Japan’s nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved an application by Kansai Electric Power Co Inc to extend the life of an aging reactor beyond 40 years, the second such approval it has granted under new safety requirements imposed since the Fukushima disaster. reuters.com

India struck its thirteenth civil nuclear deal when PM Narendra Modi visited Japan. Despite many suitors ranging from the French to the Americans, Russia is India’s preferred partner and the collaboration is breaking new ground every day. sputniknews.com

There is little hope for the non-proliferation community to slow down nuclear weapons modernization in the next few years, a Democratic lawmaker said Wednesday.  defensenews.com

The owner of FitzPatrick nuclear plant in Oswego County has asked federal regulators for extra time to complete mandated safety upgrades now that plant operators hope to keep the plant running past January 2017 rather than shut it down. syracuse.com