Russia has announced the start of commercial operation of its first VVER-1200 reactor, unit 1 of the Novovoronezh II nuclear power plant. world-nuclear-new.org

China will complete construction of five nuclear power reactors and start construction of eight more in 2017, according to plans released by the country’s National Energy Administration (NEA). Planning for a further eight reactors will also be progressed this year. world-nuclear-new.org

Proponents of nuclear power are hoping the seventh time is a charm at Kentucky’s capitol. The state Senate Wednesday voted to lift a moratorium preventing the storage of nuclear waste in the Commonwealth. wkms.org

Sulfuric acid found leaking from a tank outside a Michigan nuclear plant. woodtv.com