A subsidiary of Kobe Steel Ltd. may have falsified test data on highly radioactive waste disposal, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) announced on Feb. 14. Asahi.com

Once a military and scientific research base in Greenland during the 1960s, Camp Century is now abandoned with all of its wastes — including chemical, radiological and physical — left frozen, presumably for eternity. But with temperatures rising in northern environments, there is concern of remobilization of the wastes, spelling complications for who is responsible for the removal and how it will affect the surrounding environment. Browndailyherals.com

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud stressed his keenness to develop bilateral relations between Riyadh and Moscow, reiterating the need to bolster cooperation between the two countries in the field of energy. Aawsat.com

In response to debate over the allocation of tax revenue from Louisiana’s two nuclear power plants, the Louisiana Tax Commission on Feb. 8 announced changes that will give more money to the parishes where the plants are located — a decision some local officials consider long overdue.  Theadvocate.com