TEPCO found no “abnormalities” at its Fukushima plants following an off-shore earthquake on Tuesday morning. The cooling system in the used fuel pool of TEPCO ‘s Fukushima Daini unit 3 automatically shut but was subsequently restarted. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) issued tsunami warnings following the magnitude 7.4 quake. world-nuclear-news.org

India is set to become an associate member of European particle physics research organization CERN, subject to final approval by the Indian government. The move followed the signature of an agreement by CERN’s director general and the chairman of India’s Atomic Energy Commission (AEC). world-nuclear-news.org

South Africa will postpone building nuclear power stations until the 2030s, providing a boost to a Treasury that is struggling to rein in big spending projects and avoid the country’s credit rating being downgraded to junk status. ft.com

Vietnam’s legislature on Tuesday endorsed the government’s decision to scrap plans to build the country’s first two nuclear power plants. foxnews.com