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Japan: Fukushima loses cooling power
2013-03-19 05:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: Four fuel storage pools at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant have been without fresh cooling water for more than 15 hours due to a power outage. The plant's operator has said it is trying to repair or replace a broken switchboard that might be the problem. The 11 March 2011 earthquake and tsunami destroyed the plant's power and cooling systems, causing three reactor cores to melt and fuel storage pools to overheat. The plant has since been using makeshift systems. Plant operator Tepco said pool...
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Power still out at damaged nuclear plant in Japan
2013-03-19 04:49:24| Energy - Topix.net
In this March 11, 2013 file photo, red and white cranes stand by reactor buildings Unit 1 to 4, from top, at the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan.
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AFBF Supports Addition of Japan to TPP
2013-03-19 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The American Farm Bureau Federation supports the addition of Japan as a negotiating partner in the Trans Pacific Partnership. As a major US trading partner, Japan would bolster the reach of the TPP for US agriculture.
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Japan: Power Blackout Halts Cooling at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
2013-03-18 23:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment News Service: A power blackout occurred today at Japan`s damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, knocking out the system that cools four pools of water holding spent fuel rods. Operator Tokyo Electric Power Company, TEPCO, said the blackout took place just before 7 pm Monday. The affected system is used to cool three pools containing about 2,100 spent fuel rods from the plant`s number 1, 3, and 4 reactors, which suffered core meltdowns in the week following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami that...
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NPPC Welcomes Japan into TPP Talks
2013-03-18 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - The National Pork Producers Council has welcomed Japan’s request to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations and urged the United States and other TPP countries to swiftly accept the Asian nation into the regional trade talks. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced his country’s intention to participate in the negotiations.
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