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