Nuclear power divides California’s environmentalists. hcn.org North Korea appeared to resume activities this year aimed at producing plutonium - which can be used in the core of an atomic bomb - the U.N. nuclear watchdog has confirmed, although it added that signs of those activities stopped last month. mirror.co.uk Switzerland's biggest nuclear power station at Leibstadt will extend its outage for maintenance by eight weeks until Oct. 29, its operator said on Monday, after discovering discoloration in eight cladding tubes used to encase fuel rods. reuters.com Nuclear energy experts from the United States are helping the United Arab Emirates bolster existing border protection measures against illicit shipments of nuclear equipment or materials related to weapons of mass destruction, said federal officials on Sunday. gulfnews.com
