An explosion and fire have occurred at the Flamanville nuclear plant on France’s northern coast but there was no nuclear risk, officials say. bbc.com

The AA Bochvar Research Institute of Inorganic Materials (VNIINM) has announced further progress in Russia’s endeavour to close the nuclear fuel cycle. A subsidiary of nuclear fuel manufacturer TVEL, VNIINM said yesterday it had completed three state-sponsored contracts for the ‘Proryv‘, or Breakthrough, project. world-nuclear-news.org

Pakistan is warning rival India’s rapid expansion of its nuclear weaponry and construction of a “secret nuclear city” to produce a thermonuclear arsenal pose a direct threat to Islamabad and the region at large. voanews.com

The German government has been forced to deny it is interested in acquiring nuclear weapons amid calls for it to lead a European “nuclear superpower”. telegraph.co.uk