Seven Japanese nuclear power reactors are likely to be in operation by the end of next March and 12 more one year later, according to an estimate by the Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ). Judicial rulings and local consents will influence the rate of restart, it notes. world-nuclear-news.org

The Tokyo Electric Power Company announced Thursday tentative results of a muon examination of Unit 2 at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in eastern Japan. nuclearstreet.com

The Indian government is working with Westinghouse to develop a project proposal for the construction of a nuclear power plant at Kovvada, atomic energy minister Jitendra Singh has informed the country’s parliament. world-nuclear-news.org

A board member of EDF has quit ahead of its meeting to approve the Hinkley Point nuclear plant, calling the project “very risky” and suggesting it could drag the French utility giant into an “abyss”. telegraph.co.uk