France’s Areva and China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) have signed a framework agreement for industrial and commercial cooperation in the nuclear fuel cycle. world-nuclear-news.org

The two EPR units under construction at the Taishan nuclear power plant in China’s Guangdong province will not enter commercial operation until the second half of 2017 and the first half of 2018, respectively. This is some six months later than originally scheduled. world-nuclear-news.org

Lack of leadership is frustrating Nigeria’s 2000 target of generating 1,000 megawatts of electricity from a nuclear plant by 2017, experts say. scidev.net

China has fined a manufacturer of components used in nuclear power plants for safety breaches at two facilities, the environment ministry said. uk.reuters.com