French nuclear services and supply company Orana on Thursday announced the testing phase of its new uranium conversion plant at Triscastin in the Rhone Valley had been completed, meaning the plant was now commissioned as an industrial, manufacturing complex. Nuclearstreet.com The UK government has begun a new search to find a site to host a multi-billion-pound deep geological repository for higher-level radioactive waste, which is currently stored at various sites across the country. Nucnet.org The €2.4bn budget proposed for the 2021-2025 Euratom research and training programme is proportionate to its objectives and should be maintained regardless of Brexit, the European Economic and Social Committee has said. Nucnet.org The Kaiga-1 nuclear power unit in India has reached 941 days of continuous operation, surpassing the world record of 940 days held by the Heysham A-2 unit in the UK, the National Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd said. Nucnet.org
