Tag Archives: Toshiba

NUCLEAR HOTSEAT #179: BREAKING: 2ND USS REAGAN DEATH via nuclearhotseat

Posted on 2014/12/02 by norma field

Second death in the USS Reagan/Operation Tomadachi case. Exclusive interview w/Charles Bonner, attorney for the sailors in the $1 Billion lawsuit against TEPCO, General Electric, EBASCO, Toshiba and Hitachi. Listen here.

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ALMOST 3,000 PEOPLE URGE GOVERNMENT TO SCAP CUMBRIA NUCLEAR REACTOR PLANS　via The Cumberland News & Star

Posted on 2014/08/25 by norma field

A total of 2,824 people have voiced their concerns online at the proposed plans – dubbed Europe’s largest nuclear project – to build another nuclear site in west Cumbria. The £10bn plant at Moorside will be built next to the … Continue reading →

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Toshiba and GDF Suez Push Ahead on British Nuclear Plant via The New York Times

Posted on 2014/07/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

LONDON — Toshiba, the Japanese industrial giant, and the French utility GDF Suez have announced plans for moving ahead with a new British nuclear power station, adding momentum to the country’s atomic energy program. The facility, called Moorside, would be … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Damage Finally to Be Probed via the guardian

Posted on 2014/06/28 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Experts agree that clean-up needs to occur. The accident happened, radiation continues to leak from the site and the buildings remain as they were since it all began. In order to clean up, custom-made tools will be required which will be … Continue reading →

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Hundreds Sue Makers of Fukushima Nuclear Plant via abc news

Posted on 2014/01/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

About 1,400 people filed a joint lawsuit Thursday against three companies that manufactured reactors at Japan’s Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, saying they should be financially liable for damage caused by their 2011 meltdowns. Lawyers for the plaintiffs said the lawsuit, … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Reactors to Produce Oil　via New Energy and Fuel

Posted on 2014/01/15 by norma field

Al Fin found news in Japan at The Daily Yomiuri that an as yet unnamed Canadian oil sands production firm is working with the huge firm Toshiba’s nuclear reactor section to build, get approvals for and install reactors to produce … Continue reading →

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Water, water everywhere: Incentives and options at Fukushima Daiichi and beyond via Japan Focus

Posted on 2013/08/13 by norma field

Andrew DeWit Japan’s ruined and radioactive reactor plant at Fukushima Daiichi has been an abiding source of concern among knowledgeable observers. There are a host of good reasons for this reemergence. As this Mainichi survey observes, it is now clear … Continue reading →

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India, Japan seek early agreement on civil nuclear pact via Reuters

Posted on 2013/05/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and his Indian counterpart agreed on Wednesday to speed up talks on a deal to allow Japan to export nuclear plants and to strengthen security cooperation as both sides keep a wary eye … Continue reading →

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China May Sell Nuclear Reactors Overseas This Year, Daily Says via Bloomberg

Posted on 2013/03/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

China may sign the first foreign orders for its CAP1400 nuclear reactor this year, the China Daily reported today, citing Sun Qin, chairman of the nation’s largest atomic plant builder. The first orders for the Chinese-developed technology will probably come … Continue reading →

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Russia’s Rosatom says in talks with Finnish firm on nuclear reactor via Reuters

Posted on 2013/02/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

(Reuters) – Nuclear consortium Fennovoima has held talks with Russia’s Rosatom over a reactor supply deal for its plant in northern Finland, an executive of the Russian nuclear company told Finnish radio. Fennovoima has said it would choose this year … Continue reading →

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