Japanese government officials say that Fukushima should be declared uninhabitable. enenews.com

Germany’s tax on nuclear fuel conforms to European Union laws, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled yesterday. world-nuclear-news.org

French nuclear power company Areva and U.S.-based nuclear and hazardous waste management company Kurion said Thursday they would create an alliance for nuclear waste decommissioning and remediation services that would specifically serve the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) complex. nuclearstreet.com

The French government said Wednesday that it would support a rescue of struggling nuclear power giant Areva that would include a merger between its nuclear reactor business with Eletricite de France, the utility that is Areva’s largest customer. nuclearstreet.com