Radioactive cesium has been found on an estimated 200 to 300 tons of wood chips that were left months ago near Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture, Japan. japantimes.co.jp

 Officials are concerned about 400 foot tall pipe near Fukushima reactors may collapsing during quake because of 8 cracks found in the support brace. Enenews.com

Engineers began pouring concrete for Yangjiang 5 yesterday. The new power plant in China's Guangdong province is the largest nuclear construction site in the world. world-nuclear-news.org

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani vowed on Wednesday that his government will never develop nuclear weapons. uk.reuters.com