Japan Atomic Power Co. is working on plans to send a team of more than 100 specialists, backed up by robotic technology, to the beleaguered Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to accelerate decommissioning work there. ajw.asahi.com

Maybe robots can help to bring a speedy end to the nuclear mess at Fukushima.  rense.com

Entergy Corp’s 974-megawatt River Bend nuclear power plant in Louisiana was shut by early Friday from 85 percent power early Wednesday, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said in a report. reuters.com

Deficiencies in OKG’s safety assessment of Sweden’s Oskarshamn-2 nuclear reactor unit are serious enough for another assessment to be submitted by the end of 2017 instead of the scheduled 2020, the Radiation Safety Authority (SSM) said. nucnet.com