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Fuel-rod pool now 'major concern' - French watchdogParis (AFP) March 16, 2011 A pool containing spent fuel rods at Fukushima's No. 4 reactor "is the major concern" in Japan's nuclear crisis, presenting the risk of radioactivity being released directly into the air, a French safety agency said on Wednesday. The deep tank at the reactor unit contains used fuel rods which are extremely radioactive and normally are kept immersed in cooling water. Unlike the fuel rods that are used in the reactor vessel, the spent rods are not surrounded by a steel-and-concrete containment ves ... read more |
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 Fire at Japan plant, reactor container feared breached Japan's nuclear crisis deepened Wednesday with another fire at a quake-hit plant, fears a reactor containment vessel may have been damaged, and a radiation spike that forced the temporary evacuation of workers. ... more | .. |
  Indonesia's nuclear plans intact amid Japan crisis Indonesia said Wednesday that it will press on with plans to build a nuclear plant close to a volcanic fault line, despite the nuclear emergency in earthquake and tsunami-ravaged Japan. ... more | .. |
 Blasts, new fire escalate Japan's nuclear crisis Japanese crews battled Wednesday to avert a nuclear disaster and said they may pour water from helicopters to stop fuel rods from being exposed to the air and releasing even more radioactivity. ... more | .. |
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Reactor fire at quake-hit Japan plant under control: govt A fire which broke out early Wednesday at a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power plant is under control, the government said. ... more | .. |
 Italy holds firm on nuclear despite Japan crisis With Japan's nuclear crisis dominating headlines in Italy, officials here are battling opposition to the planned re-introduction of atomic power abandoned following the Chernobyl disaster. ... more | .. |
 Germany to shut down seven reactors Germany will shut down its seven oldest nuclear power reactors and may not restart them, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Plant operator says reactor seal apparently not holed 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. ... more |
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 'Rigged' cooling may fail at Japan nuke plant: US scientist If radiation levels continue to rise around Japan's earthquake-hit nuclear facilities, all remaining workers would have to evacuate and attempts to manually cool the reactor could fail, US scientists said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Chile atomic energy support wanes post-Japan quake As a potential nuclear disaster unfolds in Japan, quake-prone Chile is thinking twice about atomic power as a solution to its pressing energy needs. ... more | .. |
 Spain urged to close Fukushima's 'twin' reactor A Spanish environmental umbrella group urged the government Tuesday to close the country's oldest nuclear reactor following the accident at what it described as its "twin" atomic power plant in Japan. ... more | .. |
 Japan's nuclear crisis spurs Europe to review nuclear safety Growing alarm over Japan's nuclear disaster prompted several European nations to review the safety of their own nuclear installations Tuesday, with Germany temporarily shutting down seven reactors. ... 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 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 | .. |
New Belarus nuclear plant safer than Japanese ones: Putin The new nuclear power plant to be built by Russia in Belarus will be safer than those in Japan, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in Minsk Tuesday. ... more | .. |
After Japan 'apocalypse', EU agrees nuclear 'stress tests' European Union nations on Tuesday agreed to subject their scores of nuclear power plants to safety "stress tests" to ward off risk of the "apocalypse" unravelling in Japan. ... more |
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Japan crisis could slow global nuclear development: IEA The disaster at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant could slow worldwide development of nuclear technologies and further complicate the battle against climate change, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said Tuesday. ... 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 | .. |
 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 |
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 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 reels as second blast rocks nuclear plant A new explosion at a stricken nuclear power plant hit Japan Monday as it raced to avert a meltdown after a quake-tsunami disaster that is feared to have killed more than 10,000 people. ... more | .. |
Operator says Japan reactor cooling system fails: Jiji The cooling system at the number two reactor at the quake-damaged Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Japan has failed, Jiji Press reported Monday, citing operator Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO). ... 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 |
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 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 |
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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 | .. |
 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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