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Experts suspect extension of active faults off Fukushima caused November quake　via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/12/06 by nfield

The powerful earthquake that struck northeastern Japan and caused tsunami in late November may have been caused by a slip in a zone that may be an extension of two known active faults under the seabed off the crippled Fukushima … Continue reading →

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Kansai Electric Power : Fukushima aftershock renews public concern about restarting Kansai’s aging nuclear reactors　via 4 Traders

Posted on 2016/11/27 by norma field

  Kansai Electric Power : Fukushima aftershock renews public concern about restarting Kansai’s aging nuclear reactors     0   11/27/2016 | 05:17pm CET   Nov. 27–KYOTO — The magnitude-7.4 aftershock that rocked Fukushima Prefecture and its vicinity last week, … Continue reading →

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‘Groundbreaking’ Study Links Texas Earthquakes to Wastewater Injection From Fracking via EcoWatch (Reader Supported News)

Posted on 2016/09/26 by norma field

By Lorraine Chow ven though scientists are pretty certain that wastewater injection from fracking and conventional drilling has led to the unprecedented spate of earthquakes rollicking Oklahoma, Texas and other states in recent years. Definitive proof, however, is rare. But … Continue reading →

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Nuclear power suspended after Tokyo earthquake via NewsHub

Posted on 2016/07/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A moderately strong earthquake has rattled the Tokyo region, but there are no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) says the quake hit at midday on Sunday with a magnitude of 5. Its epicentre was … Continue reading →

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Kyushu Earthquake: Lessons Not Learned From Fukushima: Report By Hiroko Aihara Fukushima Journalist via laborvideo

Posted on 2016/05/11 by norma field
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Mothballed nuclear plant can be activated any time: Ma via the China Times

Posted on 2015/07/05 by norma field

Taiwan began to mothball its controversial fourth nuclear power plant on July 1, a process that will allow it to be activated at any time in the future, President Ma Ying-jeou said in an interview that was aired Friday. The … Continue reading →

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Ohio Geologists Tie Earthquakes to Fracking via Al Jazeera America

Posted on 2014/04/15 by norma field

eologists in Ohio have for the first time linked earthquakes in a geologic formation deep under the Appalachians to hydraulic fracturing, leading the state to issue new permit conditions Friday in certain areas that are among the nation’s strictest. A … Continue reading →

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Iran: Bushehr nuclear reactor said to be damaged by recent earthquakes via AP

Posted on 2013/06/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Its Bushehr nuclear plant is not considered a proliferation threat. But some nations are concerned about how safe it is. Iran has refused to join an international nuclear safety convention and persistent technical problems have shut the plant for … Continue reading →

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Uncomfortable Questions in the Wake of Nuclear Accidents at Fukushima and Chernobyl via Japan Focus

Posted on 2013/04/09 by norma field

Anders Pape Møller and Timothy A. Mousseau Twenty nuclear accidents at the official International Nuclear Event Scale of 4 to 7 have occurred between 1952 and 2011 (Lelieveld et al. 2012). The risk of another major accident during the next … Continue reading →

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M7.3 quake hits northeastern Japan, low tsunami arrive via The Mainichi

Posted on 2012/12/07 by kojimaaiko

A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.3 jolted northeastern and eastern Japan on Friday, with low tsunami waves arriving along the Pacific coast, according to authorities. The Japan Meteorological Agency said the 5:18 p.m. quake was likely an … Continue reading →

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