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Japan finally gets serious about cleaning up Fukushima nuclear power plant destroyed by tsunami
2013-09-03 05:40:30| Energy - Topix.net
Downtown Vancouver hosted Telus Taiwanfest this weekend, and the city was alive with the sights, sounds, tastes and smells of Taiwan.
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Japan to spend up to $500 million to fix Fukushima nuclear crisis
2013-09-03 03:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan is set to pledge up to $500 million to contain leaks of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, with the government stepping up its intervention in the world's worst atomic disaster in a quarter of a century. Trade and Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said late on Monday the government would fund "tens of billions" of yen to address the water crisis after the embattled operator of the plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co, said it had found another radiation hot spot at the...
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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Shrinking role for nuclear power in US energy mix
2013-09-02 14:36:37| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: The pending closure of the Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Station is the latest in a string of planned plant retirements that many industry analysts say forecast a shrinking role for nuclear in the nations energy mix. Vermont Yankee, which began operating in 1972, is the fifth reactor in the country to be scheduled for closure over the past year, dealing another blow to industry hopes of a nuclear renaissance. While four new reactors are scheduled to come online over the next several years, analysts...
More leaks feared at Japan nuclear plant
2013-09-02 12:56:12| Energy - Topix.net
Several tanks and pipes at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant are suspected of leaking toxic water, the chairman of the Japanese nuclear watchdog, Shunichi Tanaka, said Monday.
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