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Japan to permanently shutdown reactorExperts judged on Wednesday that a reactor on Japan's west coast is located on ground at high risk of an earthquake, setting in motion a process that will likely lead to the first permanent shutdown of a nuclear plant since the 2011 Fukushim More… |
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Fukushima plant leaking contaminated waterAs much as 120 tons of radioactive water may have leaked from a storage tank at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, contaminating the surrounding ground, Tokyo Electric Power Company said on Saturday. The power company h More… |
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Analysis: Japan shuts last nuke plant; will it cope?Japan shuts down its last working nuclear power reactor this weekend just over a year after a tsunami scarred the nation and if it survives the summer without major electricity shortages, producers fear the plants will stay offline for good. More… |
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$67bn lawsuit against Tepco executivesShareholders of Tokyo Electric Power Co, operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan, are suing the utility's executives for a record 5.5 trillion yen ($67.4 billion) in compensation, lawyers said. The Fukushima Daiichi plant More… |
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French N-plants told to prepare for disastersFrance must invest billions of euros to improve the safety systems of its nuclear facilities so they can withstand the kind of extreme shocks that triggered in Fukushima the worst nuclear accident in 25 years, the nuclear watchdog ASN said on Tues More… |
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UAE to review nuke site, design after Japan crisisThe UAE's nuclear regulator said there could be changes to the design and location of the Gulf country's proposed nuclear reactors to ensure safety following Japan's nuclear disaster. Japan's struggle to contain radiation l More… |
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Toshiba plans $8.6bn spend on green energyToshiba Corp will invest 700 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in the environment and energy sectors over the next three years, as the Fukushima atomic crisis casts a shadow over the prospects for the firm's nuclear power business, a report said on Tuesd More… |
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Toshiba to spend $8.6bn on green energyToshiba Corp will invest 700 billion yen ($8.6 billion) in the environment and energy sectors over the next three years, as the Fukushima atomic crisis casts a shadow over the prospects for the firm's nuclear power business, a report said on T More… |
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Japan finds plutonium in soil at nuke plantPlutonium found in soil at the Fukushima nuclear complex heightened alarm on Tuesday over Japan's battle to contain the world's worst atomic crisis in 25 years, while opposition MPs attacked the prime minister for his handling of the disaster. More… |
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Japan rushes to repair pumps to stop radiation leaksExhausted engineers scrambled on Saturday to connect Japan's crippled reactors to a new power cable in a desperate attempt to get water pumps going that would cool down overheated fuel rods and prevent the deadly spread of radiation. H More… |
