Right Now, Trump Can Start a Nuclear War. Without so much as a vote by Congress, our whole planet could be destroyed. commondreams.org

THE Philippines Department of Energy (DoE) is studying the possibility of putting up a modular nuclear facility in Sulu ahead of a decision on whether the mothballed Bataan nuclear power plant will be rehabilitated or converted into a different power generation project. bworldonline.com

Researchers from the University of Regina and the University of Saskatchewan in Canada are looking into what it would take to build a small modular nuclear reactor in Saskatchewan. cbc.ca

California Gov. Jerry Brown will travel to Washington next week for meetings, his first trip to the nation’s capital since the election of President Donald Trump. sacbee.com