The Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff and the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Philadelphia District, said Monday they had issued a final environmental impact statement (EIS) that finds no overriding environmental roadblock for a new nuclear power plant adjacent to the existing Salem and Hope Creek nuclear power plants in Salem County, N.J. nuclearstreet.com

The US launched a third flight test of the newly upgraded B61-12 nuclear gravity bomb, which it says shows the nation’s “continued commitment to security.” The launch was completed by the US Air Force and the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA). rt.com

Nuclear energy regulators in South Africa and China have signed a technical cooperation agreement as Africa’s most industrialized economy presses forward with controversial plans to build eight new nuclear reactors. alarabiya.net

Sirens will sound and nearly 1,000 police, fire and other emergency and TVA workers will respond Wednesday to a public evacuation around the Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant near Spring City, Tenn. timesfreepress.com