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The first pouring of structural concrete for two Russian-built VVER reactors at Kudankulam units 3 and 4 was marked yesterday at the site in Tamil Nadu, India. The milestone followed approval last week by India's Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Regulatory Board. The units represent the second phase of the Kudankulam project.

President Donald Trump yesterday announced a "complete review" of US nuclear policy as the first of six new initiatives to secure domestic energy independence and create a "new era of American energy dominance."

The House ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß and Commerce subcommittee yesterday passed HR 3053, the Nuclear Waste Policy Amendments Act of 2017, by 49 votes to four. The legislation aims to reform US nuclear waste management policy to ensureÌýthe government canÌýmeet its obligations to dispose of used fuel and high-level waste. It will "preserve" Yucca Mountain as the "most expeditious path" to achieving this.

Japan's Nuclear Regulation AuthorityÌýhas approved a plan to decommission unit 1 of Shikoku Electric Power Company's Ikata nuclear power plant inÌýEhime prefecture. The reactor was due to end its 40-year operating period in September this year and could have applied to the NRA to extend its licence for a further 20 years if it invested in upgrade work.

Nuclear firmly remains an important part of the UK's energy mix and the government will ensure Britain's exit from the European Union will not have a negative impact on the country's nuclear industry,Ìý¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Minister Richard Harrington has confirmed.ÌýHarrington has been undersecretary of state at the Department for Business, ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) forÌýless than two weeks following a cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Theresa May.

It is hard to see from a review of Australia's National Electricity Market how Australia can manage to balance cost, reliability and emissions without creating a role for nuclear energy, as in virtually all of its key economic competitor countries, writes Ian Hore-Lacy.

The two companies responsible for the clean-up of the UK's nuclear legacy are willing to share lessons learned with the global decommissioning industry, Martyn Jenkins, managing director of Enkom Consulting, told a recent conference. Both Sellafield Ltd and Magnox Ltd have "moved from operational to project delivery" and have identified five main challenges, Jenkins said.

Rosatom's deputy director-generalÌýfor international businessÌýhas described the ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear Association's aim to add 1000 GWe of new capacity by 2050 as fully achievable and "perhaps modest". Kirill Komarov spoke to ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Nuclear News during the AtomExpo conference and exhibition held last week in Moscow.

The UK's National Audit OfficeÌýhas today published a report on the government's support for Hinkley Point C, which it calls a "risky and expensive" project. The report makes recommendations for how the government now oversees the project and how it agrees deals for other major infrastructure projects.

The USA has a moral obligation to address its nuclear waste issue, and restarting the Yucca Mountain licensing process and committing to establishing an interim storage facility for used fuel will accelerate the fulfilment of that obligation, US ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Secretary Rick Perry this week told House and Senate appropriations subcommittees.

The nuclear energy industry needs to work together to secure its future role in the fight against climate change and energy poverty, five of its most prominent leaders said yesterday at the opening ceremony of the IX AtomExpo International Forum in Moscow.

South Korean president Moon Jae-in has used the permanent shutdown of Kori unit 1 to outline his intended nuclear energy phase-out policy. He said no new reactors would be planned and existing units will not operate beyond 40 years.