The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was rated poorly over drills assuming a severe accident at a nuclear power plant, Japan’s nuclear watchdog said in a report released Wednesday. Mainichi.jp

The country’s first small nuclear modular reactor is gaining traction, and it has the support of nearly 30 municipalities that own their own power in Utah as they brace for a world without coal production. The state currently has no nuclear energy offerings. Sltrib.com

ALL EYES are on the lawsuit that SCANA filed against the S.C. Public Service Commission earlier this month, seeking to overturn the law that temporarily reduces the nuclear surcharge for the reactors that SCE&G abandoned mid-construction. A federal judge has set a hearing for Monday and Tuesday on the utility’s request for a temporary injunction. Thestate.com

 The Trump administration is poised to get congressional authorization to start building a controversial new submarine-launched low-yield, nuclear weapon. Defensenews.com