Major power companies, ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) legislators promoting nuclear power and bureaucrats have agreed behind closed doors to require new market entrants to shoulder part of the compensation costs to those affected by the Fukushima nuclear crisis. mainichi.jp

Finnish retailer Kesko Oyj is allowed to walk away from the Fennovoima nuclear project, an arbitration court ruled on Tuesday, prompting questions over the Finnish-Russian project’s funding and future ownership. reuters.com

Government-commissioned research firms have come up with a questionably low estimate for how badly an earthquake could rattle a nuclear power plant being built in Turkey by a Japanese-French venture, sources say. japantimes.co.jp

In a world anxious about notable political shakeups, but hopeful about new paths for public policies both here at home and abroad, the U.S. nuclear sector may be reenergized under President-Elect Trump through his nomination of Rex Tillerson (CEO of Exxon-Mobil) for secretary of State, and Rick Perry (former governor of Texas) as Energy secretary.  thehill.com