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Plant operator says reactor seal apparently not holedTokyo (AFP) March 15, 2011 The seal around a reactor at a quake-damaged Japanese nuclear power plant does not appear to have been holed, the plant operator said Tuesday, following an explosion at the plant. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told reporters earlier that the suppression pool of the number-two reactor at the Fukushima No.1 plant appeared to have been damaged. The pool forms the base of the container vessel which seals the fuel rods. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) "said it believes the c ... read more |
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 US ill-prepared for emergency radiation: study Most American states are not prepared to cope with a major nuclear radiation event, said a study published Monday that happened to coincide with a feared nuclear disaster in quake-hit Japan. ... more | .. |
 Japan scrambles as reactor container 'damaged' The container around an overheating nuclear reactor appears to be damaged, Japan's government said Tuesday, raising the chance that dangerous radiation could leak from the quake-hit plant. ... more | .. |
 Germany suspends nuclear extension German Chancellor Angela Merkel has shelved for three months a decision to extend nuclear power in the country following the Japanese nuclear crisis, which has reopened the debate on the energy source in Europe. ... more | .. |
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 Japan quake setback to global nuclear industry The meltdown and radiation fears at Japan's nuclear power plants following a massive earthquake put nuclear power supporters on the defensive Monday just as the industry was enjoying a renaissance. ... more | .. |
 Anxious Europe examines nuclear safety after Japan quake Japan's nuclear emergency Monday prompted Germany and Switzerland to halt nuclear programmes as anxious Europe scrambled to review cross-border safety while safeguarding the powerful industry. ... more | .. |
 US West Coast: on frontline from nuclear cloud? California is closely watching the crisis at a Japanese nuclear plant, but officials downplayed the threat that a radioactive cloud blown across the Pacific could pose for the US West Coast. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima 'unlikely' to be new Chernobyl: IAEA The crisis at Japan's earthquake-damaged nuclear power plant is "unlikely" to turn into a new Chernobyl, which was the world's worst nuclear accident, the UN atomic watchdog said on Monday. ... more |
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 S. Korea boasts of safety of home-built nuke plants President Lee Myung-Bak boasted Monday of the safety of South Korean-built nuclear reactors as explosions at an earthquake-hit atomic plant in Japan raised fears of a nuclear disaster. ... more | .. |
 Areva drops 9% on market amid Japan nuclear fears French nuclear group Areva dropped 9.5 percent Monday as European stock markets reacted to growing fears over nuclear power owing to problems with reactors in quake-hit Japan. ... more | .. |
 Nuclear contamination: The options Evacuation, temporary shelter and iodine pills are the chief weapons for protecting civilians against nuclear fallout, experts say. ... more | .. |
  Quake-hit Japan delays planned power cuts Japan on Monday delayed planned power cuts, an unprecedented measure that came after the devastating earthquake and tsunami which crippled nuclear power plants in the northeast. ... more |
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 Japan says radiation near nuke plant poses health risk Radiation levels near a quake-stricken nuclear plant are now harmful to human health, Japan's government said after two explosions and a fire at the facility Tuesday. ... more | .. |
US West Coast: on frontline from nuclear cloud? California is closely watching the crisis at a Japanese nuclear plant, but officials downplayed the threat that a radioactive cloud blown across the Pacific could pose for the US West Coast. ... more | .. |
Asia's nuclear drive on despite Japanese crisis Asian governments that are ramping up nuclear power face huge pressure to curb their programmes in the wake of Japan's atomic crisis, but dozens of reactors will still be built in the near future. ... more | .. |
  Almost 600,000 evacuated in Japan after quake: UN About 590,000 people have been evacuated in Japan over the last three days following the devastating earthquake and tsunami there on Friday, the United Nations said Sunday. ... more |
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US lawmakers say go slow on nuclear energy The unfolding nuclear disaster in Japan at reactors damaged by a massive earthquake and tsunami has led some lawmakers to call for putting the "brakes" on US nuclear development. ... more | .. |
 Radiation at Onagawa nuclear plant back to normal: IAEA Radiation levels at the Onagawa nuclear plant in Japan have returned to normal after a state of emergency was called there earlier, the UN atomic watchdog IAEA said Sunday. "The Japanese autho ... more | .. |
 Japan nuke plant rocked by second blast An explosion rocked an earthquake-hit nuclear plant Monday, as Japan struggled to avert a catastrophic reactor meltdown caused by a quake and tsunami feared to have killed more than 10,000. ... more | .. |
 Japan battles nuclear emergency after deadly quake Japan raced to avert a meltdown of two reactors at a quake-hit nuclear plant Monday as the death toll from the disaster on the ravaged northeast coast was forecast to exceed 10,000. ... more |
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Japan quake threatens setback for nuclear energy Explosion and meltdown fears at Japan's quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant renewed debate about the safety of atomic energy Sunday and cast doubt over its future as a clean energy source. ... more | .. |
 Philippine nuclear proponent reverses stand The leading proponent of introducing nuclear energy to the Philippines reversed his stand Monday in the wake of a potential nuclear disaster in quake-hit Japan. ... more | .. |
 Meltdowns may have occurred in two reactors: Japan govt Japan's top government spokesman Yukio Edano said Sunday that radioactive meltdowns may have occurred in two reactors of the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more | .. |
Japan PM under fire over slow response to nuke accident Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan was facing media criticism on Sunday over his government's response to an explosion at a quake-hit nuclear reactor that had triggered fears of a meltdown. ... more |
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Blast at Japan nuke plant; '1,000 dead' after quake An explosion and feared meltdown at one of Japan's nuclear plants Saturday exposed the scale of the disaster facing the country after a massive quake and tsunami left 1,000 feared dead. ... more | .. |
Another quake-hit Japan reactor in trouble: operator The operator of a quake-hit Japanese nuclear plant said Sunday that the cooling system of another reactor was not working and risked a possible explosion. ... more | .. |
California 'closely monitoring' Japan nuclear leak California is closely monitoring efforts to contain leaks from a quake-damaged Japanese nuclear plant, a spokesman said Saturday, as experts said radiation could be blown out across the Pacific. ... more | .. |
  1,000 feared dead in Japan quake-tsunami disaster More than 1,000 people were feared dead after a monster tsunami unleashed by a massive quake which wreaked destruction across northeast Japan and triggered an emergency at a nuclear power plant. ... more |
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Japan has informed IAEA about explosion: watchdog Japanese authorities have informed the UN atomic agency about an explosion at an ageing Japanese nuclear power plant, the IAEA said Saturday. ... more | .. |
At least three exposed to radiation after quake: reports At least three residents evacuated from a Japanese town near a quake-hit nuclear plant have been exposed to radiation, media reports said Saturday. ... more | .. |
Radiation leak at Japan nuke plant, but reactor 'intact' Radiation leaked from a quake-hit Japanese nuclear plant Saturday, but the government moved to calm fears of meltdown and said a huge explosion had not ruptured the container surrounding the reactor. ... more |
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