Hungary can start construction of new nuclear power units at Paks next year as planned, following European Commission approval of commitments it has made to limit distortions of competition. The Commission said today it had concluded that Hungary’s financial support for the Paks II project involves state aid, but it could approve this support under EU state aid rules on the basis of these commitments. world-nuclear-news.org

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Friday that the transfer of the operating license for the James A. FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant in upstate New York had been approved. As of March 31, the plant’s license will be transferred from Entergy Nuclear Operations to Exelon Generation Company. nuclearstreet.com

Iran successfully test-fired a sophisticated Russian-made air defense system, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. haaretz.com