Construction has been completed of China's first production line for the manufacture of fuel for AP1000 reactors. The new production line is to make two sets of dummy assemblies ahead of full production. world-nuclear-news.org Nuclear Energy Institute President and Chief Executive Officer Marvin Fertel called for federal action "sooner rather than later," to help incentivize continued operation of nuclear power plants that are under economic pressures, most notably from low natural gas prices. nuclearstreet.com Those jockeying to fill the holes on Capitol Hill created by the looming departure of Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) are espousing opposition to a permanent Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository, raising questions about the viability of pursuing the site as an option for storage as nuclear waste continues to pile up. bna.com Lightbridge Corporation, a U.S. nuclear energy company, today announced that the Company and the Vietnam Agency for Radiation and Nuclear Safety (VARANS) have signed a nuclear safety training agreement for the first phase of a training program in 2016. The signing event was hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce and the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI) and took place on Monday, May 23, at the Sheraton Hotel in Hanoi. nasdaq.com
