Nuclear News Roundup Feb 01, 2019 Russia and the United States failed to bridge their differences over a landmark Cold War-era arms treaty at last-ditch talks in Beijing, Russia’s deputy foreign minister was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies Thursday. Voanews.com A worker at the Leibstadt nuclear power plant near Zurich was found to have fabricated data on safety tests that were not even performed. The authorities claim this did not affect the safe operation of the plant. Swissinfo.ch Nuclear power is among the most expensive forms of electricity generation. Theherald.com French utility EDF said today it will give an update on the schedule and construction cost of the Flamanville EPR once the country's nuclear safety regulator has ruled in May whether some welds in the unit's secondary system need replacing. World-nuclear-news.org
