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April 15, 2011
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Store blood cells from Fukushima workers - Lancet letter
Paris (AFP) April 15, 2011
A group of Japanese doctors on Friday urged workers at the Fukushima nuclear plant to have their blood stemcells stored as a safeguard should they be exposed to life-threatening levels of radiation. The technique entails storing so-called autologous peripheral blood stem cells (PBSCs), which are immature cells that differentiate into blood cells. PBSC transplants are often used in cancer treatment to boost depleted blood cell counts among patients who have had radiotherapy to destroy a tumour. ... read more

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India's nuclear power plans under scrutiny
Opposition to India's proposed Jaitapur nuclear power plant is growing amid Japan's nuclear crisis. ... more
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In Vienna, vow of 'prompt action' on lessons from Fukushima
Japan's nuclear disaster dominated talks by members of the IAEA's nuclear safety convention, who vowed Thursday to take "prompt action" to apply lessons learned. ... more
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Jordan urged to drop nuke plans after Japan crisis
Following the nuclear disaster in Japan, experts in Jordan want their energy-poor country to drop its ambitious plans to generate atomic power, despite reassurances by the kingdom's nuclear regulator. ... more
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S. Korea simulates N. Korea attack on nuclear site
South Korean troops staged a rare exercise Wednesday to guard nuclear power plants against a possible attack by North Korean agents, the defence ministry said. ... more
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Japan plant area uninhabitable for years: adviser
People may not be able to live in areas near Japan's radiation-spewing nuclear power plant for up to 20 years, an adviser to Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government said Wednesday. ... more
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Russia nuclear chief says Japan exaggerates crisis
The disaster at the Fukushima atomic power plant cannot be compared to Chernobyl, Russia's nuclear chief said on Wednesday, suggesting Tokyo was exaggerating the emergency, possibly for financial reasons. ... more
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China state paper blasts Japan over nuclear crisis
Japan owes its neighbours an apology for failing to tell them about the severity of its nuclear crisis, a Chinese state newspaper said Wednesday, accusing the West of letting Tokyo off the hook. ... more
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WHO eyes 20 year nuclear health watch in Japan
The World Health Organisation is seeking studies for up to 20 years to keep watch over public health in Japan following the Fukushima nuclear emergency, a senior official said on Wednesday. ... more
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HSBC to advise Bulgaria on Belene nuclear plant
British-based global banking giant HSBC is to advise Bulgaria on the economic feasibility of its planned Belene nuclear power plant project, Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said Wednesday. ... more
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OSCE urges members to carry out nuclear stress tests
OSCE chair Lithuania urged the security body's 56 member states Wednesday to conduct stress tests on their nuclear plants, in the wake of Japan's nuclear disaster. ... more
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Taiwan to upgrade nuclear plants after Japan quake
Taiwan is preparing to upgrade the earthquake-resistant designs of its nuclear power plants in the wake of the nuclear crisis in Japan, the economic minister said Wednesday. ... more
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TEPCO shares surge on compensation share report
Shares in Tokyo Electric Power, the embattled operator of a stricken nuclear power plant, surged Wednesday on a report other Japanese power companies may be asked to share its compensation burden. ... more
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Fukushima 'not comparable' with Chernobyl: French watchdog
The accident at Fukushima has released "significant" amounts of radiation but at levels and with an impact that are "not comparable" to Chernobyl, France's nuclear safety agency said on Tuesday. ... more
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Japan raises nuclear disaster to Chernobyl level
Japan upgraded its month-old nuclear emergency to a maximum seven on an international scale of atomic crises Tuesday, placing it on a par with the Chernobyl disaster a quarter-century ago. ... more
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Japan utility suspends nuclear expansion after crisis
Japanese utility Kyushu Electric Power said Tuesday it had suspended plans to build a third reactor at one of its atomic plants after the country suffered the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. ... more
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Japan PM says nuclear plant 'stabilising step-by-step'
Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday that the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant is gradually stabilising and that the amount of radiation being released is declining. ... more
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EPA, NRC checking for Japanese radiation
Miniscule amounts of radiation from Japan's nuclear emergency have reached the United States but Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson assured U.S. lawmakers Tuesday that those amounts were well-monitored and far below dangerous levels. ... more
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Worst over, but dangers persist at Japan plant
A month after a deadly quake-tsunami hit a Japanese nuclear plant, the risk of a huge radiation leak has fallen but the danger is far from over, experts say - a risk brought sharply into focus by a powerful tremor Monday. ... more
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TEPCO boss tells Japan disaster zone: 'I'm sorry'
The president of the embattled operator of Japan's crippled nuclear plant visited Fukushima on Monday and apologised for the atomic emergency engulfing the area. ... more
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Japan minister visits stricken nuclear plant
Japan's industry minister on Saturday met workers battling to cool overheating reactors and plug radioactive leaks in the first government visit to the country's tsunami-crippled nuclear plant. ... more
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Russia Urges Japan To Stop Radioactive Dumping Into Pacific
Russia hopes that Japan will disclose full information about the situation at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant and will stop dumping radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, the Foreign M ... more
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Japan to widen evacuation zone around nuclear plant
Japan on Monday said it was to widen the evacuation area around a crippled nuclear plant to include territory outside the current 20-kilometre (12-mile) exclusion zone. ... more
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Japan nuclear watchdog tightens safety rules
Japan ordered all its nuclear power operators to secure more emergency generators Saturday, after an earthquake temporarily reduced one facility to relying on just a single electricity source. ... more
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German nuclear companies halt environmental payments
Four energy companies that run German nuclear plants said Saturday they have stopped payments to an environment fund after the government went back on its decision to keep the plants open for longer. ... more
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Britain's plans for nuclear waste on hold
A plutonium waste reserve in the United Kingdom awaits reprocessing and sale, but in the wake of the Japanese nuclear disaster nobody wants it, officials say. ... more
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Switzerland says considering nuclear shutdown
Switzerland is considering abandoning nuclear power, President Micheline Calmy-Rey said Monday following talks with her Austrian counterpart Heinz Fischer in Vienna. ... more
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Singapore nuclear decision "long way away": government
Singapore is "a long way away" from a decision on whether to include nuclear power as part of its energy policy, a senior government official said on Monday. ... more
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Siemens says received EUR1.62bn for Areva NP stake
Siemens has received 1.62 billion euros ($2.35 billion) for the sale of its 34-percent stake in its joint venture with French group Areva, a spokesman for the German industrial giant said Sunday. ... more
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Turkey-Japan talks on nuclear plant suspended: minister
Ankara has temporarily suspended talks with Japan on building a nuclear plant in northern Turkey after Japan's nuclear disaster, Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said Sunday. ... more
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Researchers Improve Path To Producing Uranium Compounds For Advanced Nuclear Fuels
Advances made by researchers at Los Alamos National Laboratory could enhance the ability of scientists to develop advanced nuclear fuels in a safer, simpler manner. Uranium chemistry research ... more
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Toshiba 'could decommission Japan reactors in 10 years'
Reactor maker Toshiba has told the government it could decommission four stricken units at Japan's crippled nuclear plant in around 10 years, a report said. ... more
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