In the thyroid examination conducted in all children in Fukushima Prefecture in order to investigate the effects of radiation as a result of the Tokyo Electric Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) accident, officials revealed on December 23rd that 4 children whose first screening was “normal” were diagnosed with suspect thyroid cancer in the second screening. fukushimavoice-eng2.blogspot.jp

President Barack Obama has chosen Stephen G. Burns, a 33-year veteran of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission who has served as its general council, to be the 16^th chairman of the agency starting on Jan. 1. nuclearstreet.com

Top officials from Nevada are insisting that an agreement with the federal government that includes discussions involving a relatively small amount of radioactive waste from Tennessee does not constitute a change in the state’s opposition to development of a federal repository at Yucca Mountain. nuclearstreet.com

​Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed an agreement to build Jordan’s first nuclear power plant.  rt.com