Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority on Wednesday approved a plan to decommission the trouble-plagued Monju prototype fast-breeder nuclear reactor over the next 30 years. Mainichi.jp

North Korea has moved to halve troop strength at its Punggyeri nuclear test site, possibly signaling its hopes of an imminent rapprochement with the United States, according to well-placed sources. Asahi.com

The closure of the Pilgrim nuclear power plant in 2019 has many of the workers there wondering about their futures, and anti-nuclear power activists concerned about safety. Wbur.org

European Union ambassadors discussed on Wednesday possible new sanctions on Iran, diplomats said, under plans aimed at persuading U.S. President Donald Trump to preserve an international nuclear deal with Tehran. Usenews.com