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Most Japanese wish to scrap reactorsTokyo (AFP) June 19, 2011 More than four out of five Japanese want to see Tokyo abandon nuclear power in the wake of the Fukushima atomic crisis, a survey said Sunday. Resource-poor Japan relies on nuclear power for a third of its electricity supplies, and Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government has said it will remain a major pillar of the nation's energy policy. But a survey in the Tokyo Shimbun newspaper found that 82 per cent of Japanese wanted to see it phased out. Just over nine percent wanted all reactors shut d ... read more |
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 Iran nuclear plant link-up to grid in August: report Iran's first nuclear power plant, built by Russia, is to be connected to the national grid in early August, the Iranian ambassador to Moscow, Reza Sajjadi, said in media reports on Sunday. ... more | .. |
 Japan starts cleaning nuclear runoff water Emergency crews at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant Friday started decontaminating more than 100,000 tonnes of highly radioactive water from three months of reactor cooling operations. ... more | .. |
Indonesia leader in Japan sceptical of nuclear power Indonesia's President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on a visit to disaster-hit Japan Friday voiced reservations about plans to build a nuclear power plant in his country, media reports said. ... 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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S.Korea's oldest reactor must close: Greenpeace Greenpeace urged South Korea Friday to shut down its oldest nuclear reactor, expressing concern about its safety and drawing a parallel with a disaster-stricken reactor in Japan. ... more | .. |
 US Nuclear Industry Was In Serious Trouble Before Fukushima and Now Is Stalled Even as Germany, Japan, Switzerland and other nations move to abandon existing and planned nuclear reactors, the United States is on a path to see at best only a small handful of already planned, go ... more | .. |
France urges EU to tackle issue of a non-nuclear Germany France's Energy Minister Eric Besson is urging the European Commission to tackle the knock-on effects of Germany's decision to abandon nuclear power, fearing energy supplies problems, in a letter seen Friday. ... more | .. |
Bulgaria to press Russia for new halt of nuclear plant Bulgaria said Friday it will press Russia for a new halt on talks over a planned nuclear plant in south-central Belene until September to allow time for an economic feasibility study. ... more |
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OECD chief says nuclear energy still important Nuclear power is still a viable source of global energy despite the crisis in Japan, the OECD chief said Monday. ... more | .. |
China's nuclear reactors pass inspections All 13 of China's operating nuclear reactors have passed safety inspections, said China's Vice Environment Minister Li Ganjie. ... more | .. |
Japan panel pledges tough TEPCO restructuring An independent panel on Thursday pledged to oversee a tough restructuring of Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Co. to ensure the utility will raise what funds it can to pay huge compensation claims. ... more | .. |
China nuclear safety checks to run until October China has finished inspecting nuclear reactors operating around the country and will complete checks on more than two dozen still under construction by October, the environment ministry has said. ... more |
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 Westinghouse And BEH Sign Agreement On Nuclear Collaboration Westinghouse has announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD (BEH) under which the companies will discuss cooperation on a range of nuclear ene ... more | .. |
  Malaysia seals pharmaceutical company over radiation Malaysia's nuclear energy regulator has sealed off a pharmaceutical company following a radiation leak earlier this month, a minister said Wednesday. ... more | .. |
 Vote deals blow to Italian nuke power plan Europe's nuclear industry was dealt another blow this week when Italian voters soundly rejected a referendum that would have restarted the country's nuclear program. ... more | .. |
 Japan city to give radiation counters to children Japan's Fukushima city said Tuesday it would hand radiation dosimeters to 34,000 children to gauge their exposure from the crippled nuclear power plant about 60 kilometres (40 miles) away. ... more |
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Indonesia to pursue nuclear power? Indonesia hasn't dismissed the possibility of using nuclear power, a government official said. ... more | .. |
 Berlusconi acknowledges reversal on nuclear power Italians overwhelmingly approved a referendum blocking a return to nuclear power, official results released Tuesday showed, reflecting wavering faith in its safety after the Fukushima disaster in Japan. ... more | .. |
 Italians 'have turned their backs' on Berlusconi A trouncing in referendums that have wiped out Italy's plans to return to nuclear power after a shock local election defeat mean Silvio Berlusconi has lost his magic, Italian newspapers said on Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan city to give radiation counters to children Japan's Fukushima city said Tuesday it would hand radiation measuring devices to 34,000 children to gauge their exposure from the crippled nuclear power plant about 60 kilometres (40 miles) away. ... more |
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  Nuclear vote forces Italy to ponder renewables The resounding no from Italians to nuclear power may not change much in the short term but it will force the government to adopt a new strategy based increasingly on renewable energy, experts said. ... more | .. |
 Japan poll finds 74% support nuclear phase-out Almost three-quarters of Japanese respondents to a newspaper poll published Tuesday favour a gradual phase-out of nuclear energy in the wake of the Fukushima atomic accident. ... more | .. |
  German port's future blowing in the wind The small German port of Cuxhaven is betting its future on North Sea wind, promoting itself as a base for new offshore wind farms as the country embarks on a bid to scrap nuclear power. ... more | .. |
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  Japan marks three months since tsunami with protests Thousands of people staged anti-nuclear rallies in Japan Saturday as the country marked three months since its massive quake and tsunami which resulted in the world's worst nuclear accident in 25 years. ... more | .. |
  Japan's tsunami and nuclear disaster: a timeline Here are key developments in Japan, three months after a giant quake and tsunami ravaged the country's northeast, sparking the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in Ukraine in 1986. ... more | .. |
State of Japan's nuclear disaster Three months after Japan's massive quake and tsunami sparked the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl, emergency crews are still months away from bringing damaged reactors under control. ... more | .. |
Murakami criticises Japan's nuclear policy Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami criticised his country's pursuit of nuclear power in an acceptance speech for Spain's 2011 International Catalunya Prize, a news report said Friday. ... more |
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 Greenpeace warns of radiation risk to Japan children Greenpeace called on Japan on Thursday to evacuate children and pregnant women from a town about 60 kilometres (40 miles) from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant because of high radiation. ... more | .. |
 French Greens seek nuke power phase-out The French Green Party is calling for a total phaseout of nuclear energy just as a major poll indicated growing public hostility toward the industry. ... more | .. |
  S. America gas bonanza waiting to happen A bonanza of natural gas production and export is waiting to begin in South America as investment focus shifts to gas as a greener and safer alternative to oil and nuclear power, the International Energy Agency said in a special report. ... more | .. |
Watchdogs urge completion of post-Fukushima checks Nuclear regulatory agencies called on Wednesday for national watchdogs to complete post-Fukushima checks but stressed plant operators should not escape their "prime responsibility" for reactor safety. ... more |
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