Radiation News Roundup Feb 19, 2015

Nuclear Expert in Japan: Plutonium “is everywhere… it is everywhere” after Fukushima reactors exploded.  enenews.com

The US Department of Energy has agreed to grant a permit to support a small modular reactor project within the boundary of its Idaho National Laboratory (INL) site.  world-nuclear-news.org

With work 60 percent complete across the Vogtle Units 3 and 4 construction site, Georgia Power said Thursday that the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) has verified and approved $148 million in costs submitted by the company through the 13th Vogtle Construction Monitoring (VCM) Report. nuclearstreet.com

The United States and North Korea held secret talks to reach a peace treaty and formally end the Korean War, which broke down and were followed by Pyongyang’s nuclear test last month, US media cited officials familiar with the events on Sunday. sputniknews.com