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Japan: Water leak at Fukushima nuclear plant
2013-06-06 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Radioactive water is leaking from a storage tank at Japan's Fukushima plant, its operator says. Nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said a worker discovered the leak on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Tepco also announced that it had found radioactive caesium in ground water around the plant. The plant was damaged in an earthquake and tsunami in 2011, and has been hit by several leaks and power failures in recent months. Hundreds of huge water tanks have been constructed...
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An illustration of a modular nuclear reactor.
2013-06-05 20:34:22| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Small modular nuclear reactors, like the one seen illustrated here by the firm Babcock and Wilcox, bring together components that are usually housed separately at full-scale plants.
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Los Alamos researchers foil nuclear smugglers with 200-terawatt laser
2013-06-05 17:09:41| Extremetech
Los Alamos National Laboratories has a simple proof of concept for a new addition to the nuclear security arsenal, one that could help to fill some glaring holes in our border protection capabilities.
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Another contaminated water leak at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
2013-06-05 09:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said it had found another leak of contaminated water on Wednesday, piling pressure on the utility to curb the problem as it seeks permission to release water to the sea. The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power plant was hit by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami more than two years ago, triggering nuclear reactor meltdowns and explosions. Tokyo Electric Power, or Tepco, said a worker patrolling the area spotted the leak just after noon, with...
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Fukushima's lessons from nuclear disaster
2013-06-05 01:08:40| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
How do you re-build schools after the Fukushima disaster?
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