U.S. Government says that Fukushima was an unprecedented wide-area disaster and that nuclear power threatens human existence. enenews.com Fukushima chief was pleading for help from U.S. military during the disaster in March of 2011. enenews.com Russia has designed an advanced core melt trap, or core catcher, for the Akkuyu nuclear power plant that is specific to conditions in Turkey, Atomenergoproekt (AEP), the principal designer for the project, said today. world-nuclear-news.org On Monday, 17 anti-nuclear groups said they are preparing to file a federal court challenge if a recent Nuclear Regulatory Commission decision on waste storage at power plants takes effect. nuclearstreet.com
