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Fukushima crisis 'has not ended'
2013-09-02 19:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: The crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant "has not ended", the country's nuclear watchdog has warned, saying the situation there is "unstable". Watchdog chief Shunichi Tanaka also accused the plan's operator of careless management during the crisis. He added that it may not be possible to avoid dumping some contaminated water into the ocean. The comments come a day before the Japanese government is due to unveil plans to rescue the clean-up operation. Mr Tanaka's comments come after Fukushima's...
Fukushima: Japan struggles to stop contamination spreading
2013-09-02 16:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Tepco is struggling to contain water used to cool fuel in the damaged reactors, and the plant is seeping up to 300 tonnes of contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean every day
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New radiation spike found near Fukushima nuclear plant water tanks
2013-09-02 14:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Tokyo Electric Power Co, the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, said on Monday that a patrol of workers had found a new area of high radiation near tanks used to store contaminated water. The latest revelation in a statement by Tokyo Electric late on Monday comes a day before Japan's government is set to announce new steps to address deep-seated problems in controlling the spread of radiated water at Fukushima and criticism that the utility has bungled the response to the worst nuclear...
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Fukushima: Japan promises swift action on nuclear cleanup
2013-09-02 11:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Japan's prime minister, Shinzo Abe, has promised to act quickly to address the buildup of huge quantities of contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Abe, who recently suggested that the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), was incapable of overseeing the operation on its own, said the government would soon announce a comprehensive plan to deal with the world's largest nuclear cleanup. The prospect of greater state involvement in decommissioning Fukushima...
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Japan vows quick action, public funds for Fukushima
2013-09-02 10:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan vowed quick, decisive action, including the use of public funds, to tackle the worsening problem of contaminated water pouring from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, as the authorities step in to help the facility's embattled operator. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the government "will step forward and implement all necessary policies" to deal with the flood of radioactive water from the plant, a legacy of the world's worst atomic disaster in a quarter century. The government will...
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