Opinion:
¶ Fossil Fuel Divestment Is A Timely Issue For Investors. [Forbes]
Japan:
¶ The situation at Fukushima Daiichi remains volatile. No one even knows what the situation with the melted fuel is. [Asahi Shimbun]
¶ Mitsubishi is petitioning the Japanese government to restart nuclear reactors. [The Japan Daily Press]
¶ Stocks of uranium mining companies have rallied because of the Japanese election results, but they ignore the fact that public opinion in the country is strongly opposed to nuclear power. [Businessweek]
World:
¶ An EU panel is calling for cutting subsidies for fossil fuels by 2020. [Responding to Climate Change]
¶ Problems with backup generators have forced two Swedish nuclear reactors to be shut down. [Bellona]
¶ Norway will test a thorium-based nuclear reactor. [Moneynews]
US:
¶ An NRC report says Mitsubishi failed to verify that the tubes used in a generator mock-up to explore potential repairs matched specifications for tubing installed at San Onofre. [Los Angeles Times]
¶ The NRC may decide on a restart at San Onofre by March. [Businessweek]
¶ NEC attorneys say Entergy’s response to their case amounts to an unlawful attack on the rights of the State of Vermont. [Brattleboro Reformer]
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