Nuclear News Roundup Nov 29, 2018 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is willing to allow inspectors into the reclusive country’s main nuclear complex in Yongbyon, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing a senior diplomatic source. Reuters.com In his speech on France's Multiannual Energy Program (PPE), the President of the Republic has stressed that the absolute environmental priority is the fight against climate change. He sets the goal for France of total decarbonization by 2050 through the use of low carbon energy sources. Businesswire.com President Emmanuel Macron said on Tuesday that France would shut down 14 of the country's 58 nuclear reactors currently in operation by 2035, of which between four and six will be closed by 2030. Thelocal.fr Today, South Carolina energy company SCANA and its potential purchaser Dominion Energy reached a settlement with class-action litigants to offer a significant energy bill rate cut in exchange for the litigants dropping a lawsuit over $2 billion in energy bill fees. Attorneys for the class-action members told The Post and Courier that they will accept the deal if it’s approved. Arstechnica.com
