Japan’s multibillion-dollar radiological cleanup is marred by employment law violations, shoddy working practices and a shortage of people willing to work. globalpost.com

A radioactive leak has been reported at the River Bend nuclear power plant in Louisiana.  nrc.gov

For 44 years, the U.K. has stored its nuclear weapons in western Scotland but now it could be faced with finding the Trident missiles in a foreign country if Scottish nationalists win their bid for independence. businessweek.com

Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) has advised the Canadian government that its estimated liabilities for nuclear decommissioning and waste management have increased by two-thirds to C$6 billion ($5.9 billion). world-nuclear-news.org