Radiation News Roundup Oct 11, 2015

TEPCO expects to begin freezing ice wall at Fukushima No. 1 by year-end.japantimes.co.jp

Four years after the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi NPP, which led to 160,000 people being evacuated from their homes, 120,000 have still not been able to return and some areas are still too dangerous to enter. sputniknews.com

Preparations are underway for operationalization of the Unit-2 ofKudankulam Nuclear Power Plant in Tamil Nadu and stage is set for construction of two more reactors of 1000 mw capacity each, according to Russian company Rosatom which is building the atomic power plant.  economictimes.indiatimes.com

The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission is so concerned about safety issues at the 43-year-old  Entergy Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station that last month it downgraded its safety rating.  bostonglobe.com