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Japan: Fukushima and the oceans: What do we know, five years on?

2016-07-01 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: A major international review of the state of the oceans 5 years after the Fukushima disaster shows that radiation levels are decreasing rapidly except in the harbour area close to the nuclear plant itself where ongoing releases remain a concern. At the same time, the review's lead author expresses concern at the lack of ongoing support to continue the radiation assessment, which he says is vital to understand how the risks are changing. These are the conclusions of a major 5 year review, with...

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Google Opens Faster Big Data Pipe Between US and Japan

2016-07-01 16:00:00| TechNewsWorld

Google on Wednesday unveiled its latest investment in long-haul undersea fiber optic cabling. Dubbed the "Faster Cable System," it is the highest-capacity undersea cable built to date, providing 60-Tbps bandwidth between the United States and Japan. It is about 10 million times faster than an average cable modem, Google noted. Google is one of six members of the Faster Consortium.

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As Japan re-embraces nuclear power, safety warnings persist

2016-07-01 11:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: Japan's re-embrace of nuclear power, on display last week with the recertification of two aging reactors, is prompting some critics to warn that Tokyo is neglecting the lessons of Fukushima. In the first such step since the 2011 disaster, Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) on June 20 approved Kansai Electric Power Co's application to extend the life of two reactors beyond 40 years. As it became clear the NRA was going to allow the extensions, a former commissioner broke a silence maintained...

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Statistics: Fibre Consumption for Technical Textile Production in Japan - 2016

2016-07-01 02:00:00| Apparel & textile industry market research - from just-style.com

This report includes statistical data and analysis of the Japanese man-made fibre and technical textiles industry under the following headings: man-made fibre production and consumption in Japan; man-

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