An inspection of the design, construction and early manufacturing activities of the £18bn-plus Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant in Somerset has found that adequate quality management systems are not consistently implemented and some fall below standard. Newcivilengineer.com

Deputy Head of Ukraine’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs Olena Zerkal has said the Russian Federation continues to upgrade military infrastructure in occupied Crimea to deploy nuclear weapons on the peninsula. Unian.info

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. and other major utilities will start talks this spring on jointly building and operating a nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, sources close to the matter said Friday. Japantimes.co.jp

Countries have made preparations for responding to nuclear and radiological emergencies, but too little has been done to prepare for the lifting of those emergencies, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). It has now released a guide providing advice on the transition to a normal state following an emergency. World-nuclear-news.org