Russia and Hungary's nuclear regulators today signed an agreement to cooperate in nuclear energy and nuclear safety.

The association of European electricity generators, Eurelectric, has expressed its concern that the use of boric acid - used across the whole nuclear fuel cycle - could be restricted under proposals from the European Chemical Agency.

Westinghouse Electric Company has rejected as incorrect claims in some media reports that a problem with a nuclear power reactor in Ukraine ten days ago was linked to its nuclear fuel.

Rolls-Royce's Spinline modular digital instrumentation and control (I&C) platform has been approved for use in US nuclear power plants by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

With a mandate to disseminate objective scientific, technical and regulatory information to the public, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) goes to great lengths to ensure that it is being open and transparent in all of its dealings, writes Jason Cameron, vice-president, Regulatory Affairs Branch, CNSC.

Areva has not submitted all the safety justifications required for the installation and commissioning of new steam generators at Blayais unit 3, according to the French nuclear regulator.

Russia's national operator for radioactive waste management said yesterday it has prepared a proposal jointly with the country's regulator to amend legislation to help streamline the approval procedures required for new facilities.

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency has requested a safety review by the country's nuclear regulator of the High-Temperature Test Reactor (HTTR), prior to its restart.

Hungary's National Atomic Energy Office has issued a licence to extend the operating life of unit 2 of the Paks nuclear plant by 20 years until 31 December, 2034. Unit 1 was granted a similar licence in 2012.

Canada's Federal Court has dismissed a lawsuit challenging regulatory decisions on the environmental assessment of the planned refurbishment and continued operation of the four-unit Darlington nuclear power station.

Horizon Nuclear Power has signed an agreement with the UK nuclear regulator which paves the way for it to begin buying long-lead components for the planned Wylfa Newydd plant.

The UK nuclear regulator has given EDF Energy permission to restart two units at its Hartlepool nuclear power plant and one at its Heysham I plant. The units have been offline since August for investigations into potential cracks in boiler spines.