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Fukushima leak may have flowed into Pacific: TEPCO
About 12 tonnes of radioactive water has leaked at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, with the facility's operator saying Thursday that some may have flowed into the Pacific Ocean.
Apr 05, 2012 |
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Japan PM: No individual to blame for Fukushima
No individual can be held responsible for the nuclear meltdowns at Fukushima, Japan's prime minister said Saturday, insisting everyone had to "share the pain".
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Mar 03, 2012 |
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Fears for safety at Fukushima one year on
To some of the men who earn as little as $100 a day to work inside Japan's Fukushima Daiichi, the plant at the centre of a year-old nuclear disaster is far from safe -- despite the official line.
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Mar 01, 2012 |
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Japan planned review of tsunami risk, but too late
(AP) -- Four days before a tsunami devastated a Japanese nuclear plant, its operator promised a fuller assessment of the risk of such a disaster - but not for seven months.
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Feb 15, 2012 |
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Japan's Fukushima reactor may be reheating: operator
Temperature readings at one of the crippled Fukushima nuclear reactors have risen above Japan's stringent new safety standard but there was no immediate danger, its operator said Sunday.
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Feb 13, 2012 |
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TEPCO to hold bids for 17 million smart meters: report
Japan's Tokyo Electric Power plans to install about 17 million "smart meters" in customer households by March 2019 in a bid to increase efficiency, a report said Sunday.
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Jan 22, 2012 |
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Tiny particles may illuminate reactor cores
Using particles from space to look into the heart of nuclear reactors - this is the goal of researchers at Nagoya University.
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Jan 09, 2012 |
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Japan may put nuclear power firm under state control
Japan's government on Tuesday floated the idea of putting the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant under temporary state control, as it asked for $8.9 billion more in compensation aid.
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Dec 27, 2011 |
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Japan 'was unprepared' for nuclear disaster: official probe
The operators of the tsunami-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant and government regulators were woefully unprepared for disaster, the first official probe into the March 11 catastrophe said Monday.
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Dec 26, 2011 |
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Japan minister questions radioactive water dump
Japan's industry minister Tuesday rejected a plan by the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to release low-level radioactive water into the sea without approval by local fishermen.
Dec 13, 2011 |
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Japan plant operator mulls new nuclear water dump
Japan's embattled Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Thursday it was considering dumping more nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima power plant into the sea.
Dec 08, 2011 |
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Fukushima radioactive water 'leaked to Pacific
Highly radioactive waste water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has leaked to the Pacific, its operator said Tuesday, promising to prevent similar incidents.
Dec 06, 2011 |
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Fresh radioactive runoff at Japan plant
A fresh leak of radioactive water into the open ocean has been discovered at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear complex, its operator said Monday as cleanup efforts continued.
Dec 05, 2011 |
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Nissan Leaf electric wins Japan car of the year
Japanese motor giant Nissan won Car of the Year Japan at the Tokyo Motor Show on Saturday for its Leaf electric model, its makers said, the first time an electric vehicle has picked up the award.
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Dec 04, 2011 |
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Japan nuclear meltdown 'maybe worse than thought'
Molten nuclear fuel at Japan's Fukushima plant might have eaten two thirds of the way through a concrete containment base, its operator said, citing a new simulation of the extent of the March disaster.
Dec 01, 2011 |
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