Japanese environment Minister Tamayo Marukawa came under fire Tuesday for what opposition lawmakers called an insensitive gaffe that appeared to ridicule the fears of people in Fukushima Prefecture over radiation exposure. japantimes.co.jp

“Mass death” of species found around Fukushima nuclear plant. It is evident that biota around the power plant has been affected since the nuclear accident. enenews.com

The Areva-Siemens consortium has updated its arbitration claim against Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) to some €3.52 billion ($3.96 billion). The claim relates to delays in the construction of the first-of-a-kind EPR unit at Olkiluoto. world-nuclaer-news.org

South Korea said on Wednesday that it would shut down an industrial complex that it runs jointly with North Korea, its strongest retaliation yet for the North’s recent nuclear test and its launching of a long-range rocket over the weekend. nytimes.com