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Berlusconi talks up nuclear on Chernobyl anniversaryRome (AFP) April 26, 2011 Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi on Tuesday talked up nuclear power as the "safest" form of energy on the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl amid fears linked to the disaster in Japan. "We are absolutely convinced that nuclear energy is the future for the whole world," Berlusconi said after a summit with French President Nicolas Sarkozy. "Nuclear energy is still the safest," he told reporters. His comments come after Italy announced a moratorium on its planned return to nuclear power foll ... read more |
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 Japan farmers rally against nuclear plant company Hundreds of angry Japanese farmers protested Tuesday outside the Tokyo head office of nuclear plant operator TEPCO, taking with them vegetables, milk and and even two cows affected by the atomic crisis. ... more | .. |
 Advancing the Debate Over Nuclear Waste Storage Locations Plans for a nuclear waste repository in southern New Mexico were initially opposed in the late 1980s by a 2-1 margin but a new analysis of 35 statewide public opinion surveys taken over a decade sho ... more | .. |
 World marks Chernobyl under shadow of Japan The world on Tuesday marks a quarter century since the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in Ukraine, haunted by fears over the safety of atomic energy after the Japan earthquake. ... more | .. |
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 German nuclear exit could be costly If Germany drops nuclear power as a source of energy, it could mean a hefty bill for power consumers, experts have warned. ... more | .. |
  Anti-nuclear protesters in France, Germany mark Chernobyl Anti-nuclear activists in France and Germany staged mass protests Monday to demand reactors be closed on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl and after Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident. ... more | .. |
 Chernobyl 'liquidators' lament poor treatment Veterans of the clean-up after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster received medals Monday from Russian President Dmitry Medvedev but complained of shoddy treatment by the state since their heroism. ... more | .. |
 Telling truth main lesson of Chernobyl, Fukushima: Medvedev The main lesson of Chernobyl and Fukushima is that authorities must tell the truth, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Monday ahead of the 25th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster. ... more |
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 Chernobyl pilots knew risks: commander The pilots who flew over Chernobyl to limit the danger from the destroyed reactor were aware of the risks despite huge radiation doses and inadequate safety precautions, their commander said Monday. ... more | .. |
 Japan advisor says nuclear threat receding: report The Japanese prime minister's special advisor on the nuclear crisis says the immediate risk of a major radiation leak from the Fukushima power plant has receded, the Wall Street Journal reported. ... more | .. |
 World remembers Chernobyl, haunted by nuclear fears The world on Tuesday marks a quarter century since the world's worst nuclear disaster at Chernobyl in Ukraine, haunted by fears over the safety of atomic energy after the Japan earthquake. ... more | .. |
 Japan nuclear plant operator slashes wages The operator of Japan's stricken nuclear power plant said Monday it will halve the yearly salaries of its board members as it seeks to absorb the financial hit from the ongoing atomic crisis. ... more |
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Thousands join German anti-nuclear protests More than 100,000 demonstrators staged nationwide protests in Germany on Monday calling for an end to nuclear power as part of the traditional Easter March, organisers said. ... more | .. |
  Primordial fear: why radiation is so scary Nuclear radiation is frightening stuff. ... more | .. |
Anti-nuclear 'die in' on Franco-German border Around 700 anti-nuclear protesters staged a "die in" on a bridge on the Franco-German border Monday, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of Chernobyl and after Japan's Fukushima nuclear accident. ... more | .. |
 Thousands march against nuclear power in Japan 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. ... 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 | .. |
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 | .. |
EDF wants nuclear crisis task force French utility Electricite de France has proposed a series of measures to improve the safety of its reactors, including the creation of a rapid reaction force that would respond to nuclear accidents. ... more |
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Japan PM says country facing 'crisis within crisis' Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Friday it is his "destiny" to serve during "a crisis within a crisis" as the tsunami and quake-hit nation battles the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl. ... more | .. |
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 |
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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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