Tag Archives: nuclear energy

U.S. Must Mirror France – Liberty, Equality, Fraternity, Fission via International Business Times

Posted on 2011/12/26 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Readers of this space know that it’s frequently addressed the United States’ multi-faceted energy problem — multi-faceted in that it involves both supply and demand issues. The U.S.’s two biggest energy form problems? We use: 1) too much oil and … Continue reading →

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After Fukushima: A Changing Climate For Nuclear via NPR

Posted on 2011/12/24 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

This year has something unpleasant in common with the years 1979 and 1986. In 1979, a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania melted down. In 1986, the Soviet reactor at Chernobyl blew up and burned. This year’s meltdown … Continue reading →

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Kyushu Electric Restarts First Reactor Since Fukushima Nuclear Calamity via Bloomberg

Posted on 2011/11/02 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Kyushu Electric Power Co. started a reactor at one of its nuclear plants, the first unit to come online since the Fukushima crisis eight months ago, the worst atomic catastrophe since Chernobyl in 1986. Kyushu Electric started the 1,180-megawatt No. … Continue reading →

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Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters / 2011年東日本大震災デジタルアーカイブ

Posted on 2011/10/10 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

Content and Collection The Digital Archive of Japan’s 2011 Disasters project is both itself a repository of archival materials and a window to other archives and public databases. To build an archive of a complex series of events, such as … Continue reading →

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Iran: Nuclear scientist ‘shot dead’ in Tehran via BBC

Posted on 2011/07/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An Iranian nuclear scientist has been shot dead in the capital, Tehran, Iranian media sources have said. The scientist, who has not yet been named, was shot outside his home, the Isna news agency reported, adding that his wife was … Continue reading →

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Iran cautiously welcomes Russian proposal for brining Tehran back to nuclear talks via Brandon Sun

Posted on 2011/07/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By: Nasser Karimi, The Associated Press 21/07/2011 7:12 AM TEHRAN, Iran – Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has cautiously welcomed a Russian proposal for bringing Iran back to talks over its nuclear program, the official news agency reported Thursday. The proposal … Continue reading →

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Flood wall fails at Fort Calhoun via Omaha World-Herald

Posted on 2011/06/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Flood wall fails at Fort Calhoun By Sam Womack WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER Water surrounded several buildings at the Fort Calhoun Nuclear Station on Sunday after a water-filled floodwall collapsed. The plant, about 19 miles north of Omaha, remains safe, Omaha … Continue reading →

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U.S.: spent fuel pool never went dry in Japan quake via The Minichi Daily News

Posted on 2011/06/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

WASHINGTON (AP) — Water used to cool radioactive waste at the stricken nuclear complex in Japan did not dry up, as earlier feared, U.S. regulators said Wednesday in a reversal of a claim that pitted U.S. officials against Japan in … Continue reading →

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