Cracked pressure vessels haven’t kept Belgium from restarting two nuclear reactors that many experts consider unsafe. Now, a lawsuit contesting that decision is underway. dw.com

With United Arab Emirates embarking forth on one of the Gulf region’s most ambitious nuclear power program, it looks towards India for assistance with an agreement in civil nuclear energy to be signed during the visit of Abu Dhabi Crown Prince General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. newindianexpress.com

At a meeting on 5 February, the Japanese cabinet approved the bill “to amend the part of the law on funding and management of the reserve fund for the reprocessing of used fuel in nuclear power generation”. world-nuclear-new.org

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Tuesday that it had begun a special inspection at the River Bend Station nuclear power plant to look into circumstances surrounding an unplanned reactor shutdown that occurred on Jan. 9. nuclearstreet.com