Radiation News Roundup Mar 08, 2015 A total of 166 children in Fukushima Prefecture had been either diagnosed with thyroid cancer or with suspected cases of cancer by the end of 2015 through screening conducted by the Fukushima Prefectural Government, following the 2011 nuclear plant crisis. mainichi.jp A total of 21 companies involved with the decommissioning of reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant -- half of the firms that responded to a survey conducted by the Mainichi Shimbun -- revealed that they are facing concerns due to an insufficient number of employees for the work. mainichi.jp The $25.6 billion Hinkley Point nuclear plant project for Britain, which has a very tentative construction start date of 2019, has been hit with another headline-provoking controversy as the chief finance director for French utility EDF has quit his post over rising project costs, French and British media are reporting. nuclearstreet.com Russia has warned North Korea that threats to deliver “preventive nuclear strikes” could create a legal basis for the use of military force against the country, suggesting that even Pyongyang’s few remaining friends are growing concerned about its increasingly confrontational stance. theguardian.com
