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Nuclear power plant crisis in Japan spurs questions about local plant safety
Are we prepared?
As millions of tsunami victims struggle to survive Japan, officials there are scrambling to prevent a nuclear catastrophe. After Friday’s earthquake and tsunami that caused a partial meltdown, there have already been two...Tags: Emergency Planning, Nuclear Power, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Disasters and Accidents, Japan
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Japan issues emergency at another nuclear plant
TOKYO (AP) — Japan has declared a state of emergency at another nuclear power plant after a cooling system at its three reactor units failed following a massive earthquake. There has been no radiation leak. Japan's nuclear safety agency is also...Tags: Emergency Planning, Nuclear Power, Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Incidents, Japan
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Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tokyo Electric Power Co's two nuclear plants in Fukushima reported no...Tags: Nuclear Power, Earthquakes, Tokyo (Japan), Tsunamis, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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Japan govt takes aim at electricity monopolies
Reuters* Japan power costs among highest in world * Electricity mkt overhaul is key part of PM's reform agenda * But regional monopolies will be hard to overcome By Aaron Sheldrick and Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan is embarking on its most...Tags: Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Corporate Crime, Energy Saving, Business Enterprises, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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Japan takes first step to a permanent reactor shutdown after Fukushima
Reuters* Ruling of active fault line may lead to reactor's permanent closure * Reactors at five other plants also under review * New atomic regulator to examine findings as early as next week By Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 15 (Reuters) - Experts judged on...Tags: Nuclear Power, Tokyo (Japan), National Rifle Association of America, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Plant Openings
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Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up
Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local...
Tags: Ecosystems, Lifestyle and Leisure, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Science, Conservation
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Coal exporters jostle for opportunity as Japan ramps up use
ReutersBy Osamu Tsukimori and Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 2 (Reuters) - Indonesian and Australian coal exporters are moving aggressively to fend off competition to meet Japan's new-found appetite for the fuel to generate electricity while the country's nuclear...Tags: Africa, Energy Saving, Indonesia, Energy Resources, Coal
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Russia, Japan edge toward breakthrough in gas supplies
ReutersBy Antoni Slodkowski and James Topham TOKYO, April 19 (Reuters) - Russia and Japan are in intense talks on expanding gas-supply agreements ahead of a summit later this month, moving ever closer to a breakthrough that could redraw the East Asia energy...Tags: Malaysia, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Marubeni Corporation, Russia, Politics
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. ECONOMISTS PREDICT STEADY JOB GAINS The Labor Department is set to release employment numbers later this morning, and many analysts think they'...Tags: Google Inc., Murder, Shootings, Iran, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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San Onofre's other problem
The beleaguered San Onofre nuclear power plant north of San Diego has been idle since January 2012 after the discovery of unsafe reactor conditions. The operator is now seeking approval to restart one of the plant's two reactors at 70% power for a five-...
Tags: Nuclear Power, Energy Resources, U.S. Congress, Waste, George Washington
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Fukushima nuclear disaster adds only small health risks, WHO says
The 9.0-magnitude Tohoku-Oki earthquake and resulting tsunami that triggered a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station has resulted in only a small increase in lifetime cancer risks for people living nearby, and an even smaller...
Tags: Nuclear Power, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Disasters and Accidents, Leukemia
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From disaster comes knowledge
Beverly Findlay-Kaneko has used her memories of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan two years ago to start making a change in her new home of Huntington Beach. Findlay-Kaneko was in Japan when those natural disasters led to three...Tags: Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Energy Saving, Yokohama (Japan), Energy Resources, Apple iPod
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