Unit 4 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China’s Fujian province has been connected to the grid, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced today. The 1087 MWe CPR-1000 unit becomes the country’s 37th operational power reactor. World-nuclear-news.org

EDF recorded a 3.7% year-on-year fall in net income and a 2.6% dip in sales in the first half of this year – to €2 billion and €35.7 billion – with its nuclear power generation impacted by unplanned outages. The French state-owned group said the results were in line with expectations, despite the launch earlier this year of a €4 billion capital increase.  World-nuclear-news.org

The commander in charge of American nuclear missiles, submarines, and bombers is concerned by the slow pace of modernizing aging U.S. weapons in the face of growing threats from China, Russia, and North Korea freebeacon.com

Lawmakers in Seoul are reportedly mulling the idea that South Korea should develop its own nuclear weapons. This is partly a response to apparent advances in North Korea’s missile technology, and it is partly a response to signs that the United States may want to take less responsibility for the region’s security. And it could well be a good thing. Reason.com