Nuclear News Roundup Dec 05, 2019

Canada’s Nuclear Waste Management Organization (NWMO) has announced it has narrowed its focus from five to two sites in the site selection process to determine a final site to serve as a deep geological repository for Canada’s used nuclear fuel. Canada.constructconnect.com

French utility EDF on Wednesday extended the outage at its 900 MW Cruas 2 nuclear reactor by two days until Dec. 7, adding that resumption of power generation could be delayed by the duration of an ongoing safety check following an earthquake. Af-reuters.com

Congressman Fred Upton is once again calling for a permanent storage facility for spent nuclear fuel to be created at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. Wsjm.com

UK parliamentary debates: Some Brits throw nuclear deterrence under the coach thebulletin.org