The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering a move to eliminate the “Linear No-Threshold” (LNT) basis of radiation protection that the U.S. has used for decades and replace it with the “radiation hormesis” theory—which holds that low doses of radioactivity are good for people. counterpunch.org

Epic flooding in Japan threatening Fukushima causing serious concerns about nuclear power plant in flood zone.  enenews.com

 In a big victory for President Obama, Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a resolution to reject the Iran nuclear agreement. usatoday.com

Global nuclear power generation capacity could increase by more than 45 percent in the next 20 years but the pace of growth will still fall short of what is needed to curb climate change, an industry organization report showed on Thursday. reuters.com