An earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter scale occurred off the Coast of Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture, where Fukushima -1 Nuclear Power Plant is situated. sputniknews.com

Energy company official  likens the crippled reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant to “caldrons of hell.” In a recent interview with The Asahi Shimbun, he said the nuclear disaster “continues to recur every day”… enenews.com

Ukrainian firefighters have said flames in the forests around Chernobyl’s exclusion zone have been put out and there is no radiation threat. However, locals recall the 1986 catastrophe and fear that just as then officials are concealing the truth. rt.com

Portions of French nuclear construction giant Areva could end up belonging to Chinese firms, a French newspaper reported Sunday. nuclearstreet.com