Rosatom plans to carry out work to extend the operating period of unit 2 of the Metsamor nuclear power plant in Armenia in 2018 and 2019, the Russian state nuclear corporation said on 13 June, following a meeting between its director-general, Alexey Likhachov, and Armenian Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan. World-nuclear-news.org

Workers at unit 1 of the Qinshan nuclear power plant in China’s Zhejiang province have made significant progress in long-term operational safety, an International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team has concluded. The plant has applied to operate beyond its original 30-year design life. World-nuclear-news.org

Turkey has granted approval for a four-unit Russian-built nuclear power plant at Akkuyu, which is expected to cost $20 billion to build with an accelerated completion date set for 2023. Nuclearstreet.com

Further cuts planned for the police force which guards the UK’s nuclear arsenal could be “catastrophic”, according to a leading police officer. msn.com