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Radiation protection expert criticizes comparison of Fukushima to ChernobylLondon, UK (SPX) May 24, 2011 In the opening editorial to the latest edition of the Journal of Radiological Protection, published, Wednesday 18 May, radiological protection expert Professor Richard Wakeford of the Dalton Nuclear Institute, The University of Manchester, gives a detailed account of events at Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station, and poses several questions that remain unanswered, several weeks on from the earthquake and tsunami on 11 March. Taking a close look at information disclosed by Japanese government ... read more |
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  IEA warns Merkel on nuclear decision Germany threatens European energy security by pressing ahead with its plan to drop nuclear power, the director of the International Energy Agency, Nobuo Tanaka has said. ... more | .. |
 Japanese protest revised school radiation limit Furious parents at the centre of Japan's atomic crisis and hundreds of their supporters rallied in Tokyo Monday against revised nuclear safety standards in schools they say are putting children at risk. ... more | .. |
 Kan to address international concerns on nuclear crisis Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan will look to reassure his G8 counterparts at the grouping's summit this week that Japan is winning the battle to stabilise the world's worst nuclear crisis for 25 years. ... more | .. |
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 TEPCO shares down 9.26 percent after record loss Shares in beleaguered utility Tokyo Electric Power fell 9.26 percent by noon Monday in Tokyo trade after the company posted the biggest ever loss for a Japanese non-financial firm. ... more | .. |
 UN atomic watchdog experts set off for Japan A team of experts from the UN atomic watchdog flew out to Tokyo from Vienna on Sunday to team up with other international experts investigating Japan's nuclear crisis. ... more | .. |
 Swiss protest nuclear power A demonstration in northern Switzerland against nuclear power drew thousands of people on Sunday ahead of a government decision on the future of atomic energy in the country. ... more | .. |
 2022 'good time' for Germany to end nuclear power: Merkel German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Saturday that 2022 was "a good time" for Germany to end nuclear power, backing a proposal by the Bavarian wing of her party. ... more |
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  Erratic information fuels mistrust of TEPCO Tokyo Electric Power's belated admission that damage to crippled reactors at its nuclear plant is worse than it first thought has fuelled suspicion it withheld bad news in the first days of Japan's crisis. ... more | .. |
 Japan, China, S. Korea leaders visit nuclear region The leaders of Japan, China and South Korea travelled to Fukushima on Saturday in a show of solidarity over the ongoing nuclear crisis, visiting evacuees left homeless by the quake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
'Mega-float' to hold water at Japan nuclear plant A huge floating structure to hold radioactive water was on Saturday berthed at the quay of Japan's disaster-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
UN launches study of Japan's nuclear disaster: Ban The United Nations has launched a broad study of the implications of the accident at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant following the earthquake and tsunami in March, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced. ... more |
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Leaders of Japan, China, S. Korea meet in Fukushima Leaders of Japan, China and South Korea were to gather in Fukushima City Saturday in a gesture of solidarity over the ongoing nuclear crisis - but with Tokyo's neighbours reportedly concerned by its actions. ... more | .. |
 TEPCO's bumbling president calls it a day Masataka Shimizu's resignation as president of the Tokyo Electric Power Company marked an ignominious end to an otherwise stellar career at the utility spanning 43 years. ... more | .. |
TEPCO to post huge loss, president to resign: reports Tokyo Electric Power is expected to post an annual net loss of up to $18 billion due to the crisis at its crippled nuclear plant and announce the resignation of its president, reports said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Czech PM urges expertise in European nuke stress tests Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas said Thursday that stress tests at European nuclear plants should be a purely technical and free of politics, as the European Union finds itself deadlocked over the issue. ... more |
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 Nuclear power can endure Fukushima 'bump in the road': Blix A former head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Hans Blix, said Wednesday he believed the development of nuclear power would continue despite Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant crisis, which he described as a "bump in the road" for the industry. ... more | .. |
Japan TEPCO workers enter reactor building Workers briefly entered a reactor building at Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant Wednesday to measure radiation levels and check for damage, the operator said. ... more | .. |
Japan's TEPCO debt waive call draws ire Japanese government remarks calling on lenders to forgive some of Tokyo Electric Power's debt sparked acrimony and confusion, and illustrate difficulties in addressing a nuclear crisis, say analysts. ... more | .. |
Japan's TEPCO says shutdown plan on schedule Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company on Tuesday said its plan to end the crisis at its stricken nuclear plant was on schedule, despite signs that damage to the facility was worse than initially thought. ... more |
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Japan disaster not similar to Chernobyl: officials The potential health consequences of the nuclear crisis at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi plant are not equal to those caused by the disaster at Chernobyl, Japanese health officials said Tuesday ... more | .. |
Doctors defy radiation woes in Japan's Fukushima When other doctors fled, 72-year old Kyohei Takahashi stayed, and hundreds of patients in the tsunami-hit Japanese town of Minamisoma near a crippled nuclear plant will never forget. ... more | .. |
  Japan to review strategies for energy, economy after quake Japan is to launch a review of economic and energy policies in the wake of the country's March 11 natural disaster and the ongoing nuclear crisis it spawned, the cabinet said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan widens evacuations outside plant zone Japan on Sunday started the first evacuations of homes outside a government exclusion zone after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami crippled one of the country's nuclear power plants. ... more |
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Radioactive ash found in Tokyo sewage plant: reports A highly radioactive substance was detected in ash from an incinerator at a sewage works in Tokyo in late March following the nation's worst nuclear accident in Fukushima, newspapers reported Saturday. ... more | .. |
Japan's nuclear crisis timetable on track: PM Japan said Monday it was still on target to achieve the shutdown of damaged reactors at a crippled nuclear plant by around the year-end, despite damage being worse than earlier thought. ... more | .. |
 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 | .. |
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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 Experts monitor nuclear plant in quake-prone Armenia International nuclear safety experts started to monitor an ex-Soviet reactor in earthquake-prone Armenia on Monday after concerns raised by the recent disaster in Japan, officials said. ... more | .. |
 Lessening the Dangers of Radiation For diagnosing head and neck ailments, tests that use radiation are always less desirable than those that don't. Otolaryngologists have a wide range of techniques available to them, including CT or ... more | .. |
 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 |
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