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Chernobyl survivor still backs nuclear energySingapore (AFP) April 16, 2011 It happened a quarter of a century ago but Sergei Belyakov still remembers vividly how much he suffered from high radiation exposure after the Chernobyl nuclear plant meltdown. "I was extremely weak, my motion senses were altered and I had difficulty breathing normally," said the Ukrainian-born scientist, part of a Soviet clean-up crew assigned to tackle the world's worst nuclear plant disaster. Belyakov could not even muster the strength to play his favourite sport, basketball, for more than a ... read more |
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 Merkel: Nuclear exit 'as soon as possible' Germany will drop nuclear power as soon as possible, Chancellor Angela Merkel said Friday, in a major policy reversal that will alter the energy mix in Europe's largest economy. ... more | .. |
 India vows to improve atomic safety India should ramp up safety mechanisms at its existing and planned nuclear power plants in the wake of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami, environment minister Jairam Ramesh said Friday. ... more | .. |
German nuclear exit 'would cost up to EUR2 bn': minister German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle said Friday that a switch from nuclear power to alternative forms of energy could cost Europe's top economy up to two billion euros ($2.9 billion) per year. ... 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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Russia talks up nuclear energy after Japan crisis Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday the ongoing nuclear crisis in Japan should not hinder the development of atomic energy, amid global concerns over the safety of nuclear facilities. ... more | .. |
TEPCO's bumbling president: a very Japanese leader A gruelling press conference by the president of the company at the centre of the worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl provoked howls of frustration from journalists well used to the opaque corporate culture of Japan. ... more | .. |
  Aftershocks to Japan automakers 'to last months' A component supply crisis that has strangled auto production in Japan and enforced a slowdown overseas in the wake of the March 11 disasters will last several months, analysts say. ... more | .. |
  Japan's TEPCO pours radiation-absorbing mineral in sea The Japanese operator of a stricken nuclear plant said Saturday it has started dumping a mineral into the sea that absorbs radioactive substances, aiming to slow down contamination of the ocean. ... more |
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Store blood cells from Fukushima workers - Lancet letter 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. ... more | .. |
  US downgrades Japan nuclear evacuation advice The US has downgraded advice that had sent diplomats' families fleeing Japan in the wake of a nuclear emergency, allowing them to return to the country, a statement said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Material Devloped To Remove Radioactive Contaminants From Drinking Water A combination of forest byproducts and crustacean shells may be the key to removing radioactive materials from drinking water, researchers from North Carolina State University have found. "As ... more | .. |
 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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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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
  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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
 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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