TEPCO recently closed the last section of the steel and concrete sea wall built to prevent contaminated groundwater from flowing into the port and the sea. Now NHK is reporting that the sea wall is leaning outward by about 20cm. Workers also found that the seafront pavement has begun to crack. Both of these are specifically cited as being due to the building groundwater pressure. fukuleaks.org

TEPCO has begun using a giant vacuum cleaner-like device to collect and remove debris from the No. 1 reactor building at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant. mainichi.jp

France’s nuclear power stations remain at maximum alert after the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13th over fears the installations could be a future target of jihadists. thelocal.fr

Russia to help Cambodia build capacity for nuclear power. reuters.com