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Japan: Nuclear Operator Raises Alarm on Crisis

2013-08-24 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: The operator of Japans tsunami-hit nuclear power plant sounded the alarm on the gravity of the deepening crisis of containment at the coastal site on Friday, saying that there are more than 200,000 tons of radioactive water in makeshift tanks vulnerable to leaks, with no reliable way to check on them or anywhere to transfer the water. The latest disclosures add to a long list of recent accidents, leaks and breakdowns that have underscored grave vulnerabilities at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...

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Japan: Radioactive Water Tank Leak at Fukushima Worst Since 2011 Disaster

2013-08-23 22:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: The seemingly endless torrent of scandals rushing from the damaged nuclear reactors at Fukushima continues with the news that a serious incident is underway at the stricken plant. Once again we see that Fukushimas owner TEPCO is utterly unfit to deal with the ongoing disaster. And the bad news just keeps coming. We have now heard that 300 tons of highly contaminated water has escaped from storage tanks at the site--the worst leak since the disaster began in March 2011. Currently, the situation...

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Limited edition Pepsi-flavored Cheetos in Japan

2013-08-23 12:22:58| Beverages - Topix.net

Frito-Lay has developed Pepsi-flavored Cheetos for the Japanese snack market, but revealed no plans to bring them to other markets.

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Muneoka confirmed as new All Japan Judo Federation President

2013-08-22 12:39:49| Steel - Topix.net

August 21 - Shoji Muneoka has today been confirmed as the new President of the All Japan Judo Federation exactly a week after his predecessor Haruki Uemura's resignation.

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Japan: New high-radiation spots found at quake-hit Fukushima plant

2013-08-22 11:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said on Thursday new spots of high radiation had been found near storage tanks holding highly contaminated water, raising fear of fresh leaks as the disaster goes from bad to worse. The announcement comes after Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said this week contaminated water with dangerously high levels of radiation was leaking from a storage tank. A tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi power plant north of Tokyo on March 11, 2011,...

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