A United Nations mission on Tuesday tentatively supported new stress tests designed to determine whether Japan’s nuclear plants can withstand another emergency.
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United Nations Tentatively Backs Japans Nuclear Stress Tests
Japan is planning a monumental and unprecedented cleanup at the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in the hope that the displaced can go home.
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Japan’s Huge Nuclear Cleanup Makes Returning Home a Goal
Just about the time we crossed into the no-entry zone surrounding the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the dosimeter clipped to our car window introduced its soundtrack: Chirp-chirp. Chirp-chirp. Chirp-chirp. The dosimeter was blue, about the size of a pager, and it updated its readings of the airborne radiation levels every 30 seconds. Any reading over 2.50 microsieverts (uSv) per hour triggered the chirp. It was 9:30 a.m. when we entered the no-go zone , flashing a permit to five policemen at a checkpoint, and for the next six hours, the chirping never stopped. Read full article > >
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Fukushima Daiichi: My trip inside Japan’s Dead Zone
A Japanese government official drinks water from puddles at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, after journalists challenge him to prove it was safe.
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Japan MP drinks Fukushima water
Reports that radioactive cesium had accumulated as far from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as Tokyo have raised new concerns about how far the contamination had spread.
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Radioactive Hot Spots in Tokyo Point to Wider Problems
Elevated levels of radiation detected in Japan’s capital Tokyo are almost certainly not linked to the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, say officials.
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Radiation ‘no link to Fukushima’
The study of 360,000 children comes in response to concerns over the consequences of the serious radiation leaks at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March.
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Japan Studies Radiation Effects on Children
A powerful typhoon strikes disaster-ravaged Japan and heads towards the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, where clean-up work has been suspended.
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Powerful Typhoon Roke hits Japan
ROCKVILLE, Md. — Federal officials say a 5.8-magnitude earthquake in the eastern U.S. caused the ground to shake more than a Virginia nuclear plant was designed to withstand. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission says preliminary data from the U.S. Geological Survey shows the Aug. 23 earthquake caused peak ground movement of about 0.26 g, which is a unit of gravity that measures the impact of shaking on buildings. The North Anna nuclear plant was designed to withstand ground movement ranging from 0.12 g to 0.18 g. Read full article > >
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NRC says eastern quake shook ground harder than Virginia nuclear plant designed to withstand
New PM Yoshihiko Noda makes his first visit to the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, almost six months after the devastating earthquake and tsunami.
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New Japan PM visits nuclear plant
The Tennessee Valley Authority has approved construction on a nuclear plant in northeastern Alabama — the first U.S. agency to do so since the Japan nuclear disaster this year.
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Alabama nuclear plant gets go-ahead
TOKYO — Japan’s northeastern coast was hit Friday by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake, triggering a brief tsunami advisory for waves of up to 20 inches. The earthquake, which struck at 2:36 p.m. local time, was centered 70 miles off the coast of Fukushima and 175 northeast of Tokyo. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries, and the Tokyo Electric Power Co. said that its disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was experiencing no further problems. The tsunami advisory was issued for both Fukushima and Miyagi prefectures, two of the areas hardest hit by the March 11 9.0-magnitude earthquake and resulting tsunami. Read full article > >
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6.5 quake hits northeastern Japan
The government is pressing ahead with plans for new UK nuclear plants, confirming eight sites it deems suitable for power stations by 2025.
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New UK nuclear plant sites named
The Tennessee Valley Authority says a half-built nuclear plant shelved 23 years ago may be its best bet for new energy.
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