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Ukraine's nuclear regulatory authority has warned that the annual "fire season" is approaching in the area including Chernobyl and says that the usual firefighting capacity is not available as a result of the Russian occupation.

Finnish utility Fortum Power and Heat Oy has submitted an application to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment to operate both units 1 and 2 of its Loviisa nuclear power plant until the end of 2050. The current operating licences expire at the end of 2027 and 2030, respectively.

The International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency director general says consultations about an agreement for the safety and security of Ukraine's nuclear facilities are on-going.

The head of Ukraine’s Energoatom told the International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency on Sunday that power could be restored to Chernobyl after workers fixed the damaged power line - but on Monday Ukraine's energy company reported it was damaged again "before the power supply was fully restored".

• IAEA director general said Thursday's meetings showed both sides ready to work with the organisation
• Energoatom says Ukraine to switch to using Westinghouse rather than Russian fuel
• Nuclear power plants continue to operate in Ukraine, but concerns raised over conditions for workers
• IAEA and EBRD both 'concerned' by the situation at Chernobyl

The director general of the International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency, Rafael Mariano Grossi, held talks in Turkey with Ukraine's foreign minister and Russia's foreign minister and said "we are making progress on the safety and security of nuclear facilities in Ukraine".

Latest updates, 9 March
• IAEA says that reported power loss at Chernobyl violates one of its seven key 'safety pillars' but "in this case sees no critical impact on safety"
• The IAEA says it has been asked by Ukraine’s regulator to help create a plan to provide "an effective rotation system" for 210 staff who remain at Chernobyl 13 days after Russian forces took control of the site
• Ukraine’s nuclear power plants continue to operate safely but Energoatom says conditions its staff are working under at Zaporozhe "endangers safety"
• Russian foreign ministry says country "is doing everything to ensure the safety of nuclear facilities in Ukraine"

Latest updates, 8 March:
• Ukraine regulator says nuclear power stations operating safely
• But warns of ‘interference’ in work of staff at Zaporozhe
• Says scheduled maintenance at Chernobyl unable to take place
• CERN council suspends Russia’s observer status
• IAEA director general restates willingness to travel for talks on safety of nuclear sites

• Ukraine regulator says nuclear power plants continue to operate
• Radiation levels remain within normal range
• IAEA warns about phone and internet problems at Zaporozhe
• Russia says meeting with Ukraine and IAEA director general about nuclear safety ‘could be useful’ and held ‘virtually or in third country'.

The UK's Office for Nuclear Regulation, along with the environment regulators for England and Wales, have been asked by the Department for Business, ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß and Industrial Strategy to begin a Generic Design Assessment for Rolls-Royce SMR Limited's small modular reactor design.

France's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire, has ordered the start of the assembly of the tokamak of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor fusion project to be postponed until a number of safety issues have been addressed.

A new study from King's College London explores how the UK's civil nuclear sector has responded to the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.