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French atomic security unready for repeat disasters: agencyParis (AFP) March 30, 2011 French nuclear security has not yet taken into account the kind of accumulation of natural catastrophes that led to Japan's atomic disaster, the head of the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) said Wednesday. "How do we deal with an accumulation of assaults? This is something that we have not yet taken into account," ASN head Andre-Claude Lacoste said when asked about lessons to be learnt from the unfolding nuclear accident at Fukushima. "Obviously, we will have to ask ourselves what are the lessons ... read more |
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  IAEA worried about radiation in Japan village Radiation levels recorded at a village outside the evacuation zone around the quake-striken Fukushima nuclear plant are above safe levels, the UN atomic watchdog said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Anti-radiation resin to coat Japan plant grounds Workers at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant plan to spray its grounds with a special resin to prevent further radioactivity being released, a nuclear safety agency official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong activists to monitor China nuclear plant A group of Hong Kong lawmakers, academics and environmentalists said Wednesday they will monitor an atomic plant in mainland China following the ongoing nuclear crisis in a quake-hit Japan. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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Hundreds protest Russia-backed nuclear project in Bulgaria Hundreds of people joined an anti-nuclear protest in Sofia on Wednesday, calling for the government to drop plans for a new Russia-backed nuclear plant after the radiation disaster in Japan. ... more | .. |
  Japan mulls draping fabric over reactors: report Japan is considering draping crippled reactor buildings at the Fukushima nuclear plant with a fabric to reduce radiation, and using a tanker to siphon off contaminated water, a report said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
TEPCO president hospitalised, shares tumble Shares in Tokyo Electric Power tumbled again on Wednesday as the company at the centre of the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl in 1986 said its under-fire president had been hospitalised. ... more | .. |
  In Germany, Green wave troubles Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives lost power in the key state of Baden Wuerttemberg for the first time since the 1950s, a defeat that could spell trouble for her center-right national government. ... more |
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 Japan on 'maximum alert' over nuclear plant Japan said Tuesday it was on "maximum alert" over a crippled nuclear plant where radioactive water has halted repair work and plutonium has been found in the soil. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima: Sea contamination likely to be local - scientists Radioactive contamination of the sea from Fukushima is likely to be only a local problem, but could lead to an exclusion zone if there is a major release of long-term pollutants, scientists say. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO nationalisation an option, says govt: report Japan on Tuesday said nationalising the beleaguered operator of the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was "an option" but denied it had immediate plans to do so. ... more | .. |
Germans fight over nuclear power In Germany, the fight over nuclear power is in full swing. ... more |
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 Sarkozy to decide on fate of Areva chief within days President Nicolas Sarkozy will decide within days about the leadership of French nuclear group Areva, a government source said Tuesday, amid mounting speculation that Anne Lauvergeon will keep the top job. ... more | .. |
 Nuclear fears spark rush for radiation detectors A scare over irradiated food from Japan has sparked a global rush to buy radiation detectors, US dealers said Tuesday, with most reporting they have no more stock to sell. ... more | .. |
Romania to carry on with nuclear programme Romania must pursue its nuclear programme in order to limit electricity imports, Nuclearelectrica chief Pompiliu Budulan said Tuesday, adding that the Cernavoda plant was "among the safest" worldwide. ... more | .. |
 Calm urged as radiation spreads across Asia Small amounts of radiation from Japan's leaking nuclear power plant have spread across Asia, authorities said Tuesday, deepening concerns for millions of people already wary of eating Japanese food. ... more |
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Finns' support for nuclear slips due to Japan crisis: poll Nearly half of people in Finland, where a new generation nuclear reactor is being built, say the crisis in Japan has shaken their trust in nuclear power, a poll released Tuesday showed. ... more | .. |
 Light Technology Reduces Painful Side Effects Of Radiation and Chemotherapy A NASA technology originally developed for plant growth experiments on space shuttle missions has successfully reduced the painful side effects resulting from chemotherapy and radiation treatment in ... more | .. |
US experts unsure about Fukushima situation US experts have expressed uncertainty about the seriousness of the situation at Japan's Fukushima nuclear complex, steering clear of speculation whether the core of one of the reactors there had been damaged. ... more | .. |
Fukushima: still a crisis situation, say experts Critically damaged reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant are still leaking radioactive pollution into the air, and probably into the soil and sea, say experts. ... more |
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Radiation levels soar at Japan nuclear plant Very high levels of radiation detected in water leaking from a reactor at a nuclear plant in Japan dealt a new setback Sunday to efforts to bring the stricken facility under control. ... more | .. |
 Merkel blames 'painful' poll drubbing on nuclear fears German Chancellor Angela Merkel blamed a "painful" poll debacle in her party's heartland on fears over Japan's nuclear crisis Monday but said she had no plans to reshuffle her weakened government. ... more | .. |
Tokyo nuclear operator seeking French help: minister Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, is seeking help from France to tackle the "critical" situation, Industry Minister Eric Besson said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima contamination 'well beyond' 30k zone: France Air-borne nuclear contamination has spread "well beyond" the 30-kilometre exclusion zone around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant, the head of France's Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) said Monday. ... more |
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 Croatia, Slovenia's nuclear plant safe: Croatian president A communist-era nuclear power plant that Croatia shares with Slovenia is safe, Croatia's President Ivo Josipovic insisted Monday during a visit to Lithuania. ... more | .. |
 Japan lacking radioactive water storage: US experts Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant may have run out of room to store radioactive water, US scientists said Monday after the plant operator reported leaks that could contaminate the ocean. ... more | .. |
 Plutonium detected in soil at Japan nuclear plant Plutonium has been detected in soil at a stricken nuclear plant in Japan and highly contaminated water has leaked from a reactor building, the operator said Monday, fanning environmental fears. ... more | .. |
German nuclear fears trigger Merkel party poll debacle Fears over the Japan nuclear crisis triggered a crushing defeat for Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives in their German heartland Sunday, as the ecologist Greens roared to a historic triumph. ... more |
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Radiation scare at Japan nuclear plant Dangerous levels of radiation detected in water thought to be leaking from a stricken Japanese reactor dealt a new setback Sunday to efforts to avert a nuclear disaster. ... more | .. |
Study: Supernovas source of cosmic rays? U.S. astronomers say a pattern of X-ray "stripes" in the remnant of a supernova explosion could explain the source of cosmic rays. ... more | .. |
 Japan says people should leave 30km nuke plant zone Japan's government on Friday asked people still living within 20-30 kilometres (12-18 miles) of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant to leave voluntarily, after it earlier told them to stay indoors. ... more | .. |
  Taiwan bans food imports from five Japan areas Taiwan on Friday imposed a ban on food imports from five Japanese areas near a quake-damaged nuclear power plant due to radiation concerns. ... more |
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