The Russian-designed VVER-TOI nuclear power reactor design – developed from the VVER-1200 – has been formally certified as compliant by the European Utility Requirements (EUR) organization. World-nuclear-news.org

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts yesterday concluded an 11-day mission to review Canada’s preparedness and response arrangements for nuclear and radiological emergencies. An Emergency Preparedness Review (EPREV) is one of the peer reviews offered by the IAEA to strengthen nuclear safety in Member States. world-nuclear-news.org

Consultancy company North Wind Inc is to develop a strategic plan that will assess the feasibility of relocating used nuclear fuel at the San Onofre nuclear plant to a “commercially reasonable, off-site facility” under a contract awarded by Southern California Edison. world-nuclear-news.org

Work has begun on two large-scale permanent storage units for decontaminated waste material at the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site (SRS), where one of the so-called “mega units” is already in operation and another is under construction. world-nuclear-news.org