The installation of a protective cover over unit 3 of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan can start as soon as the removal of rubble from the reactor building is completed, Tokyo Electric Power Company said. world-nuclear-news.org

Russia’s Titan-2 has selected the first Finnish sub-contractor for construction work at the Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant project in Finland. world-nuclear-news.org

Following a strategic environmental assessment and public consultation, the German cabinet yesterday adopted a draft national radioactive waste disposal program proposed by the country’s environment ministry. world-nuclear-news.org

South African utility company Eskom has signed a $15.6 million contract with U.S.-based Holtec International for the first phase of a new nuclear fuel storage program.  nuclearstreet.com