The UK government has announced details of almost £80 million ($115 million) in funding to support the creation of five new National Colleges that it says will support the delivery of major infrastructure projects, including new nuclear. world-nuclear-news.org

Four US organizations have urged the US administration to keep the position of director of nuclear energy policy at the National Security Council, saying that the so-called ‘nuclear energy policy czar’ is crucial to the coordination of US nuclear trade, security and climate policy. world-nuclear-news.org

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and Department of Defense have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) outlining their respective roles in the cleanup of radium and other unlicensed radioactive materials at military sites. world-nuclear-news.org

Hinkley Point C the new nuclear power station to be constructed in the south-west of the UK, just 170 miles off the coast of Ireland, will be the “most expensive object on earth” according to Greenpeace. belfasttelegraph.co.uk