TABLE-Japan nuclear ops (zero reactors online out of total 50) - Reuters


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TABLE-Japan nuclear ops (zero reactors online out of total 50)
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Reactors shut for maintenance have been prevented from restarting amid public safety fears due to the radiation crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant, which was wrecked in last year's earthquake and tsunami, triggering mass evacuations and widespread ...
Japan Nuclear Power Free After Shutdown of Last Reactor BusinessWeek
The Worst Yet to Come? Why Nuclear Experts Are Calling Fukushima a Ticking ... truthout

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Two Meltdowns: Fukushima and the US Economy - Huffington Post (blog)

Two Meltdowns: Fukushima and the US Economy
Huffington Post (blog)
The six nuclear plants at Fukushima -- about 136 miles north of Tokyo -- survived the quake but were swamped by a 45-foot wave that overwhelmed the 19-foot seawalls. Fukushima units 5 and 6 were in cold shutdown for maintenance and Unit 4 had been ...

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China May Approve Nuclear Plan Next Month, Official Says - Bloomberg


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China May Approve Nuclear Plan Next Month, Official Says
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Construction hasn't started on four nuclear reactors that were approved prior to the Fukushima disaster, according to Xu. The reactors are Yangjiang Nos. 4, 5 and 6, and Fuqing No. 4, he said. Two new reactors will begin operations by the end of the ...
Humanity at the Height of Folly Dissident Voice
Responding to radiation and nuclear accidents The Island.lk (subscription)

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The Worst Yet to Come? Why Nuclear Experts Are Calling Fukushima a Ticking ... - AlterNet


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The Worst Yet to Come? Why Nuclear Experts Are Calling Fukushima a Ticking ...
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As opposed to units 1-3 at Fukushima Daiichi, where the meltdowns occurred, unit 4's reactor core, like units 5 and 6, was not in operation when the earthquake struck last year. But unlike units 5 and 6, it had recently uploaded highly radioactive ...
Japan shuts down last nuclear reactor for tests. End of nuclear power? Christian Science Monitor
Japan is closing its last reactor, going nuclear-free Plain Dealer

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China May Approve Nuclear Plan Next Month, Official Says - BusinessWeek


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China May Approve Nuclear Plan Next Month, Official Says
BusinessWeek
Construction hasn't started on four nuclear reactors that were approved prior to the Fukushima disaster, according to Xu. The reactors are Yangjiang Nos. 4, 5 and 6, and Fuqing No. 4, he said. Two new reactors will begin operations by the end of the ...
Fukushima Crisis Is Completely Over After One Year (NOT!) AsianWeek

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G8 Nuclear Safety and Security Group Summit Report - US Department of State (press release)

G8 Nuclear Safety and Security Group Summit Report
US Department of State (press release)
4. The NSSG welcomes the risk and safety assessments of nuclear installations conducted in G8 and other countries in response to the accident at the TEPCO Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station (Fukushima accident). This strong response to the ...

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Overheated rods & rhetoric - Energy Collective


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Overheated rods & rhetoric
Energy Collective
The latest example of this is the concern over the spent fuel storage pools at Fukushima Daiichi Unit 4, which has been getting attention from several corners. First, there was US Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR), a ranking member of the Senate Energy and ...

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request - Power Engineering Magazine

Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment Request
Power Engineering Magazine
... Task Force Review of Insights from the Fukushima Dai-ichi Event. 4. Who is required or asked to report: 104 power reactor licensees, 2 reactors in the process of resuming licensing, and 2 Combined License applicants (with 2 units each). 6.

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FUKUSHIMA… the 'Japanese Chernobyl'…a year later and politics still 'trump ... - UK Progressive Magazine


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FUKUSHIMA… the 'Japanese Chernobyl'…a year later and politics still 'trump ...
UK Progressive Magazine
Last week, Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda declared that nuclear units 3 & 4 at the Ohi Nuclear Plant were safe for operation. Prime Minister Noda based this declaration on 'stress tests' which were nothing more than computer simulations.

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AREVA First Quarter 2012 Revenue - Power Engineering Magazine

AREVA First Quarter 2012 Revenue
Power Engineering Magazine
The main new orders booked in the first quarter were: a contract with EDF for vessel inspections in all 58 nuclear reactors in France (this 10-year agreement starts in 2012, with an option for 5 additional years);a contract with the Canadian firm ...

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