Completion of Japan’s Rokkasho reprocessing plant and mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel factory have been postponed by around two years as work continues to comply with new safety requirements. world-nuclear-news.org

Belgium’s Federal Agency for Nuclear Control (AFCN) yesterday announced it had approved the restart of the Doel 3 and Tihange 2 nuclear power plant units. Operator of the plants, Electrabel, said the regulator had concluded that “it is totally safe” to bring the reactors back into operation, following investigations into manufacturing flaws in their pressure vessels. world-nuclear-news.org

Hungary has confirmed the receipt of a letter from the European Commission that say the country failed to follow European Union rules when they hired Russian nuclear power conglomerate Rosatom to build two reactors in an expansion of the five-unit Paks nuclear power plant. The letter calls for suspension of the work on the project. nuclearstreet.com

Hungary still expects to start construction of its Paks II nuclear power plant though it has yet to receive confirmation from the European Commission that the project meets the bloc’s procurement rules.  world-nuclear-news.org