Radiation Readings for August 23, 2013 Fukushima operator pleads for international help as the radiation crisis deepens. Rt.com South Korea saw its already dwindling power reserves dip Wednesday afternoon as another reactor shut down unexpectedly. nuclearstreet.com Nuclear deterrence is overrated because the real risks and costs of having these weapons, both monetary and human, far outweigh their security benefits. nuclear-news.net With the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ’s vote to issue its General Environmental Impact Statement the Limerick Generating Station is on its way to relicensing, which was in jeopardy of being delayed after the NRC was required to revaluate the environmental impacts on its plan to store nuclear waste. limerick.patch.com