Assembly members for the small town of Ikata in the Ehime Prefecture in southwestern Japan on Tuesday approved the restart of the No. 3 reactor at the local nuclear power plant operated by Shikoku Electric Company, according to media reports. nuclearstreet.com Low Energy Prices Force More Northeast Nuclear Power Plants To Shut Down. npr.org A leak the size of a pinhole has been discovered in a second fuel rod at Energy Northwest’s nuclear power plant near Richland. q14fox.com Australia has finalized its nuclear cooperation agreement with the United Arab Emirates and will now supply uranium for use in the Middle Eastern country's developing nuclear power program. world-nuclear-news.org