Japan's Toshiba cuts profit outlook again
Struggling Japanese engineering firm Toshiba lowered its profit forecasts Wednesday with rising costs weighing on its energy operations.
Business
Feb 13, 2019
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News tagged with nuclear plant
Solving a mystery: A new model for understanding how certain nuclei split
Scientists at Tokyo Institute of Technology have extended an existing mathematical model so that it can be used to more accurately predict the products of fission reactions.
General Physics
Feb 6, 2019
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IAEA urges Japan to take ample time in Fukushima cleanup
The International Atomic Energy Agency urged Japan on Thursday to spend ample time in developing a decommissioning plan for the tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant and to be honest with the public about remaining ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 31, 2019
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Germany sees surge in new solar power as prices drop
Germany added almost 3 gigawatts of new solar power generation in 2018, about 68 percent more than the previous year amid a drop in prices for new systems.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 31, 2019
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Storage of nuclear waste a 'global crisis': report
Nuclear waste is piling up around the world even as countries struggle to dispose of spent fuel that will remain highly toxic for many thousands of years, Greenpeace detailed in a report Wednesday.
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 30, 2019
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Toshiba unveils robot to probe melted Fukushima nuclear fuel
Toshiba Corp. unveiled a remote-controlled robot with tongs on Monday that it hopes will be able to probe the inside of one of the three damaged reactors at Japan's tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant and grip chunks of highly ...
Robotics
Jan 28, 2019
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Hitachi wants nationalisation of UK nuclear project: report
Hitachi's frozen nuclear power project in Britain can only be revived if it is nationalised, the Nikkei business paper reported the company's chairman as saying on Wednesday.
Business
Jan 24, 2019
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Now that UK nuclear power plans are in tatters, it's vital to double down on wind and solar
Now that Japanese giants Toshiba and Hitachi have walked away from UK nuclear power projects that had previously been abandoned by others, it has forced the government to reassess the pro-nuclear bias of its energy policy. ...
Energy & Green Tech
Jan 23, 2019
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Japan's Hitachi freezes British nuclear project
Hitachi said Thursday it would freeze construction of its stalled nuclear power station in Wales due to financing problems, a blow to Britain's nuclear strategy and a costly decision for the Japanese firm.
Business
Jan 17, 2019
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Major tsunami struck southern China in 1076, say scientists
A major tsunami struck China's southern coast in 1076 causing "drastic cultural decline", Chinese researchers say, in a study with implications for a densely populated region boasting multiple coastal nuclear power plants.
Earth Sciences
Jan 3, 2019
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