TEPCO said May 14 that groundwater collected before it reaches the Fukushima Unit 1 nuclear reactor will be released into the sea next week. ajw.asahi.com The source of the radioactive leak at the earthquake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was finally identified by the facility’s operator TEPCO to be in the primary containment vessel of the Unit 3 reactor. rt.com The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has drawn up a list of 21 nuclear power stations in the central and eastern US that must carry out in-depth analysis of updated earthquake risks “as a matter of priority.” nucnet.com A safety evaluation group carrying out a re-inspection of the Lungmen-1 nuclear reactor unit in Taiwan will complete its work and report to the government in mid-2014. nucnet.com
