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S.Korea nuclear reactor hit by automatic shutdown; six units now off via Firstpost World

Posted on 2013/11/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SEOUL (Reuters) – A “safety-related action” automatically shut down one of its 23 nuclear reactors on Thursday, South Korea’s nuclear operator said, bringing the tally of those closed to six and hiking chances of possible power blackouts this winter. Asia’s … Continue reading →

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밀양송전탑 공사 재개 via 환경운동연합 소개　

Posted on 2013/10/06 by Tomomi Yamaguchi

밀양 주민들이 위험하다. 이제 나흘 째인데, 주민들은 지금 너무 힘들다. 나흘 째 노숙을 하면서 주민들의 건강은 급속도로 나빠지고 있다. 주민들은 어떻게 하든 이 송전탑 공사만큼은 막아야 하기 때문에 누렇게 익어가는 나락을 버려두며, 출하하지 못해 비닐하우스에서 시들어가는 고추를 바라보며, 일년 농사를 … Continue reading →

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Asia airs nuclear ambitions at U.N. gathering via Reuters

Posted on 2013/09/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – China, India and other Asian states used a United Nations nuclear agency meeting this week to signal their determination to expand the use of atomic energy. At the September 16-20 annual gathering of the IAEA’s 159 member states, … Continue reading →

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Asia’s nuclear summer via Eco-Business

Posted on 2013/08/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Reckoning with the combined effect of Fukushima and regulatory capture. East Asia is facing another nuclear dilemma, and this time it isn’t North Korea. Japan, Taiwan and South Korea are all debating their domestic nuclear-power programs, which are endangered by natural … Continue reading →

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Report: Jordan to build first nuclear research reactor via The Jerusalem Post

Posted on 2013/08/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Commission chief: Project to build capabilities, prepare for constructing future nuclear power plants. Jordan’s Nuclear Regulatory Commission has given the green light for the desert kingdom to develop its first nuclear research reactor as a mechanism for meeting the country’s … Continue reading →

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South Korea halts nuclear reactor over safety concerns via Aletho

Posted on 2013/08/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

South Korea’s largest power plant has shut down one of its reactors as concerns over safety in the country’s nuclear industry linger on, reports say. The reactor, one of six in Yeonggwang nuclear complex in the southwest, was closed on … Continue reading →

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Wrecked Fukushima plant springs highly radioactive water leak via Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2013/08/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (Reuters) – Contaminated water with dangerously high levels of radiation is leaking from a storage tank at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the most serious setback to the clean up of the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. The storage … Continue reading →

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Scandal in South Korea Over Nuclear Revelations via The New York Times

Posted on 2013/08/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SEOUL, South Korea — Like Japan, resource-poor South Korea has long relied on nuclear power to provide the cheap electricity that helped build its miracle economy. For years, it met one-third of its electricity needs with nuclear power, similar to … Continue reading →

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S. Korea Issues Power Shortage Alert Amid Nuclear Stoppages via Bloomberg

Posted on 2013/06/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

South Korea issued a preliminary power-shortage warning as rising temperatures boosted the use of air-conditioning while the shutdown of two nuclear reactors cut electricity supply. […] South Korea, which depends on nuclear energy for more than 30 percent of its … Continue reading →

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South Korea widens nuclear investigation, risks power cuts via Chicago Tribune

Posted on 2012/11/06 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s main nuclear power supervisor extended an investigation into forged safety certificates for reactor components to three more facilities on Tuesday, a day after shutting down two reactors. South Korea generates 30 percent of its electricity … Continue reading →

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