Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday that radiation in the primary containment vessel of the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 power station gets as high as 9.7 Sieverts per hour — enough to kill a human within an hour. japantimes.co.jp

Taiwan, one of the major importers of Japanese produce, is tightening regulations on food products arriving from Japan possibly in mid-May, in addition to an existing ban imposed on food items from a region close to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday. mainchi.jp

Government and company officials yesterday launched construction of the Turkey’s first nuclear power plant. world-nuclear-news.com

Areva’s German subsidiary, Areva GmbH, has announced plans to consolidate its activities. world-nuclear-news.com