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International governance on nuclear safety still requires actionLondon, UK (SPX) Mar 12, 2012 One year after the nuclear accident at Fukushima Daiichi, the World Energy Council (WEC) will publish on Friday, 9 March, a study analysing the impact of the accident on national nuclear energy plans worldwide. The report, 'World Energy Perspective: Nuclear Energy One Year After Fukushima', finds that: + Very little has changed, especially in non-OECD countries, in respect of the future utilisation of nuclear in the energy mix, according to the data analysed by the study group. + Very ... read more |
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 Vietnam forges ahead with nuclear power Vietnam is pressing ahead with nuclear power, a government official said. ... more | .. |
 Prayer, protest at Japan anti-nuclear rally Tens of thousands of people rallied near Japan's crippled Fukushima plant Sunday demanding an end to nuclear power as the nation marked the first anniversary of a disastrous quake and tsunami. ... more | .. |
 Merkel lauds Germany's nuclear phase-out plan German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday lauded her country's decision to phase out nuclear power, speaking on the eve of the first anniversary of Japan's Fukushima disaster. ... more | .. |
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Protesters link arms around the world to decry nuclear power Tens of thousands of anti-nuclear protesters across the globe called for an end to nuclear power as they marked the first anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami at Japan's Fukushima power plant. ... more | .. |
  One Year after Fukushima The Fukushima disaster happened one year ago - the impacts are not over yet, neither in Japan nor in Germany. Immediately after the reactor accident became known, KIT established working groups that ... more | .. |
 Japan cabinet was warned of Fukushima meltdown Top Japanese cabinet ministers were warned of possible nuclear meltdowns at Fukushima hours after the tsunami hit last March, government papers have revealed, despite repeatedly denying the risk in public. ... more | .. |
 US orders post-Fukushima nuclear safety upgrades US regulators on Friday ordered operators of nuclear reactors to enhance safety measures in the event of a major accident, two days ahead of the anniversary of Japan's Fukushima crisis. ... more |
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Philippines quake kills dozens as injured overwhelm hospitals
Typhoon Bualoi inflicts death, lasting floods on Vietnam
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 No meltdown for nuclear after Fukushima Last year's Fukushima disaster plunged the nuclear industry into its deepest crisis since Chernobyl, but dire predictions that atomic power would have to be abandoned have proved wide of the mark. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima refugees still in limbo one year on A year after being forced to abandon homes and businesses in the shadow of the Fukushima nuclear plant, tens of thousands of refugees are still in limbo, unable to return and having to battle for compensation. ... more | .. |
 RWE earnings hit by German nuclear phase-out RWE, Germany's second biggest-power supplier, said Tuesday earnings last year were hit by a one-billion-euro ($1.3-billion) charge related to the shutdown of some of its nuclear power plants. ... more | .. |
Canada enters nuclear talks with UAE Canada began talks Monday with the United Arab Emirates on nuclear cooperation, hoping to sell the wealthy Gulf state nuclear reactors or technologies for power generation and other civilian purposes. ... more |
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 New Mapping Tool Shows How Severe Nuclear Accident Could Look in US A new mapping tool released by the Natural Resources Defense Council illustrates the potential radiological impacts of a severe accident at the nation's nuclear reactors and flags risk factors assoc ... more | .. |
Seoul nuclear summit to focus on safety after Fukushima South Korea's foreign minister said Monday that the question of how to strengthen global atomic safety following Japan's nuclear disaster would be a key topic at an upcoming summit in Seoul. ... more | .. |
 One year after Fukushima, IAEA says nuclear power safer Nuclear power is safer around the world than it was a year ago at the time of the Fukushima disaster in Japan, the head of the UN atomic agency said Monday, while warning against complacency. ... more | .. |
 Shareholders sue TEPCO for $67 bn: reports Forty-two shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) are suing the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant seeking a record-breaking $67 billion compensation, news reports said Monday. ... more |
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Technique Could Reveal Hidden Habitats on Moon and Mars
Arianespace partners with BULL to advance space debris prevention measures on Ariane 6 | .. |
Fukushima disaster pushes France's Areva to record loss French nuclear energy giant Areva reported Thursday a record loss for 2011 after taking massive provisions in the aftermath of Japan's Fukushima disaster but reaffirmed its forecasts to 2016. ... more | .. |
 Radiation fears haunt Japanese food shoppers For Japanese shoppers, food safety was taken for granted until the Fukushima crisis. Now many have lost faith in government guarantees and fear that radiation could have contaminated their diet. ... more | .. |
 Fears for safety at Fukushima one year on To some of the men who earn as little as $100 a day to work inside Japan's Fukushima Daiichi, the plant at the centre of a year-old nuclear disaster is far from safe - despite the official line. ... more | .. |
  US nuclear oversight too lax: science group A study of safety lapses at nuclear power facilities in the United States found that owners of atomic plants too often either close an eye to problems or fail to adequately address them, a watchdog group said Tuesday. ... more |
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 Japan's nuclear disaster: a timeline As Japan readies to mark the first anniversary of the quake-tsunami that triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, here are key developments in the worst atomic accident since Chernobyl in 1986. ... more | .. |
 NGOs in anti-nuke probe 'diverted' foreign funds: India India said Wednesday criminal cases were lodged against four non-profit groups accused of fuelling protests against planned atomic power stations because they "diverted" overseas donations. ... more | .. |
 Fukushima contamination 'chronic and lasting': French agency Radioactive contamination levels from Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have fallen sharply since the accident but will be "chronic and lasting" for many years, a French watchdog said Tuesday. ... more | .. |
 Japan feared Fukushima could 'finish' Tokyo: panel A worst-case scenario sketched out by the Japanese government foresaw the end of Tokyo in a chain of nuclear explosions that would mean evacuating the city, an independent panel said Tuesday. ... more |
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 India slap cases on aid groups over nuclear row: reports Indian authorities said on Tuesday that charges have been slapped on four non-profit groups accused of fuelling protests against plans to build two atomic power stations, reports said. ... more | .. |
 Japan fears permanent ban on habitation near nuclear plant Japan on Friday said some areas surrounding the Fukushima nuclear power plant that was wrecked last year by a massive tsunami will likely remain permanently off-limits. ... more | .. |
Study Confirms Low Levels of Fallout from Fukushima and Enhances Knowledge Fallout from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power facility in Japan was measured in minimal amounts in precipitation in the United States in about 20 percent of 167 sites sampled in a nationwid ... more | .. |
 India freezes aid group funds over nuclear protests India said Saturday it had frozen the assets of three non-profit groups it alleges were diverting foreign aid funds to fuel protests against plans to build two atomic power stations. ... more |
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 India PM blames foreign NGOs for anti-nuclear demos Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blamed US non-profit groups in an interview published Friday for whipping up anti-nuclear demonstrations that have stalled two new atomic plants. ... more | .. |
Japan wants to replace TEPCO board: report Japan's government wants to replace the entire board of the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in exchange for $12 billion of tax money to resuscitate the firm, a report said Saturday. ... more | .. |
New countries go nuclear despite Fukushima: UN official At least five countries will start work on their first nuclear reactors this year despite the jolt to international confidence caused by the Fukushima disaster, a top UN nuclear official said Friday. ... more | .. |
India PM blames foreign NGOs for anti-nuclear demos Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh blamed US non-profit groups in an interview published Friday for whipping up anti-nuclear demonstrations that have stalled two new atomic plants. ... more |
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