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Significant progress has been made in strengthening nuclear safety across the world, and the need to maintain a robust nuclear safety culture is now universally recognised, delegates to the Seventh Review Meeting of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Nuclear SafetyÌýwere told yesterday. The meeting is taking place at the Vienna headquarters of the International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency.

Nuclear professionals from across Asia will be able to use new training facilities at a soon-to-be-opened Indian research centre under extended cooperation between India and the International Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Agency.

China General NuclearÌýand the Kenya Nuclear Electricity BoardÌýhave extended their cooperation in the development of nuclear energy in the African countryÌýwith the signing of two new agreements.

China and Saudi Arabia have signed a cooperation agreement for a joint study on the feasibility of constructing high-temperature gas-cooled reactors (HTGRs) in the Middle Eastern country.

Queen Elizabeth II has given Royal Assent to the Brexit bill, clearing the way for Prime Minister Theresa May to start talks to leave the European Union. 

The Coega Development CorporationÌýhas agreed to cooperate with utility Eskom in supporting the South African government's plans to build local capacity for its nuclear new build program through supplier development and localisation.

GE Hitachi Nuclear ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß and Advanced Reactor Concepts have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on the development and licensing of a small modular reactor. Each company has so far been developing its own sodium-cooled fast reactor models.

Three Japanese utilities - Chubu, Hokuriku and Tokyo Electric Power Company - have agreed to collaborate on improving their nuclear safety throughÌýtechnical cooperation.

The UK's nuclear industry will need more than two years of Brexit negotiations to prepare for a departure from the European Atomic ¶¶Òõ´«Ã½ÔÚÏß Community, experts told members of parliament last week. The country's numerous arrangements with European Union member states would each need to be replicated and this could take a decade, they said.

China General Nuclear and Ultra Electronics of the UK have agreed to enhance their cooperation in the development of high-integrity instrumentation and control systems and sensors for nuclear power plants worldwide.

Russia and Tajikistan yesterday signed an agreement on cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy, during Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to the Central Asian country. Tajikistan is mineral-rich and has some uranium deposits, but most of its electricity is hydroelectric, with a small part sourced from natural gas.

France's Areva and China National Nuclear CorporationÌýhave signed a framework agreement for industrial and commercial cooperation in the nuclear fuel cycle.