Systems design and safety analysis work has begun for a planned encapsulation plant as part of Swedish waste and fuel management company Svensk Kärnbränslehantering AB’s (SKB) plans for managing the country’s radioactive waste. World-nuclear-news.org

Southern Company has said it was pleased with the Saturday’s news that Toshiba had agreed to pay $3.68 billion that would see the Plant Vogtle expansion project to completion. Construction of the two AP-1000 Westinghouse reactor’s at the site in Waynesboro, Georgia, had been managed by Westinghouse, a Toshiba subsidiary that filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on March 29. Nuclearstreet.com

The Trump administration is pushing China to take action against nearly 10 Chinese entities who the U.S. says are trading with North Korea and supporting the rogue nation’s nuclear weapons program. Washingtonexaminer.com

North Korea has responded harshly, albeit late, to a comment tweeted by President Donald Trump early this year by threatening the Republican leader’s hometown of New York City. Yahoo.com