The number of nuclear evacuees dying from deteriorating health caused by refugee life is still growing even though four years have passed since the unprecedented calamity that struck on March 11, 2011. japantimes.co.jp

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe had little to say on the tsunami-triggered core meltdowns in Fukushima as representatives from across the globe met at a U.N. conference on disaster risk reduction Sunday to underscore the urgent need to address climate change and reduce disaster impacts. japantimes.co.jp

Sharply conflicting reports from Europe indicate that the European Commission has backed the region’s nuclear fuel regulator Euratom Supply Agency’s objection to a non-competitive nuclear fuel contract signed by Hungary and Russia. nuclearstreet.com

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) will prepare a supplement to the Department of Energy’s environmental impact statement (EIS) on the proposed geologic repository for spent nuclear fuel and high-level radioactive waste at Yucca Mountain in Nevada. world-nuclear-news.org