Toro Energy has signed a mining agreement with the Wiluna People, the traditional owners of land including uranium deposits the company proposes to mine as part of the Wiluna project in Western Australia. world-nuclear-news.org

Horizon Nuclear Power, the Japan Atomic Power Company (JAPC) and Hitachi have signed a technical services contract for the proposed Wylfa Newydd nuclear power plant in North Wales. JAPC is to support Horizon in areas including construction costing, licensing, and planning for commissioning. world-nuclear-news.org

Watts Bar Unit 2, the country’s newest nuclear reactor, which reached first criticality on May 23, reached 42 percent of full power on Thursday, the highest level to date, as testing continues on power generation and active physics of the new plant. nuclearstreet.com

A steam line rupture in the turbine building at D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant Wednesday morning damaged a wall in the plant’s Unit 2 turbine building, but has had no effect on the nuclear reactor or public safety, authorities said. mlive.com