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Japan’s Nuclear Energy Industry Nears Shutdown, at Least for Now via The New York Times

OHI, Japan — All but two of Japan’s 54 commercial reactors have gone offline since the nuclear disaster a year ago, after the earthquake and tsunami, and it is not clear when they can be restarted. With the last operating … Continue reading

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[Editorial] Nuclear crisis far from resolved via The Japan Times Online

Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Dec. 16 declared that the stricken reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have entered the state of “cold shutdown” and that it has been confirmed that the nuclear crisis … Continue reading

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Skeptics cast doubt on Fukushima status, even as Japan declares nuclear reactors ‘stable’ via Christian Science Monitor

The Japanese government announced that the Fukushima nuclear complex, heavily damaged by the March 11 tsunami in the world’s worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, is now stable. But serious doubts remain about Fukushima’s status, as officials remain unable to confirm … Continue reading

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Japan Says the Worst Is Over, but Fukushima Faces Long Road to Recovery via Time

Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda announced in a televised address on Friday that the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Plant has officially reached a state of ‘cold shutdown,’ bringing the most urgent phase of the world’s worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl … Continue reading

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Coopération franco-japonaise dans le domaine de la sûreté nucléaire via NHK World

Les chefs des gouvernements japonais et français ont convenu de coopérer pour améliorer la sûreté des centrales nucléaires. Le premier ministre japonais Yoshihiko Noda a rencontré dimanche à Tokyo son homologue français François Fillon. Les deux hommes ont reconnu l’importance … Continue reading

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