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VIDEO: The 'nuclear hotline' economist
2013-01-30 10:13:48| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Economist Tim Harford tells an assembled audience the story of Thomas Schelling, an economist who helped America and the Soviet Union to avoid nuclear war.
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New Japan Nuclear Authority Rules Tough on Tsunami, Could Delay Reactor Restarts
2013-01-30 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Asahi Shimbun: The nuclear industry watchdog is pitching new safety standards on earthquake and tsunami preparedness, which could substantially delay restarts of some idled nuclear plants. The draft outline of the new standards, presented on Jan. 29 by an expert panel of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, calls for broad measures against the highest possible tsunami. The highest possible tsunami, called the "reference tsunami," will be set for individual nuclear plants. Operators will be required to build levees...
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Iran denies blast at nuclear site
2013-01-28 12:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Iran has denied foreign media reports of a major explosion at one of its underground uranium enrichment sites. The deputy head of Atomic Energy Organisation of Iran (AEOI) called the reports "Western propaganda" designed to influence forthcoming nuclear talks. Reports in Israeli and Western media said a blast at the Fordo facility near Qom had caused significant damage. Meanwhile, Russia has criticised the West and Iran for a fresh delay to the talks, six months after the last round. Foreign...
United Kingdom: Cumbria nuclear waste dump vote
2013-01-28 09:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Britain needs to find a site for the long-term underground storage of high-level radioactive waste. With some of it staying dangerous for up to 100,000 years, the government's agreed solution is to bury it - permanently. Three Cumbria councils are due to vote on Wednesday on whether to proceed to the next stage in the process of investigating whether such a facility would be possible - and safe - in the county. What does the government want to build? The underground storage facility would...
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Japan faces nuclear shutdown for second time since Fukushima
2013-01-24 07:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan may face a total nuclear shutdown in the summer for the second time since the March 2011 Fukushima disaster as the country's two operating reactors close for maintenance and tough new safety checks keep the rest of the fleet offline. That could force Japan to import even more fossil fuels for power generation, adding to an onerous energy bill that helped push the country into a record trade deficit in 2012. "It is unlikely that any of the idled reactors will re-start prior to September...
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