In 1954, Sweden’s first nuclear reactor reached criticality – in a rock cavern in Stockholm. A comparison of Sweden’s Reactor 1 – then and now – demonstrates the potential for innovative reuse after a heavy industrial asset has been been shut down.  Lr.org

The deal for Tennessee valley Authority to sell the partially completed Bellefonte Nuclear Power Plant in Jackson County has been derailed. Officials with Nuclear Development say they’ve been told by TVA they will not close on the deal. Waff.com

South Korea will unveil a comprehensive plan to foster the nuclear decommissioning industry next year to target a growing market for such work and satisfy the local supply chain under the nuclear phase-out plan, the energy ministry said Monday.  Koreaherald.com

Bruce Power and Framatome have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on innovative modernisations for the Bruce A and Bruce B power plants as part of the Canadian facility’s Life Extension Programme. World-nuclear-news.org