Main construction work for the second unit at Kursk II in Russia has begun two weeks ahead of schedule. The site in Western Russia is the first to use the VVER-TOI (typical optimised, with enhanced information) reactor design. World-nuclear-news.org

Germany’s nuclear safety regime is strong and can be improved further, a team of international inspectors has concluded following a two-week mission to review the country’s regulatory framework. World-nuclear-news.org

Telent Technology Services Ltd in Britain announced this week it had been awarded a six-year contract to supply the communications and IT infrastructure at Hinkley Point C (HPC), slated to be the UK’s first nuclear plant to be built in 25 years. Nuclearstreet.com

Commercial operation of the Olkiluoto-3 nuclear power plant in southwest Finland could be delayed by a further two months after utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj announced today that the plant supplier is reviewing the schedule. Nucnet.org