Japan:
¶ The Japanese government is refusing to join an initiative at the UN by sixteen countries to work toward banning nuclear weapons. [The Japan Daily Press]
¶ Parts of the restricted zone at Fukushima are being overrun by alien plant species. [The Daily Yomiuri]
¶ Greenpeace is charging that Japanese radiation testing is unreliable. [Greenpeace]
World:
¶ A poll in the UK shows the public majority favors wind, strongly favors solar, and does not favor any other power source. [Director of Finance online]
¶ The past failures of the Indian nuclear industry argue against selling uranium in that market. [Australian Mining]
¶ Ikea says it will power all its stores and buildings with solar and wind by 2020. [Straits Times]
US:
¶ The Kewaunee nuclear plant will close because of competition from other forms of electrical generation. Shutdown will begin in six months, and will be completed before the end of 2013. [Door County Advocate]
¶ A hydrogen leak was found at San Onofre, in a non-nuclear area. The gas is dissipating, and there is said to be no danger. [Los Angeles Times]
¶ Rooftop solar installations in Los Angeles added 22 megawatts of capacity last year, up from 9 the previous year, and 5 the year before that. This is part of a drive to install solar panels on a million rooftops. [CleanTechnica]
¶ The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians, who live near a coal-fired power plant outside Las Vegas, are taking complaints about air quality to a federal appeals court in San Francisco. [CBS News]
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