France to Impose Financial Transaction Tax French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced plans to unilaterally impose a 0.1 percent tax on financial transactions in France … NewsRead more
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Radioactive water leaks at Japan’s Kyushu nuclear plant
Water containing radioactive materials leaked inside a nuclear power plant in southwestern Japan, but was contained and did not escape into the environment, the Nuclear … Radioactive water leaks at Japan’s Kyushu nuclear plantRead more
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Three atoms thick transistor The Laboratory of Nanoscale Electronics and Structures (LANES) has made a chip, or integrated circuit, confirming that molybdenite can surpass the … NewsRead more
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Coolant leaking caused Nuclear to shutdown
Kansai Electric Power Co will manually halt its Mihama No. 2 nuclear reactor as a safety precaution after it discovered unusual levels of coolant leaking … Coolant leaking caused Nuclear to shutdownRead more
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Cambodian Workers for U.S. Brands Stage Strike Workers at a Cambodian garment factory that produces clothing for major U.S. retailers have gone on strike over … NewsRead more
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Radio active water is leaking from 16 points
Two more water leaks were found at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant Monday in addition to 14 found Sunday that prompted Tokyo Electric Power … Radio active water is leaking from 16 pointsRead more
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Why has Britain done a U-turn on plutonium?
Why does the UK government want to convert its 112 tonnes of plutonium — the largest civilian stockpile in the world — into mixed-oxide fuel … Why has Britain done a U-turn on plutonium?Read more
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What a secure place
The nine Greenpeace protesters that infiltrated the Nogent Sur Seine plant complex near Paris, France, were completely cleared from the site by 1130 local time … What a secure placeRead more
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TEPCO did not act on tsunami risk projected for nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s department responsible for managing nuclear power plant facilities did not act on a risk of massive tsunami near the Fukushima Daiichi … TEPCO did not act on tsunami risk projected for nuclear plantRead more