| NUCLEAR POLICIES: Polls show support for nuclear, but waste concerns |
| A public opinion poll in the USA shows that support for the use of nuclear power has reached a record high of over 60%. However, a separate poll of "opinion formers" in the USA and six European countries shows that, while support for nuclear is high, dealing with used nuclear fuel remains a concern. |
| CORPORATE: German reactor restarts after lengthy outage |
| RWE's Biblis A pressurised water reactor - Germany's oldest operating nuclear power unit - has restarted after over a year offline for ?68 million ($92 million) of upgrades and modernisation work. |
| INDUSTRY TALK: China plans '28 more' reactors by 2020 |
| China has approved the construction of a further 28 new nuclear reactors by 2020 under revised targets to meet rising energy demand and accelerate the development of the industry, according to media reports. |
| INDUSTRY TALK: Name change proposed for FPL Group |
| FPL Group has announced a proposal to change its name to NextEra Energy Inc. The change of name has already been approved by its board of directors and will be put forward for shareholder approval at its annual meeting, scheduled for 21 May. |
