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Nuclear reactor in Japan leaking radioactive water amid nationwide restart via RT

Posted on 2016/02/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A nuclear power station in Japan is leaking, this time the Takahama plant, about 380km west of Tokyo. The radioactive water leak comes amid a nationwide push to restart reactors after the catastrophic meltdown at Fukushima five years ago. The … Continue reading →

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Restarts threaten to increase amount of deadly MOX at Takahama plant to 18.5 tons via The Japan Times

Posted on 2016/02/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Restarting a second reactor at the Takahama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture will raise the amount of highly toxic spent mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel present there to an estimated 18.5 tons, Jiji Press has learned. The plant run by Kansai … Continue reading →

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Japan court gives go-ahead for restart of 2 nuke reactors via Today

Posted on 2015/12/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — A Japanese court has given the go-ahead for the restart of two nuclear reactors after its operator said in an appeal they were safe. The western Fukui District Court in April accepted an injunction request by a group … Continue reading →

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