Radiation News Roundup December 24, 2014 In the thyroid examination conducted in all children in Fukushima Prefecture in order to investigate the effects of radiation as a result of the Tokyo Electric Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) accident, officials revealed on December 23rd that 4 children whose first screening was “normal” were diagnosed with suspect thyroid cancer in the second screening. fukushimavoice-eng2.blogspot.jp President Barack Obama has chosen Stephen G. Burns, a 33-year veteran of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission who has served as its general council, to be the 16th chairman of the agency starting on Jan. 1. nuclearstreet.com Top officials from Nevada are insisting that an agreement with the federal government that includes discussions involving a relatively small amount of radioactive waste from Tennessee does not constitute a change in the state's opposition to development of a federal repository at Yucca Mountain. nuclearstreet.com Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed an agreement to build Jordan’s first nuclear power plant. rt.com
