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Moody's downgrades Japan's TEPCOTokyo (AFP) May 16, 2011 Ratings agency Moody's on Monday again downgraded TEPCO, the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, and warned the rating would remain on review for further possible action. The Japan unit of the major US credit rating firm said it downgraded Tokyo Electric Power's senior secured debt by one notch to Baa2. It also downgraded TEPCO's long-term issuer rating two notches to Baa3 from Baa1. In its third downgrade of Asia's biggest power company since the March 11 earthquake, it cited ... read more |
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 Moody's downgrades Japan's TEPCO Ratings agency Moody's on Monday again downgraded TEPCO, the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, and warned the rating would remain on review for further possible action. ... more | .. |
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  Japan decides on TEPCO compensation scheme: media Japan on Friday decided on a scheme to ensure Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) can compensate tens of thousands of people affected by the crisis at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, reports said. ... more | .. |
 Japan SOS mayor vows to save town near nuclear plant His bold YouTube plea for help rang out across the world, but the mayor of a Japanese town near the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant says his community's struggle is far from over. ... more | .. |
Japan to help TEPCO pay nuclear victims Japan launched a rescue plan Friday to help nuclear plant owner TEPCO foot the bill for the Fukushima disaster, and started the shutdown of another atomic plant to prevent a similar calamity. ... more | .. |
 Japan shuts down atomic plant in quake danger zone Japan shut down the final working reactor at a nuclear plant near a tectonic faultline Saturday as Prime Minister Naoto Kan pledged a new law to help compensate victims of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. ... more |
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Japan nuclear plant worker dies A worker died at Japan's disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant Saturday as emergency crews continued their operations to prevent a major meltdown, the plant's operator said. ... more | .. |
Japan moves to secure 'too big to fail' TEPCO Stricken Tokyo Electric Power is "too big to fail", analysts say, not only because it powers Japan's economic heart but also because its collapse would create turmoil for the country's financial system. ... more | .. |
 Japan shuts down Hamaoka nuclear reactor The operator of Japan's ageing Hamaoka nuclear power plant, located near a tectonic faultline southwest of Tokyo, shut down one of its two running reactors on Friday, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Australia says uranium output set to double Australia's uranium production is set to double over the next four years, Resources Minister Martin Ferguson said Friday in a confident assessment in the wake of Japan's nuclear crisis. ... more |
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New setbacks at Japan nuclear plant Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has been hit by new setbacks, its operator said Thursday, including a water leak from a reactor vessel and another spill of contaminated water into the ocean. ... more | .. |
Nuclear stigma adds to Japan's pain Nuclear radiation is not the only invisible enemy threatening Japan's disaster-hit Fukushima - its people say they also face discrimination and the stigma of being "Japan's Chernobyl". ... more | .. |
 Pakistan inaugurates third nuclear reactor Pakistan opened its third nuclear power reactor on Thursday. ... more | .. |
EU nuclear safety testing row in meltdown Fractious talks on testing the safety of European nuclear reactors broke down Thursday as calls to include terror attacks and other man-made disasters in the tests faced resistance from powerful nuclear lobbies in London and Paris. ... more |
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Japan starts shutting down Hamaoka nuclear reactor The operator of Japan's ageing Hamaoka nuclear plant, located near a tectonic faultline southwest of Tokyo, on Friday began shutting down one of its two running reactors, a plant official said. ... more | .. |
 EU nuclear safety test must cover 'man-made' events: Barroso Tests on the ability of Europe's nuclear power plants to withstand disasters should include man-made events, the head of the European Commission said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Russia delivers Iran 30 tonnes of nuclear fuel: report Russia has delivered 30 tonnes of fuel for Iran's first nuclear power plant in the Gulf port city of Bushehr, Tehran-based Arabic-language Al-Alam television reported on Wednesday. ... more | .. |
TEPCO accepts conditions for state aid Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) on Wednesday accepted government conditions for receiving state support to help pay compensation for the crisis at its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. ... more |
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 Philippine nuclear plant to become tourist site Tourists will soon be able to wander through a nuclear power plant in the Philippines that was built nearly three decades ago but never used, a government official said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan shelves nuclear power expansion Japan said it would abandon existing plans for nuclear power expansion, as the country Wednesday marked two months since an earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
Japan's Kan declines PM's pay over nuclear crisis Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan said Tuesday he would not accept his premier's wage until a crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant is over and pledged a full review of the country's energy policy. ... more | .. |
Japan nuclear evacuees make brief trip home Nearly 100 villagers forced to flee their homes near Japan's stricken nuclear plant made a brief but emotional return on Tuesday in radiation suits and masks to pick up personal belongings. ... more |
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 Fukushima indicates big gaps in world nuclear safety: Ban UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that the accident at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant suggested that there were large gaps in international systems to deal with safety breaches. ... more | .. |
 Regulators cite US nuclear plant for safety mishap Federal regulators said Tuesday they will increase oversight of a southern US nuclear power plant after a low pressure coolant injection valve failed in October 2010. ... more | .. |
'Hamaoka plant halt cause Japan power shortage' The suspension of Japan's Hamaoka nuclear plant, located near a tectonic faultline southwest of Tokyo, may cause electricity supply problems this summer, Japan's economy minister said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Russia says fire put out near radioactive facility Russian authorities claimed Tuesday to have put out a large wildfire that raged for several days over an area of radioactive contamination in Russia's central Ural region. ... more |
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Japan's TEPCO submits compensation aid request to govt The president of TEPCO on Tuesday submitted a request for Japanese government aid in compensating those affected by its stricken nuclear power plant, as the utility said it faced funding problems. ... more | .. |
Russia tests Iran nuclear power reactor: official Russia has successfully completed a vital pre-launch test at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Iran, the country's nuclear export agency said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Germany at 40% nuke capacity, no issues Only 10 out of the 21 nuclear reactors in Germany are currently running and there haven't been any power outages, suggesting that government plans to drop nuclear could be realized quicker than expected. ... more | .. |
Japan shuts down another nuclear plant Japan's Chubu Electric Power Co. said it would shut down its Hamaoka nuclear power plant. ... more |
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