Environmentalists urged US nuclear regulators Tuesday to shut down a nuclear plant near New York after inspections showed an unusually high number of degraded bolts in a reactor. phys.org

The operator of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has revealed that 600 tons of reactor fuel melted during the disaster, and that the exact location of the highly radioactive blobs remains a mystery. abc.net.au

Fukushima radiation may be eating holes in people’s brains. enenews.com

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday that it would go ahead with amending its regulations to establish separate regulatory fees for light-water small modular reactors. The agency said it was establishing a separate fee structure because it anticipated it will soon receive SMR license applications.  nuclearstreet.com