Japan:
¶ Japanese regulators are investigating claims that the Ohi reactors stand on a geological fault. [Daily Mail]
¶ The new chief of TEPCO is baffled by criticism of his company. [The Japan Daily Press]
World:
¶ The government of the UK worked closely with the nuclear industry to soften the impact of bad news. [equities.com]
¶ Fears over safety continue in China, and continue to hamper expansion of the nuclear power industry.
[chinadialogue]
¶ Environmental groups are challenging work on nuclear plants in Canada, saying it should not be done while there is no disaster plan. [Toronto Sun]
¶ Customs officials have prevented 300 radioactive cars from entering Russia. [The Japan Daily Press]
¶ Building the new Japanese nuclear regulatory agency has hit a new snag, because of press leaks about who would be on it. [Reuters Africa]
US:
¶ Work is going on to develop fusion as a power source. [AOL]
¶ San Onofre’s owners did not mislead the NRC about design changes, according to a statement from Federal investigators. Of course, this makes us wonder what went wrong at the NRC, as the report says that there were major design changes, but they did not qualify for NRC review. [Power Engineering]
¶ More work needs to be done to understand what when wrong at San Onofre and how to fix the problem. [Power Engineering]
¶ It really is not clear what damage the Fukushima Disaster did, in terms of human health and mortality. One thing certain, however, is that a disaster at Diablo Canyon would be much worse. [New York Times]
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