A facility for incinerating miscellaneous solid low-level waste has begun operating at the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. The incinerator will be used for disposing of items such as used protective clothing and construction waste. world-nuclear-news.org Russian President Vladimir Putin is deploying nuclear-armed submarines "dangerously close" to the United States and European allies, a Senate Democrat said following a trip to the Arctic Circle. washingtonexaminer.com Belgian nuclear power plants evacuated after terror attacks. enenew.com Nuclear plant operator Exelon said operators at the LaSalle County Generating Station 11 miles southeast of Ottawa, Ill., had removed Unit 1 from service on Saturday to replace seals on two pumps that were not performing at optimum levels. nuclearstreet.com
