Unit 4 of the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in China’s Liaoning province today began supplying electricity to the grid. The reactor is expected to enter commercial operation later this year. world-nuclear-news.org

GE Hitatchi (GEH) said that the company’s new, high-tech water filter system called the Feedwater Debris Strainer (FWDS) has been successfully installed at the Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant in Forsmark, Sweden. nuclearsteet.com

An anti-nuclear test agency installs a key part of a hydroacoustic monitoring system on the remote French-administered Crozet Islands. Edward Baran reports. scientificamerican.com

The front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination stunned Japan and South Korea, two of America’s strongest allies, with the suggestion that the U.S. military would be withdrawn from their shores, with nuclear weapons replacing them.  edition.cnn.com