The Ohio Davis-Besse Nuclear Power Station remained shut down today as more details emerged about what caused the unplanned closure. toledoblade.com

NuScale Power, LLC, has announced that the company has submitted its application to the U.S. Department of Energy for its second funding opportunity announcement for innovative small modular reactors. nuclearstreet.com

Meetings of Japanese and Vietnamese ministers this week saw them reaffirm cooperation in nuclear energy. Vietnam is considering offers from established nuclear countries as it seeks to introduce the technology. world-nuclear-news.org

Germany’s $710 billion green-energy drive is cutting production at nuclear reactors, the nation’s most profitable large-scale plants, as power prices slump to a six-year low. bloomberg.com