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Japan: Typhoon and earthquake strike Fukushima
2013-09-20 23:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Two and a half years ago, the Fukushima Daiichi power facility was knocked out by a tsunami and earthquake. Myriad troubles ensued. Then this week it was hit by a typhoon, flooding, and another earthquake. Can`t a nuclear plant catch a break? On Monday, Typhoon Man-yi smacked into Japan, causing flooding in some parts of the country, and new troubles at Fukushima. From Agence France-Presse: The operator of the leaking Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday that it dumped more than 1,000 tons...
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Companies to conduct joint study for proposed Fukushima geothermal project in Japan
2013-09-20 01:00:00| Power Technology
Ten companies plan to develop a 270MW-capacity geothermal power plant in the Bandai Asahi National Park in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan.
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Future of Japan depends on stopping Fukushima leaks, PM tells workers
2013-09-19 13:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has told workers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that "the future of Japan" depends on their ongoing struggle to contain leaks of highly radioactive water at the site. Abe's brief visit to the stricken plant on Thursday his second since he became prime minister last December comes weeks after he reassured the world that the situation at the facility was under control, amid reports that large quantities of contaminated water were seeping into...
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Report: UK support for nuclear has grown since Fukushima
2013-09-19 01:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: The Fukushima disaster changed the course of Japanese energy policy but has barely registered on the UK public's opinion of nuclear power, new research to be published today reveals. Today 32 per cent of the UK supports nuclear power and 29 per cent oppose it, according to a poll of 961 people conducted by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC). But just 26 per cent supported it in 2005, the most recent figures before a massive tsunami triggered a meltdown at the Fukushima Daichii nuclear power...
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Japan balked steps to control Fukushima water in 2011: memo
2013-09-18 23:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japanese authorities, now struggling to contain leaks of radioactive groundwater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, were urged two years ago by U.S. experts to take immediate steps to prevent groundwater contamination but decided not to act on the advice. The advice to the embattled operator was outlined in a memo to government officials just two months after the accident, but then shelved, according to two officials who participated in the discussions and documents prepared by both governments...
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