Japan to restart nuclear reactors, despite political opposition. csmonitor.com

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Monday that it had approved the first step of “Project Aim,” a plan to downsize the agency to “meet the demands of an evolving work load, while maintaining its ability to project public health and safety.” nuclearstreet.com

In Iran nuclear negotiations, diplomats at odds over how to keep tabs on so-called undeclared facilities. latimes.com

The annual report of the U.N. nuclear watchdog has been approved by its board of governors despite Russia’s protests against it listing a nuclear site near Crimea’s Sevastopol as being in Ukraine, according to a document seen by Reuters. reuters.com