Equipment contaminated with plutonium from the manufacturing of fuel for deep space missions has been removed from the 235-F building at the US Department of Energy’s Savannah River Site, marking a milestone in reducing risk at the South Carolina facility. World-nuclear-news.org

The Canadian government said this week that it would invest about U.S. $37.5 million in General Fusion as a step towards construction of a fusion reactor for the future, while creating around 400 new jobs to boost the economy. Nuclearstreet.com

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed what he described as a secret nuclear warehouse in Iran and publicly called for International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspectors to visit the site, putting pressure on the international watchdog agency that could hamper its independence. Armscontrol.org

Construction has begun on a floating nuclear power plant in the city of Yantai, East China’s Shandong Province. Globaltimes.cn