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How quickly can Germany ditch nuclear?Berlin (UPI) Mar 21, 2011 Germany, which has decided to temporarily shut down its seven oldest nuclear power reactors, is debating whether it's realistic to completely phase out nuclear energy anytime soon. Greenpeace has done it again. "The lying continues," read the words shown with the image of a skull that the environmental organization projected onto the hull of eight German reactors in the early hours Monday. Greenpeace said it wanted to protest the government's decision to test all 17 reactors for their s ... read more |
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 EU wants neighbours to match nuclear 'stress tests' European Union states will ask neighbours such as Russia to conduct nuclear reactor "stress tests" similar to their own, re-examining safety in the light of the Japan crisis. ... more | .. |
  Contamination at Fukushima plant to last 'decades': experts Local contamination from Japan's quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant will be a problem that will last "for decades and decades," France's Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) said on Monday. ... more | .. |
 ASEAN 'more cautious after Japan nuclear crisis' Japan's nuclear crisis is likely to prompt Southeast Asian states to look more carefully at their plans to tap atomic energy for power generation, the head of the regional bloc said Monday. ... more | .. |
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 Quake-prone Turkey presses on with nuclear plant plans Amid global alarm over the nuclear crisis in Japan, Turkey - which is also quake-prone - is going ahead with plans to build its first nuclear plant. ... more | .. |
 Engineers working on Japan reactor systems: agency Engineers at Japan's stricken nuclear plant on Monday raced to fix disabled cooling systems and restore power, as fire trucks sprayed water to help cool reactor fuel pools, the nuclear safety agency said. ... more | .. |
 Nuclear wake-up for Merkel in state vote Voters handed German Chancellor Angela Merkel a wake-up call Sunday on nuclear power after the Japan crisis as the Greens more than doubled their score in the second of 2011's seven state elections. ... more | .. |
 Japan crisis deepens Europe's nuclear rift Japan's atomic crisis has widened an old chasm in Europe between critics calling for a nuclear-free world and advocates who see it as a vital source of energy for decades to come. ... more |
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 Radioactive substances in seawater near Japan plant High levels of radioactive substances have been detected in seawater near a quake-crippled nuclear power plant in Japan, its operator said early Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan govt spokesman signals Fukushima plant to be scrapped Japan's top government spokesman on Sunday signalled that the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant at the centre of an ongoing crisis following a series of explosions would be scrapped. ... more | .. |
 Days before quake, plant operator admitted oversight Days before Japan plunged into an atomic crisis after a giant earthquake and tsunami knocked out power at the ageing Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator had admitted faking repair records. ... more | .. |
  IAEA sees 'some positive developments' at Fukushima The UN atomic watchdog Sunday noted "some positive developments" at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant over the past 24 hours, but warned that the crisis there remained serious. ... more |
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 Japan struggles to restore power to atom plant Crews fighting to cool reactors at Japan's stricken nuclear plant struggled Sunday to switch partial power back on after a natural disaster that has left nearly 20,000 people dead or missing. ... more | .. |
 Pride and apprehension for Fukushima firefighters In the face of unseen dangers, the firefighters at Fukushima have the weight of an apprehensive nation's expectations - and their families' worst fears - riding on their shoulders. ... more | .. |
Japan vies to restore power to wrecked atom plant Crews fighting to cool reactors at Japan's stricken nuclear plant hoped Sunday to switch partial power back on after a natural disaster that has left nearly 20,000 people dead or missing. ... more | .. |
Power line connected to stricken Japan reactor Crews fighting to cool reactors at Japan's stricken nuclear plant managed to connect a power line as the government revealed that leaking radioactivity had reached the food chain. ... more |
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Power line connected to stricken Japan reactor Crews fighting to cool reactors at Japan's stricken nuclear plant managed to connect a power line Saturday as the government revealed that leaking radioactivity had reached the food chain. ... more | .. |
 Fears for British nuclear renaissance after Japan crisis The crisis at the Fukushima plant in Japan could delay plans for a new generation of British nuclear power stations, dealing a blow to the atomic energy industry's hopes for a 30-billion pounds boost. ... more | .. |
 Australia PM, uranium execs defend industry Prime Minister Julia Gillard and senior executives in Australia's uranium industry have insisted the major producer will withstand the Japanese nuclear crisis despite a slump in shares. ... more | .. |
 Merkel braces for nuclear-powered voter backlash German Chancellor Angela Merkel braced for a voter backlash Sunday in a state election in Saxony-Anhalt, the first vote since the Japan disaster forced her into a sudden U-turn on nuclear policy. ... more |
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Six workers exposed to high radiation at Japan plant Six workers at a quake-stricken nuclear power plant have been exposed to high levels of radiation but are continuing working there, its operator said Sunday. ... more | .. |
Indonesia screens Japan travellers for radiation Indonesia gave a preliminary all-clear Saturday after radiation-screening passengers arriving at Jakarta airport from Japan, which is battling to prevent leaks at a stricken nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
Disaster-hit Japan hopes to cool reactors soon Japanese engineers fighting to cool overheating reactors laid a power line into a stricken nuclear power plant on Saturday as hundreds of thousands of quake-tsunami survivors endured desperate conditions in the frozen north. ... more | .. |
Japan races to start nuclear plant cooling system Japan said Saturday it was close to restoring electricity to reactor cooling systems at a stricken nuclear plant as efforts to prevent dangerous radiation leaks reached a crucial phase. ... more |
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 From moving clouds to sowing crops, Chernobyl can help Japan From seeding clouds to reviving agricultural land, Moscow's experience after Chernobyl can be used by Japan as it tries to contain damage from its quake-hit nuclear plant, Russian experts said. ... more | .. |
  'Open for business' Hawaii dismisses nuclear fears Hawaii insists it is open for business, rejecting worries about harmful nuclear radiation reaching the tourist-friendly US island state from earthquake-hit Japan. ... more | .. |
Power back at atom plant in disaster-hit Japan Japanese engineers restored limited power to a stricken nuclear power plant on Saturday as rescuers in the frozen north pulled a young man alive from the rubble eight days after a quake-tsunami disaster swept away entire towns. ... more | .. |
Japan battles nuclear crisis as foreigners flee Teams of Japanese workers and troops Friday battled to prevent meltdown at a quake-hit nuclear plant as alarm over the disaster grew with more foreign governments advising their citizens to flee. ... more |
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Japan fire trucks cool atomic plant in 'race against time' Japan deployed a fleet of fire trucks day and night to cool a quake-hit nuclear plant to avert a catastrophe in what the head of the UN International Atomic Energy Agency called "a race against time". ... more | .. |
Japan choppers, trucks douse stricken atomic plant The Japanese military Thursday used trucks and helicopters to dump tonnes of water onto the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant in efforts to douse fuel rods and prevent a disastrous radiation release. ... more | .. |
Japan agency hikes Fukushima accident level to 5 Japan's nuclear safety agency on Friday raised the Fukushima crisis level to five from four on the international scale of gravity for atomic accidents, which goes to as high as seven. ... more | .. |
Nuclear fears compound misery of Japan survivors The nuclear crisis in Japan has struck fear and disbelief into quake and tsunami survivors who can barely take in the idea that a third life-threatening disaster might come their way. ... more |
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