A 6.3 earthquake has been registered early Saturday off Japan’s northern coast by the US Geological Survey.  rt.com

Approximately a third of 180 monitoring cameras at the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor were found to be broken during a safety inspection last month, a source familiar with the matter said Saturday, fueling concern about the reactor operator’s safety management system. english.kyodonews.jp

Nuclear power plants throughout Canada must supply neighbors within a five to 10-mile radius potassium iodide pills and “emergency preparedness information,” the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission said Friday. nuclearstreet.com

The lower house of France’s parliament has voted in favor of cutting the country’s reliance on nuclear energy to 50% of power generation by 2025 as part of the a long-awaited energy policy.   world-nuclear-news.org