The MOU for cooperation in building the high-temperature gas-cooled reactor was signed by King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy (KA-CARE) president Hashim bin Abdullah Yamani and China Nuclear Engineering Corporation (CNEC) chairman Wang Shu Jin. world-nuclear-news.org

The U.S. nuclear power industry notched a record high for reliability in 2015, beating the previous record by one-tenth of a percentage point, the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) has estimated.  nuclearstreet.com

North Korea’s Jan. 6 nuclear test did not expand its technical capability, but the U.S. government is keeping a close eye on Pyongyang’s efforts to develop a thermonuclear warhead capable of reaching the United States, the head of the U.S. Missile Defense Agency said on Tuesday. reuters.com

An editorial in a pro-Saudi government newspaper as well as the words of Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister suggest that the Sunni kingdom may be considering aiming to develop a nuclear capability timed to coincide with the expiration of the international nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia’s archrival Iran. theblaze.com