Talks to save the 2015 nuclear deal on Friday are unlikely to satisfy Iran, European powers said, and Tehran warned that it could leave the accord if it was not fully compensated for the re-imposition of US sanctions. Jpost.com The No. 2 reactor at the second nuclear power plant in New Taipei resumed operations after being taken offline early Saturday for a safety inspection, according to state-run utility Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower). Focustaiwan.tw Just over a third of the V.C. Summer nuclear project had been built when construction ceased last summer, but by then, more than 90 percent of the power plant's material had been purchased. Postandcourier.com Nuclear energy has been the recipient of almost half of the federal government's energy research and development spending since 1948, according to a new assessment from the Congressional Research Service. Forbes.com
