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China To Ban Japanese Seafood Over Fukushima Water Release Plan
China has not said what action it will take if the release goes head but it has warned Japan that it must "bear all the consequences" of its action.
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Japan Pictures Likely Show Melted Fukushima Fuel For First Time
New images show what is likely to be melted nuclear fuel hanging from inside one of Japan's wrecked Fukushima reactors, a potential milestone in the cleanup of one of the worst atomic disasters in history.
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Opinion: Why This Modi-Putin Agreement Should Worry Us
How then is it possible to cheer the Modi-Putin Goa agreement for two more units at Kudankulam when even one unit has not, after 28 years, got going efficiently or with proven safety? The Japanese at least have decentralized decision-making to the point where a district panchayat president (which is what the Governor of a Japanese Prefecture is) ca...
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Japan Ends Nuclear Shutdown More Than 4 Years After Fukushima: Official
Japan on Tuesday switched on a nuclear reactor, officials said, ending a two-year shutdown in the energy-hungry country that was sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.
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Japan's Nuclear Regulator Says No Repeat of Fukushima Under New Safety Rules: Report
Japan's nuclear regulator said an accident on the scale of the 2011 Fukushima disaster would not occur under new safety rules imposed on reactors such as Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai No.1, set to be the first to restart since Fukushima, Japan's Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.
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Japan Court to Decide on Nuclear Plant, Crucial to Atomic Future
A Japanese court will rule on Tuesday whether to block the restart of nuclear reactors in western Japan on safety grounds, in a case that could complicate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to return to atomic energy after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Japan's Nuclear Industry Pledges to Refire Reactors
Japan's pro-nuclear lobby pledged today that 2015 would be the year reactors are restarted, despite public wariness that has lingered since the Fukushima disaster.
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Japan's Ruling Party Urges Government to Push for Nuclear Return
Japan's ruling party on Tuesday urged the government to push for a return to nuclear power in deliberations on the best energy mix, which is likely to be opposed by a public wary about atomic energy in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
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Deserted Fukushima Town to Remove Pro-Nuclear Signs
A Japanese town that was evacuated after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has decided to remove street signs trumpeting the benefits of atomic power, an official said today.
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Japan Nuclear Regulator Advisers Fear Loss of its 'Essential' Independence
International advisers to Japan's atomic regulator have raised concern a mandatory review of its performance could lead to a loss of independence for the body, which was set up in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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'Significant Progress' in Decommissioning Fukushima: UN Agency
Japan has made "significant progress" in cleaning up the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, a UN review mission said today as it again advised the country to consider discharging treated water into the sea.
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Thousands sue nuclear giants over Japan Fukushima disaster
A class action lawsuit against nuclear suppliers General Electric, Toshiba and Hitachi has ballooned to more than 4,000 claimants who are seeking damages over the Fukushima atomic disaster, the lead lawyer said on Wednesday.
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Japan marks third anniversary of quake-tsunami disaster
Japan today marks the third anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster which swept away 18,000 victims, destroyed coastal communities, and sparked a nuclear emergency that forced a re-think on atomic power.
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Fukushima radiation readings hit new high near contaminated tanks
Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spiked more than 20 percent to their highest level, Japan's nuclear regulator said, again raising questions about the clean-up of the worst atomic disaster in 27 years.
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Japan to spend up to $473 million to fix Fukushima nuclear crisis
Japan is set to pledge up to $500 million to contain leaks of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, with the government stepping up its intervention in the world's worst atomic disaster in a quarter of a century.
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China To Ban Japanese Seafood Over Fukushima Water Release Plan
China has not said what action it will take if the release goes head but it has warned Japan that it must "bear all the consequences" of its action.
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Japan Pictures Likely Show Melted Fukushima Fuel For First Time
New images show what is likely to be melted nuclear fuel hanging from inside one of Japan's wrecked Fukushima reactors, a potential milestone in the cleanup of one of the worst atomic disasters in history.
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Opinion: Why This Modi-Putin Agreement Should Worry Us
How then is it possible to cheer the Modi-Putin Goa agreement for two more units at Kudankulam when even one unit has not, after 28 years, got going efficiently or with proven safety? The Japanese at least have decentralized decision-making to the point where a district panchayat president (which is what the Governor of a Japanese Prefecture is) ca...
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Japan Ends Nuclear Shutdown More Than 4 Years After Fukushima: Official
Japan on Tuesday switched on a nuclear reactor, officials said, ending a two-year shutdown in the energy-hungry country that was sparked by public fears following the 2011 Fukushima crisis, the worst atomic disaster in a generation.
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Japan's Nuclear Regulator Says No Repeat of Fukushima Under New Safety Rules: Report
Japan's nuclear regulator said an accident on the scale of the 2011 Fukushima disaster would not occur under new safety rules imposed on reactors such as Kyushu Electric Power's Sendai No.1, set to be the first to restart since Fukushima, Japan's Nikkei business daily reported on Saturday.
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Japan Court to Decide on Nuclear Plant, Crucial to Atomic Future
A Japanese court will rule on Tuesday whether to block the restart of nuclear reactors in western Japan on safety grounds, in a case that could complicate Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's push to return to atomic energy after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
-
Japan's Nuclear Industry Pledges to Refire Reactors
Japan's pro-nuclear lobby pledged today that 2015 would be the year reactors are restarted, despite public wariness that has lingered since the Fukushima disaster.
-
Japan's Ruling Party Urges Government to Push for Nuclear Return
Japan's ruling party on Tuesday urged the government to push for a return to nuclear power in deliberations on the best energy mix, which is likely to be opposed by a public wary about atomic energy in the wake of the Fukushima disaster in 2011.
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Deserted Fukushima Town to Remove Pro-Nuclear Signs
A Japanese town that was evacuated after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has decided to remove street signs trumpeting the benefits of atomic power, an official said today.
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Japan Nuclear Regulator Advisers Fear Loss of its 'Essential' Independence
International advisers to Japan's atomic regulator have raised concern a mandatory review of its performance could lead to a loss of independence for the body, which was set up in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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'Significant Progress' in Decommissioning Fukushima: UN Agency
Japan has made "significant progress" in cleaning up the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, a UN review mission said today as it again advised the country to consider discharging treated water into the sea.
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Thousands sue nuclear giants over Japan Fukushima disaster
A class action lawsuit against nuclear suppliers General Electric, Toshiba and Hitachi has ballooned to more than 4,000 claimants who are seeking damages over the Fukushima atomic disaster, the lead lawyer said on Wednesday.
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Japan marks third anniversary of quake-tsunami disaster
Japan today marks the third anniversary of the quake-tsunami disaster which swept away 18,000 victims, destroyed coastal communities, and sparked a nuclear emergency that forced a re-think on atomic power.
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Fukushima radiation readings hit new high near contaminated tanks
Radiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spiked more than 20 percent to their highest level, Japan's nuclear regulator said, again raising questions about the clean-up of the worst atomic disaster in 27 years.
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Japan to spend up to $473 million to fix Fukushima nuclear crisis
Japan is set to pledge up to $500 million to contain leaks of radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, with the government stepping up its intervention in the world's worst atomic disaster in a quarter of a century.
