Following more than two years of work, a commission looking into the storage of Germany’s high-level radioactive waste has today submitted its final report to the country’s government. The report provides a recommended method for the disposal of the waste in a geologic repository. world-nuclear-news.org

The conclusion of a consultation with EDF’s Central Works Council yesterday has cleared the way for a final investment decision (FID) to be made on the Hinkley Point C project. In addition, the French state-owned company said the UK referendum vote to leave the European Union is no barrier to the new nuclear power plant project, which is based in Somerset, England.  world-nuclear-news.org

One year later, the nuclear deal between Iran and the major powers is working. It has substantially restricted Iran’s ability to produce fissile material, the key ingredient for a nuclear bomb, and in that way has made the world safer. nytimes.com

The construction of a spent nuclear fuel storage facility in Ukraine poses “significant safety risks for the whole of Europe” because of numerous rule and standards violations, Ukrainian environmentalists warn. rt.com