The United States has told its ally South Korea it should not improve ties with North Korea faster than Pyongyang takes steps to give up its nuclear weapons, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday. Asahi.com

THE THIRD TELEVISED debate on nuclear energy took place on November 12th, with Huang Shih-hsiu (黃士修), the initiator of the referendum on whether Taiwan should remove legal provisions for Taiwan to be nuclear-free by 2025, faced off against Hung Shen-han (洪申翰). Newbloommag.net

France could shut down up to six nuclear reactors by 2028 among other options, French media reported, as part of its medium-term energy policy to be presented next week. Reuters.com

French state-owned EDF said it expects to reduce generating capacity at its 880 MW Fessenheim 2 nuclear reactor by more than half by Wednesday evening, citing environmental issues. Spglobal.com