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“Pechipparai dam water must not be used for nuclear plant” via The Hindu

Posted on 2011/11/21 by snasser

Representatives of various farmers’ associations here have opposed the release of water from Pechipparai dam to Kudankuam Nuclear Power Project at a farmers’ grievance redressal day meeting here on Friday Padmadas, president of Bhoomi Protection Movement, said that it was … Continue reading →

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UK nuclear builders say unfazed by Fukushima delays via Reuters

Posted on 2011/11/21 by snasser

Investors in new nuclear plants in Britain are determined to push ahead with projects despite regulatory delays and potential increases in costs due to Japan’s Fukushima crisis, developers said on Thursday. “Fukushima caused everyone to take a step back and … Continue reading →

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Issue of nuclear reliance overshadowed by radiation cleanup pledges in Fukushima election via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2011/11/08 by snasser

As the Nov. 10 launch of campaigning for the Fukushima Prefectural Assembly election approaches, many candidates are focusing on the issue of decontamination rather than questions over whether or not to keep nuclear power. Backed by the ruling Democratic Party … Continue reading →

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Gov’t loans Fukushima Prefecture, municipalities 700 radiation meters via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2011/11/08 by snasser

The government began delivering 700 dosimeters to the Fukushima Prefectural Government and all 59 municipalities in the prefecture on Nov. 8 to help them track radioactive contamination released in the ongoing Fukushima nuclear disaster. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, … Continue reading →

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27 percent of residents in evacuation zones don’t want to return to their neighborhoods via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2011/11/08 by snasser

FUKUSHIMA — More than one in four residents of areas designated as evacuation or evacuation preparation zones around the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant say they have no intention of returning to their neighborhoods, a survey has shown. Fuminori Tanba, an … Continue reading →

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Seventeen workers exposed to radiation at Idaho lab via Reuters

Posted on 2011/11/08 by snasser

(Reuters) – Seventeen workers were exposed to low-level radiation from plutonium on Tuesday at a U.S. Energy Department nuclear research lab in Idaho, but there was no risk to the public, the government said. The accident at the Idaho National … Continue reading →

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Municipalities increasingly unwilling to accept quake debris via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2011/11/03 by snasser

The number of municipalities that have accepted or are considering whether to accept debris from areas ravaged in the March 11 disaster stands at 54, although 572 expressed willingness to do so in April, the Environment Ministry said Wednesday. “Even … Continue reading →

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Forgotten radioactive materials cropping up in wake of Fukushima nuclear crisis via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2011/11/03 by snasser

Residents wary about radiation in the wake of the ongoing the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant have been uncovering abandoned radioactive substances, with repeated discoveries of radium-266 in Tokyo’s Setagaya Ward. Radioactive materials were used widely … Continue reading →

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Editorial: Closer monitoring and more explanation of Fukushima reactors needed via The Mainichi Daily News

Posted on 2011/11/03 by snasser

The government and Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the tsunami-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant, should step up their monitoring of the plant’s reactors to check whether nuclear fission is occurring and provide good explanations of the … Continue reading →

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Reactor in Japan Restarts, a First Since the Tsunami via The New York Times

Posted on 2011/11/03 by snasser

A nuclear reactor in western Japan began starting back up on Tuesday after a month’s hiatus, the first reactor in the country closed for any reason to win approval from a local government to resume operations since the Fukushima nuclear … Continue reading →

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