Radiation levels have surged at Fukushima plant to 100,000% of previous record high. enenews.com

Residents near the Sendai nuclear plant in southern Japan vote today whether to resume operations at the facility, highlighting a conflict between Japanese who benefit from the largess of the industry and those who don’t. bloomberg.com

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has started a Special Inspection to review the circumstances surrounding the loss and peeling of coating in areas of the plant’s torus. pennenergy.com

North Korea probably has the capability to produce a nuclear warhead that could be mounted on a rocket, a top U.S. commander said Friday, moving it closer to building a nuclear missile. foxnews.com