Inspection work has revealed tiny cracks on a penetration at the bottom of Gravelines 1's reactor pressure vessel. The power unit remains shut down until a repair has been made.

Unit 1 of the Point Beach nuclear power plant in Wisconsin has restarted following a 17% increase in its licensed power, NextEra Energy announced. In April 2009, the company requested permission from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to increase the capacity of each of the pressurized water reactors at the site from 512 MWe to 600 MWe. In early May 2011, the NRC determined that NextEra could safely raise output of the units primarily by carrying out significant upgrades to several plant systems and components, including safety-related pumps and valves, as well as the turbine-generator sets. The work to upgrade unit 1 was conducted during a routine maintenance and refuelling outage that began on 3 October. NextEra implemented a similar uprate of unit 2 during a refuelling outage earlier this year.

The UK's Wylfa nuclear power plant has taken delivery of the last Magnox fuel elements ever to be manufactured. Meanwhile, Magnox Ltd aims to assist its staff in finding new opportunities in the nuclear industry.

A fire which broke out on a Russian nuclear icebreaker has claimed two lives but has not damaged the ship's reactor which continues to operate normally.

CLARIFIED: Unit 3 at the Tomari nuclear power plant on Japan's northern Hokkaido island has resumed operation after a periodic inspection. It is the first reactor to be restarted in the country since the 11 March earthquake and tsunami.