Azerbaijan’s National Nuclear Research Centre and Rusatom International Network signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on personnel training for the joint use of atomic energy for peaceful purposes. The parties also agreed to the organisation of joint scientific work. World-nuclear-news.org

Hot testing has been completed at the Mochovce-3 nuclear power plant under construction in Slovakia but the exact date of commissioning will depend on the licensing process, owner Slovenské Elektrárne said. Nucnet.org

Australia can have a clean, low-carbon, low-cost future using nuclear energy, but political parties are not addressing the issue because they see it as being too contentious, Australian Nuclear Association vice-president Rob Parker told Sydney radio station 2GB. Nucnet.org

Uzbekistan has begun the process to select a site for a nuclear power plant and aims to grant a site licence in September 2020, local officials have confirmed, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. Nucnet.org