24/7 Nuclear Energy News Coverage
August 18, 2011
TECH SPACE
First quantitative measure of radiation leaked from Fukushima reactor
San Diego CA (SPX) Aug 18, 2011
Atmospheric chemists at the University of California, San Diego, report the first quantitative measurement of the amount of radiation leaked from the damaged nuclear reactor in Fukushima, Japan, following the devastating earthquake and tsunami earlier this year. Their estimate, reported this week in the early, online edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is based on a signal sent across the Pacific Ocean when operators of the damaged reactor had to resort to cooling overh ... read more

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CIVIL NUCLEAR

First full post-disaster reactor restart in Japan
Japan on Wednesday approved the full resumption of commercial operations of an atomic reactor for the first time since the March 11 quake and tsunami sparked the Fukushima nuclear accident. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Status of nuclear power 2010
Riso DTU has made its eighth report in the series: 'Nuclear power and Nuclear Safety', which gives a global overview of nuclear energy with a focus on safety and preparedness. This year's report is ... more
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NUKEWARS

Nuclear weapons a waste of money: Iran
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad called nuclear weapons a waste of money Sunday as he prepared to receive a top Russian security official for crisis mediation talks. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Kyoto rejects disaster wood over nuclear fears
Japan's former imperial capital of Kyoto apologised Saturday after rejecting wood from the tsunami-ravaged Pacific coast for a traditional bonfire festival over fears of radioactive contamination. ... more
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Honda plans nuclear mission for robot: media
Japan's Honda is hoping to retool its humanoid robot ASIMO for a nuclear mission so it can join emergency work inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi plant, a press report said Friday. ... more
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Honda denies nuclear mission for robot
Japan's Honda has denied a press report it is hoping to retool its humanoid robot ASIMO to enable it to join emergency work inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Japan to set up new nuclear watchdog
Japan will set up a new nuclear regulator under the environment ministry in the wake of the Fukushima disaster, in a bid to give the watchdog more teeth, media reported Friday. ... more
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Japan to ease residence curbs around nuclear plant
Japan plans to lift an advisory telling people living near the no-go zone around the ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to evacuate, a government spokesman said Tuesday. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Japan's TEPCO reports loss of $7.4 billion
In the wake of the March Fukushima nuclear catastrophe Tokyo Electric Power Co. has reported an operating loss of $7.4 billion. ... more
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Germany's EON hit by historic quarterly loss, plans job cuts
Germany's biggest energy group, EON, reported Wednesday its first quarterly loss ever as government plans to abandon nuclear energy forced a restructuring plan that could affect up to 11,000 jobs. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Japan's TEPCO logs $7.4bn quarterly loss
The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), Tuesday reported a first-quarter loss of $7.4 billion following the March radiation disaster. ... more
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NUKEWARS

Australians in nuclear protest at Hiroshima events
Hundreds of Australians turned out Saturday to rally against nuclear power following Japan's Fukushima reactor crisis, at events to commemorate the atomic bombing of Hiroshima during World War II. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

UN chief heads to Japan as nuclear crisis simmers
UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in Japan on Sunday, where he plans to visit the Fukushima nuclear disaster zone, as the crippled atomic power plant simmers and a food safety scare deepens. ... more
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UN chief to visit Japan nuclear disaster zone
UN chief Ban Ki-moon will visit the Fukushima nuclear disaster zone Monday, becoming one of the most senior foreign leaders to go near the crippled atomic power plant in Japan's northeast. ... more
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UN chief asks Japan to share lessons on nuclear safety
United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon on Monday pledged solidarity with Japan after its quake, tsunami and nuclear disasters and asked Tokyo for input to a UN meeting on atomic safety next month. ... more
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Japan PM in Hiroshima vows nuclear-free future
A ceremony on Saturday to mark the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing was dominated by national soul-searching on atomic power as Japan's prime minister pledged a nuclear-free future. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Getting rid of a German nuclear plant, one rivet at a time
In Germany, where all nuclear power reactors are to close by 2022, clean-up work at one such plant still continues after 15 years, a sign of how long a real end to the atomic age here will take. ... more
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WIND DAILY

US fund Blackstone plans two big German wind farms
The US investment fund Blackstone plans to invest several billion euros in German wind farms, as the biggest economy in Europe will need the energy when it abandons nuclear power by 2022. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Jordan to name nuclear plant builder in November
Jordan said on Monday it will announce in November the firm it has chosen to build the parched kingdom's first nuclear plant to meet growing energy needs and desalinate water. ... more
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Bayer chief warns firms may leave Germany over energy costs
The head of German chemicals and drugs giant Bayer warned Saturday that major companies may consider leaving Germany over rising energy costs linked with Berlin's decision to abandon nuclear power. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Canada's Cameco affected by Fukushima
Canada's Cameco Corp. has lessened its demand forecast after Japan's Fukushima disaster, in which the six-reactor complex was damaged in March by an earthquake and a subsequent tsunami. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Grapes protect against ultraviolet radiation
Some compounds found in grapes help to protect skin cells from the sun's ultraviolet radiation, according to a study by researchers from the University of Barcelona and the CSIC (Spanish National Re ... more
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TECH SPACE

Penn Chemists Make First Molecular Binding Measurement of Radon
Philadelphia PA (SPX) Aug 04, 2011 Even in trace quantities, the radioactive gas radon is very dangerous; it is second only to cigarette smoking as a cause of lung cancer deaths in the United State ... more
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Japan to sack top nuclear energy officials
Japan will sack three top energy officials over their handling of the Fukushima atomic disaster and scandals that have fuelled public mistrust in the country's nuclear policy, the government said Thursday. ... more
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TECH SPACE

Japanese parents live with radiation fear
Parents living near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant are facing a nightmare dilemma: evacuate their children or live with the fear that radiation will make them sick. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Hitachi and Mitsubishi 'to open merger talks'
Japanese manufacturing giants Hitachi and Mitsubishi Heavy are to start merger talks, reports said Thursday, as they look for growth beyond a shrinking domestic market and battle a strong yen. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Japan vows to continue nuclear plant exports
Japan said Friday it would continue exporting atomic power plants, despite uncertainty over its own use of them as it continues to grapple with a crisis at the tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Greenpeace urges S. Africa to abandon nuclear plans
Greenpeace urged South Africa Thursday to abandon its plans to expand nuclear power as part of its $127-billion scheme to overhaul the national energy supply. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Japan sacks top nuclear energy officials
Japan will sack three top energy officials over their handling of the Fukushima atomic disaster and scandals that have eroded public trust in the country's nuclear policy, the government said Thursday. ... more
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DISASTER MANAGEMENT

Japan moves closer to nuclear payout
Japan's government moved a step closer Wednesday to multi-billion-dollar compensation payouts for the victims of the country's enduring nuclear crisis, but angry farmers demanded faster action. ... more
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CIVIL NUCLEAR

Britain to shut nuclear unit in wake of Japan disaster
Britain's government on Wednesday said it planned to shut part of a nuclear plant in Sellafield, northern England, as soon as possible and on commercial grounds following Japan's nuclear disaster. ... more
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