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March 17, 2011
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EON mulls lawsuit over German nuclear shutdown: report
Berlin (AFP) March 17, 2011
German energy giant EON may take legal action against the government after Berlin decided to close seven nuclear reactors for at least three months in light of events in Japan, a report said Thursday. EON operates two of the reactors shut down: Isar 1 in the southern state of Bavaria and Unterweser in the northwest. Other power firms are considering similar action, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung said. Following fears of a nuclear disaster in Japan after last week's earthquake and resulting tsunami, Ch ... read more

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Japan crisis spotlights China nuclear concerns
The atomic crisis sparked by Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami is throwing a spotlight on energy-hungry China's own plans to build dozens of nuclear power plants despite questions over safety. ... more
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China orders inspections of nuclear plants
China on Wednesday ordered safety inspections of the country's nuclear plants and suspended approval of new projects after quake and tsunami disasters in Japan led to an atomic crisis. ... more
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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
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Fuel-rod pool now 'major concern' - French watchdog
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. ... 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
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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
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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
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Swedish firm applies to bury nuclear waste amid protests
A Swedish nuclear industry group applied to authorities Wednesday for permission to bury nuclear waste for the period it is unsafe, but Greenpeace protesters warned of the risks of leakage. ... more
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Foreign governments urge nationals to leave Japan quake zone
Foreign governments Wednesday urged their citizens to steer clear of quake-stricken northeast Japan and the capital Tokyo amid fears of further aftershocks and a widening nuclear disaster. ... more
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US run on iodide pills despite reassurances
US authorities sought Wednesday to reassure Americans that there is minimal health risk here of radioactivity from Japan, as a US iodide pill maker reported an "enormous" run on the drug. ... more
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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
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US high-pressure pumps go to ailing Japan reactor
The US military said Wednesday it had delivered high-pressure water pumps to Japan to help cool a stricken nuclear power plant as part of a US aid effort amid Japan's worst crisis since World War II. ... more
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Japan's food under scrutiny, crisis 'in hands of God': EU
The EU urged countries to check Japanese food imports for radiation as the bloc's energy chief Wednesday criticised Tokyo's handling of a nuclear crisis he said was now "in the hands of God." ... more
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Atomic crisis deepens in disaster-struck Japan
Japanese crews grappling with the world's worst nuclear incident since Chernobyl temporarily pulled out Wednesday as radiation rose following feared damage to a reactor containment vessel. ... more
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Radiation 'not threat outside nuclear plant zone'
Radiation from a quake-hit Japanese nuclear power plant poses no immediate health threat outside a zone which has already been evacuated, the chief government spokesman said Wednesday. ... more
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Winds blowing radioactivity offshore, away from Japan: WMO
The UN weather agency said Tuesday that winds are currently blowing radioactive material towards the ocean, and that there were "no implications" for Japan or countries nearby. ... more
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Health experts sound warning over iodine rush
Japan's nuclear crisis has sparked panic buying of iodine pills, with online bids exceeding $500 for one packet, but health experts hosed down the hysteria and warned the pills are of limited use. ... more
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Japan's nuclear power crisis escalates
Japan's nuclear crisis continues to unfold after a fourth explosion Tuesday at the Fukushima nuclear plant was followed by a fire at a spent fuel pond, releasing radiation into the atmosphere. ... more
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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
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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
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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
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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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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
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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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