Former Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, who has become a resolute antinuclear campaigner in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima meltdowns, likened nuclear plants in Japan to “time bombs” in reiterating his opposition to nuclear power Tuesday. mainichi.jp

Nearly four years after Japan’s massive March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, the country has made “significant progress” toward stabilizing and decommissioning the ravaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant, international nuclear inspectors said Tuesday. latimes.com

French multinational AREVA is touting the NUHOMS dry cask spent fuel storage and transportation system specifically as an answer to growing concerns of earthquake and flooding accidents in the wake of 2011 seismic and tsunami events that crippled the Fukushima Daiichi power station in Japan. nuclearstreet.com