Updating the Netherlands nuclear industry could cost the state up to €400m, according to a review by four senior civil servants and quoted in Tuesday’s Volkskrant. Dutchnews.nl

Citing the frequent shutdowns of the two nuclear power units at Tamil Nadu’s Kudankulam, DMK leader M.K. Stalin has urged the Central government to examine their safety and also shift the upcoming units from the state.  Economictimes.indiatimes.com

Days ahead of a critical regulatory meeting that will decide its fate, Georgia’s troubled nuclear power plant expansion project is facing fresh reports of liens filed by workers. Fitsnews.com

Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) announced today that hot functional tests have started at the first-of-a-kind EPR unit at Olkiluoto. These key pre-operational tests ensure coolant circuits and nuclear safety systems are functioning properly before fuel is loaded. World-nuclear-news.org