Over 12,000 people have filed lawsuits against the Japanese government and the Tokyo Electric Power Company over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, claiming a total of around $1 billion dollars in damages, local media reported Sunday. sputniknews.com

The fate of Japan hung on a “paper-thin margin” due to the government’s inadequate performance and the unprofessionalism of TEPCO’s executives after the Fukushima nuclear meltdown in 2011, which almost caused the evacuation of 50 million people. rt.com

Oconee County Emergency Management are investigating to determine what caused a transformer to catch on fire at the Oconee Nuclear Station on Sunday. foxcarolina.com

Spain’s nuclear power plants have almost completed the implementation of additional safety measures introduced in response to the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi plant five years ago, the country’s nuclear industry forum Foronuclear has announced. world-nuclear-news.org