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Fukushima plant operator names U.S. adviser to aid clean-up

2013-09-10 17:47:35| Energy - Topix.net

Tokyo Electric Power Co, the beleaguered operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, said it appointed a former U.S. nuclear regulatory official as an adviser - a sign that it is prepared to reach out for foreign expertise in the face of criticism over its handling of the March 2011 disaster.

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Fukushima plant operator names U.S. adviser to aid clean-up

2013-09-10 12:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Tokyo Electric Power Co, the beleaguered operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, said it appointed a former U.S. nuclear regulatory official as an adviser - a sign that it is prepared to reach out for foreign expertise in the face of criticism over its handling of the March 2011 disaster. Tokyo Electric (Tepco) said in a statement that Lake Barrett, an independent energy consultant and former head of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Civilian Nuclear Waste Management, will advise...

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South Korea Bans Fish Imports from Fukushima & Seven other Japanese Prefectures

2013-09-06 23:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: South Korea announced a ban of all fish imports from eight of Japan's prefectures, citing concerns over possible environmental impacts regarding the recent and highly publicized leaks of contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station. Fukushima prefecture, where the beleaguered Dai-ichi nuclear plant is located, is on the list, in addition to a swath of prefectures along Japan's northeast coast, as well as two landlocked prefectures. The move will be a blow to...

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South Korea bans fish imports from Japan's Fukushima region

2013-09-06 16:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: South Korea has banned all fish imports from a large area of Japan in response to growing concern over the possible environmental impact of recent leaks of highly toxic water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. In Japan, the row over the plant operator's handling of the leaks deepened on Friday when the head of the country's nuclear watchdog issued a stern rebuke to Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) for causing unnecessary alarm overseas by releasing "scientifically unacceptable" information...

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South Korea extends Japan fisheries ban as Fukushima concerns grow

2013-09-06 10:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: South Korea on Friday extended a ban on Japanese fishery imports to a larger area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant due to growing concerns over radiation contamination. Further fuelling those concerns, the plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co, or Tepco, said it was "very concerned" that radioactive water could flow towards a bypass it is digging to divert clean groundwater around the damaged reactors and into the sea. The bypass is a key element of the company's attempts to contain...

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