Radiation News Roundup for July 20, 2013 Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday that 1,973 workers at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have estimated thyroid radiation doses exceeding 100 millisieverts and are therefore at higher risk of getting thyroid cancer. japantimes.co.jp The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) last week conducted an International Radiological Assistance Program Training for Emergency Response (I-RAPTER) training in Almaty, Kazakhstan. yournuclearnews.com Southern California Edison has just filed a so-called Notice of Dispute on its former vendor, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries over the shutdown of the San Onofre nuclear power plant. forbes.com The Vietnamese government needs to set up a national nuclear regulatory agency right away, to ensure the country's nuclear project gets underway as well as keeping in line with international rules and guidance that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) demands. asianewsnet.net
