Platts.com Trump's Syria threats are exactly why North Korea wants nuclear weapons. Cnn.com
