Donald Trump asked a foreign policy expert three times why the United States couldn’t use nuclear weapons if he becomes president, it has been claimed. telegraph.co.uk

Cameco’s proposal for uranium mining at the Yeelirrie deposit should not be given the go-head because it does not adequately protect underground fauna, the Western Australia Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) has recommended to Australia’s minister for environment. world-nuclear-news.org

Russia’s state nuclear corporation has agreed to continue disposing of Ukraine’s spent nuclear fuel after the resumption of payments. Rosatom halted operations in May after Kiev blocked the accounts of Ukraine’s state company Energoatom . rt.com

The nation’s largest nuclear waste dump was almost ignited by wildfire this weekend. The raging inferno, called the Range 12 Fire, threatened to summit Washington’s Rattlesnake Mountain, and creep down the other side toward the Hanford Nuclear Site, an aging nuclear production complex that sits along the Columbia River. motherboard.vice.com