After a direct challenge from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to personally and immediately visit what he called a secret atomic warehouse in Iran, the United Nations nuclear energy chief on Tuesday reaffirmed that his agency has conducted all necessary additional visits. News.un.org

South African Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene told a corruption inquiry on Wednesday that former president Jacob Zuma pressured him to agree to a massive nuclear power deal with Russia to be presented to President Vladimir Putin in 2015. Reuters.com

U.S. lawmakers have warned that Saudi Arabia’s pursuit of nuclear capabilities has the potential to evolve into an “arms race” in the Middle East sputniknews.com

Centrus Energy Corp has been awarded a USD15 million work authorisation by the US Department of Energy (DOE) for decontamination and decommissioning to prepare the K-1600 facility in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for demolition. World-nuclear-news.org