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Thousands march against nuclear power in JapanTokyo (AFP) April 24, 2011 Thousands of people marched in Tokyo Sunday to demand an end to nuclear power in Japan and a switch to alternative energy after the crisis at an atomic plant hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. Brandishing placards bearing the slogan: "Bye Bye Genpatsu" (Goodbye Nuclear Power), demonstrators - including many young people and families - walked along a route from Yoyogi Park in the centre of the capital. Organisers estimated 5,000 took part. "We are worried. Before Fukushima, I wasn ... read more |
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 Bulgarian nuclear plant at Kozloduy faced EU stress test Bulgaria's sole nuclear plant at Kozloduy, spotlighted in the 1990s over safety issues, is looking forward to European stress tests, following Japan's nuclear disaster. ... more | .. |
 Protests mount against Indian nuclear plant In the busy Indian fishing village of Sakhri Nate, it's obvious what the locals think of the plan to build the world's biggest nuclear power plant just across the creek. ... more | .. |
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Tens of millions live in nuclear 'danger zone': study Some 90 million people worldwide live within 30 kilometres (18.6 miles) of a nuclear reactor, equivalent to the exclusion zone around Japan's crippled Fukushima plant, a study released Friday shows. ... more | .. |
Japan to stick with nuclear power: ruling party Japan will review its energy policy in light of the Fukushima atomic plant disaster but will stick with nuclear power, the secretary general of the centre-left ruling party said Friday. ... more | .. |
Japan evacuees berate nuclear firm head Families forced to flee their homes by radiation leaks from a tsunami-hit Japanese nuclear power plant on Friday angrily berated the head of the operator as he apologised for the disaster. ... more | .. |
  TEPCO mulls sinking walls around Japan reactors: TV The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant is considering installing underground walls around its crippled reactors to prevent radioactive water seeping out, a broadcaster said Saturday. ... more |
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Japan PM declares no-go zone around nuclear plant Japan on Thursday banned people from going within 20 kilometres (12 miles) of the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, which has been leaking radiation for nearly six weeks. ... more | .. |
Ontario pension fund backs out of AECL buy An Ontario pension fund walked away from the purchase of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) as Japan's woes dimmed the market prospects for new nuclear plants, a Canadian newspaper said Thursday. ... more | .. |
 Japan to enforce evacuation zone around plant: report Japan is to begin enforcing the exclusion zone around its crippled nuclear plant after midnight on Friday, a report said Wednesday, as worries mounted over the effects of long-term radiation exposure. ... more | .. |
  Japan bans catching konago fish off Fukushima Japan on Wednesday formally banned the shipment and consumption of a small fish caught off its Fukushima prefecture where a crippled nuclear power plant has leaked radioactive water into the sea. ... more |
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On Chernobyl visit, UN chief issues nuclear warning The head of the UN warned on a landmark visit to Chernobyl Wednesday that the Ukrainian tragedy and the recent accident in Japan prompted "painful questions" about the future of atomic power. ... more | .. |
Italian Senate votes for halt to nuclear programme Italy's Senate on Wednesday approved a proposal to halt plans to return to nuclear power following the disaster in Japan, as a top minister said Rome would seek guidance from the European Union on the way forward. ... more | .. |
 In France, opposition to nuclear growing Opposition to nuclear power is growing in France, the world's second-largest nuclear energy market behind the United States. ... more | .. |
Japan to take effective control of TEPCO: report Japan plans to put Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), operator of a stricken nuclear plant, under effective state control so it can meet its compensation payments, a report said Wednesday. ... more |
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 Leaders pledge aid to complete Chernobyl shelter International leaders pledged hundreds of millions of dollars at a conference in Kiev Tuesday to complete a permanent shelter to secure the ruins of Ukraine's exploded Chernobyl power station. ... more | .. |
 Robot readings in Japan nuke plant 'harsh' Remote-control robots at the quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan have measured a "harsh environment" for humans to work in, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Expert: EU reactors can't take plane hit Most European nations lack safety standards that would protect nuclear power plants from terrorist attacks involving aircraft, the head of Germany's reactor security commission said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
Second day of violent protests over India atomic plant Mobs attacked a hospital and blocked a highway in western India on Tuesday in a second day of violent protests against a planned nuclear power plant, after a protester was shot dead a day earlier. ... more |
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Areva to set up treatment system at Japan plant French nuclear group Areva said Tuesday it will set up a system to treat radioactive water from a quake-hit Japanese power plant to allow power supplies and cooling systems to be repaired. ... more | .. |
Italy proposes halt to nuclear programme Italy on Tuesday proposed a halt to its plans for developing nuclear power, with the government saying it wanted to develop "a new national energy strategy" in the wake of the crisis in Japan. ... more | .. |
Don't stigmatise nuclear evacuees, says Japan govt The Japanese government on Tuesday urged "heartless" people, local authorities and businesses not to discriminate against evacuees from the area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more | .. |
Japan ex-official to quit TEPCO post A Japanese former bureaucrat will resign as an adviser to nuclear plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co., the government said Tuesday, amid criticism of cozy ties between utilities and regulators. ... more |
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German nuclear village bucks trend Ever since the Japan nuclear crisis began last month, yellow and red badges saying "Atomkraft? Nein Danke" ("Nuclear Power? No Thanks") with a smiling sun are everywhere in Germany. ... more | .. |
 Clinton pledges reconstruction support U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pledged support for Japan's reconstruction after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami that killed up to 28,000 people. ... more | .. |
 Trauma and controversy: Chernobyl's health legacy Every year, Volodymyr Palkin spends at least two months in a Kiev hospital. He was one of hundreds of thousands of rescue workers sent to fight the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear plant and says his health has been permanently ruined by his work. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO president under fire from Japan lawmakers Japanese lawmakers on Monday grilled the president of the company at the centre of the world's worst nuclear crisis since Chernobyl, demanding he take responsibility for the disaster. ... more |
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 Latvia's president marked by role at Chernobyl Twenty-five years after he was sent to Chernobyl in the aftermath of the world's worst nuclear disaster, the experience remains etched in the memory of Latvia's President Valdis Zatlers. ... more | .. |
 25 years later, Chernobyl fallout still an eco-hazard Fallout from Chernobyl remains a poorly-investigated hazard for the environment a quarter of a century after the disaster, say experts. ... more | .. |
Europe worried but still divided on nuclear energy Twenty-five years after the Chernobyl disaster, Europe is still divided on the use of nuclear energy. But the Fukushima crisis stirred new fears that could slow down nuclear expansion. ... more | .. |
TEPCO to sell KDDI stake for nuclear payout: report Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) plans to sell its shares in telecom operator KDDI worth $2.2 billion to help fund compensation its the nuclear accident, a newspaper said Sunday. ... more |
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