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Japan utility hires nuclear safety advocate
2013-07-05 12:11:07| Energy - Topix.net
The Japanese utility still battling leaks of radiated water and rat-caused power outages at a nuclear plant, sent into multiple meltdowns, thinks it has found the perfect person to oversee its safety campaign - a foreign woman.
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Japan says building nuclear safety culture will take a long time
2013-07-04 12:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan's nuclear regulator said on Thursday that elevating safety culture to international standards will "take a long time", days before new rules come into effect to avoid a repeat of the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011. An earthquake and tsunami killed nearly 20,000 people and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years when the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant was destroyed, leaking radiation into the sea and air. The Nuclear Regulation Authority admitted that the awareness...
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Japan nuclear safety upgrades dazzle, mask industry woes
2013-06-23 23:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Japan's nuclear utilities face shareholders this week promising restarts of idled plants as soon as next month after costly safety upgrades, plans that look wildly optimistic given they are yet to secure either regulatory or local approval. A glaring example is the Hamaoka nuclear plant, once dubbed the world's most dangerous for its location near a major earthquake fault zone. Operator Chubu Electric Power Co's $1.5 billion upgrade is unlikely to convince opponents galvanized by ongoing problems...
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Japan OKs nuclear safety requirements
2013-06-19 23:22:49| Energy - Topix.net
Japan's nuclear watchdog formally approved a set of new safety requirements for atomic power plants today, paving the way for the reopening of facilities shut down since the Fukushima disaster in a move critics charged was too hasty.
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Japan: Water leak at Fukushima nuclear plant
2013-06-06 08:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Radioactive water is leaking from a storage tank at Japan's Fukushima plant, its operator says. Nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) said a worker discovered the leak on Wednesday. On Tuesday, Tepco also announced that it had found radioactive caesium in ground water around the plant. The plant was damaged in an earthquake and tsunami in 2011, and has been hit by several leaks and power failures in recent months. Hundreds of huge water tanks have been constructed...
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