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Japan's quake-crippled nuclear plant "losing faith" in leaking water pits
2013-04-09 07:10:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The company that runs a Japanese nuclear power plant destroyed by a tsunami two years ago said on Tuesday it was losing faith in temporary storage pits for radioactive water - but it doesn't have anywhere else to put it. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said it had found a new leak at one of the pits at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. Three out of seven storage pits are now leaking, compounding clean-up difficulties after the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years. "We cannot deny the fact that...
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Japan experts say new nuclear safety plan too lax
2013-04-08 19:07:40| Energy - Topix.net
Experts who investigated Japan's nuclear crisis said Monday that a watchdog's oversight of the crippled plant's operator is still too lax, amid renewed public fear over a recent spate of safety problems.
GSE Systems' Expert to Speak at Nuclear Education and Training Summit
2013-04-08 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
SYKESVILLE, Md. – Nuclear workforce solutions expert Phil Polefrone of GSE Systems Inc. (NYSE MKT: GVP) will speak at the second annual summit of the Regional Center for Nuclear Education and Training (RCNET). The meeting takes place at Indian River State College in Fort Pierce, Fla. April 19 and 20.<br /> <br /> Polefrone’s presentation, Blended, Engaging Training for New Nuclear Workers, will address the use of technology to improve workforce training in the nuclear energy ...
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Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant finds second tank leak
2013-04-07 10:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Radioactive water has apparently leaked from another underground storage tank at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Sunday. The utility, known as Tepco, said the volume of the latest leakage is believed to be small. On Saturday, it said as much as 120 tons of radioactive water may have leaked from another nearby storage tank. The plant's seven storage tanks are lined with water proof sheets meant to keep the contaminated water from leaking into the soil....
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Damaged Nuclear Plant in Japan Leaks Toxic Water
2013-04-06 21:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Tens of thousands of gallons of radioactive water leaked from a large underground storage pool at Japans crippled nuclear plant, and thousands more gallons could seep out before the faulty pool can be emptied, the plants operator said Saturday. About 120 tons, or almost 32,000 gallons, of highly contaminated water appeared to have breached the inner protective lining of the pool at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, said the operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company. It was unclear how much of the water...
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