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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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Santee Cooper has a nuclear dilemma
2013-09-02 00:25:30| Energy - Topix.net
It isn't finished, either, not by a long shot. As Santee Cooper finance chief Jeff Armfield recently informed the electric utility's board, from now through 2016 “will be heavy borrowing years for us.” The state-owned power company likely will use some of the future proceeds to comply with new air regulations and fund routine capital ... (more)
Radiation readings spike at water tank at Japan's ruined nuclear plant
2013-09-01 07:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Radiation near a tank holding highly contaminated water at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has spiked 18-fold, the plant's operator said on Sunday, highlighting the struggle to bring the crisis under control after more than two years. Radiation of 1,800 millisieverts per hour - enough to kill an exposed person in four hours - was detected near the bottom of one storage tank on Saturday, Tokyo Electric Power Co, also known as Tepco, said. An August 22 readings measured radiation of...
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AREVA completes decontamination at Chooz A nuclear power plant in France
2013-08-30 01:00:00| Power Technology
AREVA has completed decontamination of primary loop elements at the Chooz A nuclear power plant located in Northern France.
Problems Found During Pa. Nuclear Plant Attack Drill
2013-08-28 15:17:11| Energy - Topix.net
The federal Nuclear Regulatory Commission has found problems with a safety drill earlier this year meant to simulate a terrorist attack against a western Pennsylvania nuclear power plant.
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