China’s operating nuclear generating capacity will double over the next five years under the country’s latest Five-Year Plan. The plan also calls for the preparation for construction of inland nuclear power plants and work on a reprocessing plant to start by 2020. world-nuclear-news.org

As of Tuesday this week, 140 extra Belgian troops were guarding the Doel and Tihange nuclear power plants, while the county was put on the maximum Level 4 heightened security status following two deadly terrorist attacks in Brussels that left 34 dead. nuclearstreet.com

Federal efforts to speed up the removal of spent radioactive fuel from power plants like the mothballed San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station are gaining momentum and inspiring guarded optimism among local officials. ocregister.com

Donald Trump is not ruling out the use of nuclear weapons in the U.S. fight against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), according to an interview with the GOP front-runner that aired on Bloomberg TV Wednesday. cbsnews.com