Radiation News Roundup July 26, 2014

TEPCO admitted a few weeks ago to METI that the trench freezing operation underway for units 2 and 3 was not working. fukuleaks.org

More than 1 trillion Becquerels of radioactive substances were released into the environment during debris-clearing work at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant last year, according to estimates by TEPCO.  ajw.asahi.com

Southern Co. CEO Tom Fanning has said he hopes to announce plans to expand the utility's fleet of power reactors by the end of the year. nuclearstreet.com

South Carolina's V.C. Summer nuclear plant tripped offline Tuesday as it was powering up. nuclearstreet.com