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New Study Ranks Countries on Security of Materials That Fuel Nuclear Arms via The New York Times

Posted on 2012/01/11 by snasser

Now, for the first time publicly, experts have surveyed the precautions each country has in place and ranked the nations from best to worst. The study is full of surprises and potential embarrassments: for instance, Australia takes first place in … Continue reading →

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Gov’t tells TEPCO to prepare repair plan for Fukushima Daini equipment via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2012/01/11 by snasser

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency told Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Wednesday to prepare a report by the end of January on how to repair equipment at its Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant damaged by the March 2011 earthquake … Continue reading →

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Japan plans 40-yr limit on reactors’ life, with exceptions via Reuters

Posted on 2012/01/10 by snasser

Japan plans to limit the life of nuclear reactors to 40 years, allowing extensions only under stringent conditions, and to legally bind plant operators to prepare for severe accidents, the nation’s nuclear crisis minister said on Friday. The plan is … Continue reading →

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Iran leader defends nuclear program on Latin America trip via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2012/01/10 by snasser

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad defended his country’s nuclear program as he began a four-nation tour of Latin America, joining his ally Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in accusing the U.S. and its allies of using the dispute to unjustly threaten Iran. … Continue reading →

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Fukushima nuclear plant worker in coma after collapsing at site via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2012/01/10 by snasser

A worker in his 60s at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant is in a coma after collapsing at the site, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced. The man, an employee of a company cooperating with … Continue reading →

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Cover-up of estimated costs to dispose of radioactive waste raises serious questions via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2012/01/03 by snasser

Revelations that officials from the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy concealed the estimated costs of disposing of spent nuclear fuel highlights the distorted logic of government officials who stick to reprocessing radioactive waste even by lying. The cover-up is … Continue reading →

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Gov’t eyes new law to promote renewable energy in farming communities via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2012/01/03 by snasser

TOKYO (Kyodo) — The farm ministry is considering a new law to promote power generation in farming and fishing communities using renewable energy, such as solar and wind power, government sources said Tuesday. The legislation, envisioned by the Agriculture, Forestry … Continue reading →

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TEPCO, industry ministry secretly agreed to abandon nuclear reprocessing plant in 2002 via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2011/12/02 by snasser

Senior officials at Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) held a top secret discussion in 2002 about abandoning the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant project, the Mainichi has learned. The Mainichi obtained a memo … Continue reading →

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Factbox: Shutdown schedule for 9 active nuclear reactors via Reuters

Posted on 2011/12/02 by snasser

Kyushu Electric Power Co, one of the country’s most highly nuclear reliant regional power firms, on Thursday started regular maintenance on the No.1 unit at its sole Genkai nuclear plant, as planned, leaving only nine reactors online. A total of … Continue reading →

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France still plans to build 60th nuclear reactor via Reuters

Posted on 2011/11/28 by snasser

PARIS, Nov 25 (Reuters) – France will go ahead with a controversial project to build a 60th next-generation nuclear reactor, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Friday, as he stepped into a heated pre-election debate over France’s dependence on atomic power. … Continue reading →

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