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FUKUSHIMA NEWS

* [Fukushima-Prefectural govt] Mystery of lost Fukushima radiation emails 'a major cover-up', Russia Today

* [Fukushima-humanitarian aid] Kuwait Emir donates $5 million to Japan, Habib Toumi, Gulf News

* [Fukushima-plant recovery] Purolite Develops Solution to Fukushima Radioactive Water Clean-up; Novel Ion Exchange technology key to removing low level radioactive contamination, press release
* we have been able to demonstrate the successful reduction of all 62 radionuclides in the contaminated water to non-detect levels set by TEPCO

* [Fukushima-plant instrumentation] TEPCO removes more faulty thermometers from monitoring at Fukushima Daiichi Units 1 and 2, Lucas Hixon, Enformable.com

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US NUCLEAR POWER PLANT NEWS

* [npp-Exelon] A farewell tribute to John W. Rowe as he retires From Exelon, Rep. Shimkus, Congressional Record

see previous nuclear plant news at nuclear.com's main nuclear power page

OTHER NUCLEAR POWER PLANT NEWS

* [Seoul-pre-Summit industry Summit] Nuclear power only option despite Fukushima: industry | Almost 200 experts and leaders from 36 states met at an industry summit in Seoul to discuss ways to ensure safety of nuclear energy one year after Fukushima's atomic disaster in Japan, Agence France Presse

* [npp-Japan] Japan mayors, governors want nuclear safety assurances, Reuters, update 1

* [npp-Japan-Oi] Oi reactors pass stress test, safety panel says, Kazuaki Nagata, Japan Times
* company sez could Oi plants could withstand an earthquake 1.8 times more powerful than required under the government safety guidelines and tsunami up to 11.4 meters high

IRAN NEWS

* [Iran-US Congress] Sen Landreau (D-LA) joins as co-sponsor of S.Res. 380, Congressional Record, at p. S2002
* At the request of Mr. GRAHAM, the name of the Senator from Louisiana (Ms. LANDRIEU) was added as a cospon- sor of S. Res. 380, a resolution to ex- press the sense of the Senate regarding the importance of preventing the Gov- ernment of Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability.

* [Iran-US Congress] Support of H. Res. 568, Rep. Joe Courtney (CT), Congressional Record
* I rise today in support of H. Res. 568, a bipartisan resolution reaffirming U.S. resolve to prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons capability. I co-sponsored this resolution because of the critical importance to U.S. national security and regional stability to deny Iranian nuclear weapon capability through every diplomatic tool and pressure to avoid resorting to military force.
Reports of progress in Iran's nuclear program have been disconcerting. The November 2011 International Atomic Energy Agency report presented "serious concerns regarding possible military dimensions to Iran's nuclear programme" and asserted that "Iran has carried out activities relevant to the development of a nuclear device."
There would be devastating consequences for a nation that has threatened Israel's existence and poses significant security threats to its neighbors to acquire nuclear weapons. As President Obama said during his January 24, 2012 State of the Union Address, "Let there be no doubt: America is determined to prevent Iran from getting a nuclear weapon."
Since I entered Congress in 2007, I have stood firmly against nuclear proliferation to Iran. In 2010, I co-sponsored and supported through passage the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act, which enacted sanctions against companies investing in Iran's energy sector. In addition, I am a cosponsor of legislation to expand sanctions against Iran, the Iran Threat Reduction Act (H.R. 1905).
It has been under President Obama's leadership and reinvigorated cooperation with allies and other nations that has ramped up the pressure to deny Iran weapons capability. President Obama entered office with the international effort to challenge Iran divided and in shambles. Immediately, the President rallied the international community to apply pressure in conjunction with the United States as a diplomatic force multiplier. Russia and China joined in a 2010 the U.N. Security Council comprehensive sanctions effort. These sanctions slowed the Iranian nuclear program and have levied damaging effects on the Iranian economy. The coalition held as we expanded a sanctions offensive against Iran's Central Bank and their oil exports.
These efforts make it clear that Iran must change its recent behavior and instead fulfill its obligations under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty. The longer it takes Iran to change its course, the further cut- off it will grow diplomatically and the more strangled its economy will become. Now we must expand these efforts to increase sanctions, further isolate Iran, and explore every outlet to undermine the Iranian regime politically and seek real change in that country's leadership and political direction.
This resolution communicates Congressional unity with the Administration and determination to the international community to maximize every diplomatic and economic tool available to pressure and deny Iran nuclear weapon capability. To be clear, other options--such as the use of United States military force against Iran--require the deliberate and thoughtful consideration of this Congress, a power which I believe this resolution clearly preserves. I am co-sponsoring this resolution to continue our nation's effective, ratcheting pressure to force Iran on a new path and to avoid a subsequent request from the Administration some day to authorize the use of military force against Iran.

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KOREA NEWS

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OTHER NUCLEAR WEAPON NEWS

* [defense-Iran-Syria-North Korea] The 21st Century Battlefield, Rep. West, Congressional Record

* [] We can cut nukes, as there is no more Soviet Union, Rep. Keith Ellison, Congressional Record, at p. H1532
* One of the attributes of our bill [House Progressive Caucus budget], one of the very important components is a piece of legislation called the SANE Act. This excellent piece of legislation reduces our nuclear weapons arsenal because this is all Cold War stuff designed to fight the Soviet Union, and there is no more Soviet Union. What are we doing with these 20th century weapons systems in the 21st century? We need to bring some sanity to that. We reduce the budget so that it reflects the modern reality.

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OTHER NUCLEAR NEWS

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OTHER ENERGY NEWS

* [energy-geothermal-Japan-Fukushima] Japanese firms considering geothermal plants in Fukushima, Risa Maeda and Osamu Tsukimori, Reuters

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