The Tennessee Valley Authority has submitted an Early Site Permit (ESP) application for small modular reactor units at Clinch River, Tennessee, to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). world-nuclear-news.org AREVA NP said it had been chosen by German utility E.ON Kernkraft to decontaminate the Grafenrheinfeld nuclear power plant, a pressurized water reactor located south of Schweinfurt on the river Main. nuclearstreet.com Ahead of a meeting of the EU's energy commissioners, a report obtained by German media has revealed plans for the future of nuclear power in Europe. The plans run contrary to German policy. dw.com François Hollande, the President of France, has renewed his support for the controversial nuclear project planned by the French energy company EDF at Hinkley Point in Britain. theguardian.com