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Japan: Cancer risk 70% in Fukushima area, says WHO
2013-02-28 12:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: People in the area worst affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident two years ago have a higher risk of developing certain cancers, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011, killed nearly 19,000 people and devastated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, triggering meltdowns, spewing radiation and forcing about 160,000 people to flee their homes. "A breakdown of data, based on age, gender and proximity to the plant,...
China's nuclear roll-out: learning from Fukushima
2013-02-27 01:00:00| Power Technology
China has started operations at the first nuclear plant since a construction ban on the industry was lifted following Japan's Fukushima disaster. So what lessons has the country learnt from the meltdown, and what plans does the nation have to ensure
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Japan: After Fukushima: families on the edge of meltdown
2013-02-24 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Observer: Perhaps one day Aiko and Kenji Nomura will laugh about the Birthday Cake Incident. It happened last autumn. Aiko, a care worker from the city of Koriyama in Japan's Fukushima prefecture, was celebrating her 35th birthday. Her husband Kenji decided to surprise her. On the way home from his job at the post office, he picked up the biggest cake he could find. It was filled with whipped cream and decorated with pink roses. "I couldn't help myself," recalls Aiko. "Kenji had a huge smile on his face,...
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A Strategy to Prevent the Next Fukushima
2013-02-19 14:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Among the most striking elements of the catastrophe at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors in Japan were the hydrogen explosions that destroyed the upper parts of some of the reactor buildings. The hydrogen was released by a metal called zirconium in the overheated core. Since that accident, whose second anniversary falls on March 11, researchers have been looking at a variety of ways to prevent a repetition. At the Electric Power Research Institute, a nonprofit utility consortium, scientists think...
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Operations start at first China nuclear plant since Fukushima
2013-02-19 01:00:00| Power Technology
The Hongyanhe Nuclear Power Plant (HNPP) has commenced operations, marking the first nuclear power plant to come online in China since the 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan.
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