Japan’s nuclear regulator is to increase the radiation exposure limit for workers in emergency situations from the current 100 millisieverts (mSv) to 250 mSv. The limit was temporarily raised following the March 2011 accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. world-nuclear-news.org

First Japanese reactors prepare for restart. world-nuclear-news.org

The future of struggling French nuclear build specialist Areva is still up in the air, but some of the players are jockeying for position, at least in the eyes of the media. nuclearstreet.com

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Thursday denied a request from an environmental group to shut down the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant near San Luis Obispo, California, due to earthquake risks. nuclearstreet.com