Japan:
¶ The Japanese government set up a panel to monitor the Nuclear Regulation Agency and other administrative bodies for assurance that they are following the recommendations made by Diet committees that investigated the causes of the Fukushima Disaster. [The Japan Times]
World:
¶ Saudis are planning to export electrical power generated in their solar farms to Europe and Egypt. [Zawya]
¶ Scientists studying ice cores from Greenland can find a history of the fuels of the industrial revolution in them. [LiveScience.com]
US:
¶ An Atomic Safety and Licensing Board ordered owners of the San Onofre nuclear plant to hand over documents withheld when the company submitted a plan to restart one of its damaged reactors. [Thegardenisland.com]
¶ Scientists conducted what is described as a sub-critical nuclear test, in which high explosives were detonated around plutonium. The purpose was to test the effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear weapons. This was the 27th in a series of such tests since 1997. [The Republic]
¶ Advocates for industries that receive tax benefits for renewable energy are pressing lawmakers continue them, because they are due to expire this month. Supporters of wind power have been particularly active. [The Coloradoan]
¶ An old US Navy training area on an island in San Francisco Bay is being transferred to the city, but there is disturbing news about the amount of radiation from nuclear contamination on the island and the fact that residents of nearby poor neighborhoods may have been exposed. [The Bay Citizen]
¶ NRG Energy has abandoned plans for an 800 megawatt coal-fired electric plant between Houston and Dallas, saying the economics of the plant are poor. [FuelFix]
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