Links for February 20, 2013

It is not appropriate to say that the nuclear accident at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No.1 power plant has been contained, industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday. jen.jiji.com
Worker dies at a U.S. nuclear plant on the same day that a local new station airs an investigation into “alarming pattern” of safety violations at the plant. enenews.com

The international environmental group Greenpeace launched an online campaign Tuesday saying nuclear power plant manufacturers should be held accountable for the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant. japantimes.co.jp

News that a storage tank at a shuttered federal nuclear facility in Washington state is leaking radioactive sludge has raised fears that the toxic stew could reach the Columbia River as a U.S. cleanup effort drags on. bloomberg.com