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Japan turns off last nuclear reactor amid fears of surge in gas prices
2013-09-16 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Japan will switch off its last nuclear reactor on Monday, amid fears that a growing dependence on gas imports there could push up electricity bills in the UK. Kansai Electric Power's only functioning reactor was scheduled to be disconnected from the power grid and then shut for planned maintenance, ending hopes that an industry that until three years ago provided 30% of the electricity to power the world's third largest economy would stage a quick recovery. Continuing problems at the Fukushima...
Japan halts last nuclear reactor
2013-09-15 10:55:16| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Japan faces its longest period without nuclear power for four decades, as it shuts down its last reactor amid public concerns after Fukushima.
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Japan to switch off nuclear power may be some time before it's on again
2013-09-15 01:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan is set to be nuclear power-free, for just the third time in more than four decades, and with no firm date for re-starting an energy source that has provided about 30 percent of electricity to the world's third-largest economy. Kansai Electric Power Co's 1,180 MW Ohi No.4 reactor is scheduled to be disconnected from the power grid late on Sunday and then shut for planned maintenance. It is the only one of Japan's 50 reactors in operation after the nuclear industry came to a virtual halt following...
Japan: Tritium levels spike at stricken Fukushima nuclear plant
2013-09-11 12:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said levels of tritium - considered one of the least harmful radioactive elements - spiked more than 15 times in groundwater near a leaked tank at the facility over three days this week. Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) said tritium levels in water taken from a well close to a number of storage tanks holding irradiated water rose to 64,000 becquerels per liter on Tuesday from 4,200 becquerels/liter at the same location on Sunday. Tepco said...
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Japan disaster, economic crisis prompt IAEA to cut nuclear growth projection
2013-09-10 12:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The United Nations' atomic agency has cut its long-term outlook for nuclear energy growth for a third year in a row, in part because of hesitancy following Japan's Fukushima disaster. The industry could, however, still nearly double its capacity by 2030 due to expansion in Asia. Overall nuclear generating capacity will grow by between 17 and 94 percent by 2030 depending on a wide range of factors such as global economic growth, the International Atomic Energy Agency said. That was down from...
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