Tropical storm Neoguri has skirted past the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Japan’s east coast and blown out to sea, leaving behind it a trail of destruction and several people dead. ninemsn.com.au

The Indian government has announced an increase of almost 27% in its budget for atomic research and nuclear power for the latest fiscal year.  world-nuclear-news.org

Federal regulators are investigating a nuclear fuel facility in Tennessee following a report that safety-related valves were propped open. nuclearstreet.com

As Xcel Energy seeks to recover the cost of a power uprate and maintenance program at its Monticello nuclear plant, a state investigation has placed much of the blame for its cost overruns on the utility’s management. nuclearstreet.com