Radiation News Roundup May 17, 2015 Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on Friday began preparatory work to dismantle the protective cover over the Reactor 1 building at the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, the company announced. sputniknews.com Since 311, Taiwan has been banning all the food imports from 5 prefectures around Fukushima and required radiation test on over 800 sorts of food imports. On 4/16/2015, Taiwan announced the further restriction on Japanese food imports, which practically bans all food imports from Japan. fukushima-diary.com With the Indian nuclear insurance pool falling short by about 94 million dollars towards becoming operational, some foreign companies have shown an interest in being a part of the initiative. in.com A new federal lawsuit has been filed involving a 2011 accident at an eastern Idaho nuclear facility that exposed 16 workers to plutonium. spokesman.com
