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A new Department of ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß initiative on radioactive waste disposal could "finally bring some progress the nation's long-neglected nuclear waste management policy," said Marv Fertel, the head of US trade body the Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Institute.

The US Nuclear Regulation Commission (NRC) has found no significant environmental impact from a proposed expansion of capacity for the Urenco USA uranium enrichment facility with the flexibility to use depleted uranium feedstock.

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has approved Westinghouse's testing approach for its small modular reactor design. Approval is a significant step toward design certification and will reduce the time ultimately needed to license the Westinghouse SMR, the company said yesterday.

More clarity on Japan's nuclear future came today as the first unit slated for restart gained technical approval, while two further older reactors were announced for retirement rather than being put through the restart process.

Kansai Electric Power Company and the Japan Atomic Power CompanyÌýhave decided to decommission three nuclear power plants shut down after the Fukushima accident of 2011 rather than applying to restart them.

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission will prepare a supplement to the Department of ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß's environmental impact statement on the proposed geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. The public were informed yesterday via a notice in the Federal Register.

The UK's generic design assessment (GDA) of the AP1000 reactor has entered the "closeout phase", Westinghouse announced today. The GDA process is scheduled to be completed in January 2017.

The Chinese government has approved construction of two more units at the Hongyanhe nuclear power plant in Liaoning province, marking the first approval for new reactors in four years.

Ameren's Callaway nuclear power plant can look forward to an additional 20 years of operation after the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission renewed the pressurized water reactor's operating licence.

Areva Inc has asked the US Nuclear Regulatory CommissionÌýto suspend work on the design certification of the US EPR until further notice, prompting Unistar Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß to request the suspension of the review of its construction and operation licence application for Calvert Cliffs 3.

US design certification of Korea's APR1400 reactor design can begin in earnest after the US Nuclear Regulatory CommissionÌýformally accepted a revised application from Korea Electric Power CorporationÌýand Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power.

South Korea's nuclear safety regulator has approved a seven-year licence extension for the refurbished and uprated Wolsong 1 pressurized heavy water reactor. The unit has been offline for two years while discussions continued on renewing its licence.