The Trump administration is still actively working to make a deal to send U.S. nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, according to two U.S. officials and two professional staffers at federal agencies with direct knowledge of those conversations. American energy businesses are still hoping to cash in on Riyadh’s push for energy diversification. Thedailybeast.com An anti-nuclear watchdog aims to challenge Exelon Generation's bid to extend the operating license at its Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station through 2054. Yorkdispatch.com The Sohae Satellite Launching Station, which is the country’s only space launch facility, has been used in the past for satellite launches. But the facility uses similar technology used in intercontinental ballistic missiles. Researchers at Beyond Parallel have said the renewed activity may suggest North Korea is attempting to hit back after the US rejected its demands at the Hanoi summit. Express.co.uk Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko yesterday highlighted the important role nuclear power plays in the country's energy mix, particularly in terms of reducing its dependence on natural gas. Poroshenko was speaking during his working trip to the Mykolaiv region, where the South Ukraine nuclear power plant and the Tashlyk pumped storage plant (PSP) form the South Ukrainian Energy Complex. World-nuclear-news.org
