The San Onofre nuclear power plant came under renewed scrutiny last week after a small radiation leak and the discovery of extensive tube damage. the … San Onofre nuclear power plant incidentsRead more
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Tepco Injects Boric Acid Into Reactor as Temperatures Rise
Tokyo Electric Power Co. injected boric acid into a reactor at its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to prevent an accidental chain reaction known as re- … Tepco Injects Boric Acid Into Reactor as Temperatures RiseRead more
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Nuclear-free Japan
Japan is almost completely free of nuclear power now, after the shutdown on March 26, 2012 of the Number 6 reactor at the country’s Kashiwasaki-Kariwa … Nuclear-free JapanRead more
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Illicit work at nuke plants
Three people and two firms were indicted Feb. 2 on charges of dispatching a worker to the Oi Nuclear Power Plant in Fukui Prefecture under … Illicit work at nuke plantsRead more
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Getting money from nuclear power industry
Three university professors on a government task force to draw up new nuclear power policy guidelines received substantial cash donations from the nuclear power industry … Getting money from nuclear power industryRead more
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57 percent of evacuees didn’t apply for compensation due to confusing forms
Fifty-seven percent of evacuees living in temporary housing and visited by the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund said they have not applied for compensation because … 57 percent of evacuees didn’t apply for compensation due to confusing formsRead more
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Korean nuclear plant systematically covered up power glitch
Officials at the Kori Nuclear Power Plant, the oldest such facility in South Korea, systematically covered up a potentially very serious power failure in February, … Korean nuclear plant systematically covered up power glitchRead more
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Cold shutdown,what is that?
The Japanese authorities stated last Friday that Fukushima is in a state of “cold shutdown. This is not true. At first glance, the announcement that … Cold shutdown,what is that?Read more
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Workers ‘didn’t check’ reactor pressure day before explosion
A government panel has found that workers at the No. 3 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant stopped operation of a … Workers ‘didn’t check’ reactor pressure day before explosionRead more
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Japan’s oldest reactor marks 42nd anniv
Japan’s oldest commercial nuclear reactor reached its 42nd anniversary Wednesday, at a time when the government has proposed limiting the service life of nuclear reactors … Japan’s oldest reactor marks 42nd annivRead more