Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Tuesday it will file a request with the Nuclear Regulation Authority to restart two idled reactors in Niigata Prefecture after new safety regulations take effect next Monday. japantimes.co.jp

TEPCO has blamed the leaks in tanks holding contaminated water on corrosion but it appears more likely that bad welds in the construction of the tanks is to blame. simplyinfo.org

The United States’ sole uranium conversion plant in Metropolis, Ill., will be allowed to resume operations. nuclearstreet.com

All highly enriched uranium (HEU) has now been removed from Vietnam following the air transport of 11 kilograms of used research reactor fuel back to Russia. world-nuclear-news.org