Entergy Corp., owner-operator of Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station, notified federal regulators Sept. 2 that the plant was ready to undergo a huge, comprehensive inspection of its equipment, staff and procedures. patrioledger.com

CGN Power Co., China’s biggest nuclear power operator, will acquire two nuclear power plants and an engineering unit from its parent company for 9.92 billion yuan ($1.5 billion). bloomberg.com

Hungary’s plan to build two additional reactors at Paks has reached an important milestone with the receipt of an environmental licence for the project, Attila Aszódi, the government commissioner responsible for Paks II, told World Nuclear News yesterday. world-nuclear-news.org

The joint venture with Electricite de France (EDF) and China General Nuclear Corporation (CGN) now has a name and that joint venture, called Nuclear New Builds Generation Company (NNB), has already begun signing contracts, AREVA announced Friday. nuclearstreet.com