Lawmakers in Ohio yesterday took decisive action to save the state’s nuclear power plants, giving momentum to efforts to defend and expand nuclear energy globally. Forbes.com

The UN’s nuclear watchdog has announced it will meet Thursday to start the hunt for a new director general to replace Yukiya Amano, who died last week. Voanews.com

North Korea has released pictures of a new submarine that it could potentially use to launch nuclear weapons. If that’s the case, the country may have gained a very dangerous, stealthy ability to threaten the US and its allies — all in defiance of President Donald Trump. Vox.com

Government-linked Tasnim claims Yukiya Amano was killed for refusing to bow to pressure from Jerusalem and Washington; IAEA dismisses report. Timesofisrael.com