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Japan leaders, utility slammed for 'man-made' nuclear disaster
Los Angeles TimesAn independent parliamentary commission accused the Japanese government and the nation's leading utility of "collusion" in avoiding vital nuclear safety improvements that would have prevented the reactor meltdowns last year at the tsunami-damaged...Tags: Politics, Electricity Production and Distribution, Disasters and Accidents, Government, Japan
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Bluefin tuna carried a little -- very little -- radiation from Japan to California, study says
Los Angeles TimesPacific bluefin tuna carried radioactivity from Japan’s 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster all the way across the ocean to the shores of California, scientists reported Monday. They didn’t bring much — the levels were far lower...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Fishing, Nuclear Power, Japan, Stanford University
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Radioactive Tuna from Japan Found Off Calif. Coast
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Scientists say that migrating Pacific bluefin tuna off California's coast are carrying radioactive contamination from Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident. Scientists sampled 15 tuna caught off San Diego and found that they...Tags: Japan, Science and Technology
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Japan farmers plant, pray for radiation-free rice
FUKUSHIMA, Japan (AP) - Last year's crop sits in storage, deemed unsafe to eat, but Toraaki Ogata is back at his rice paddies, driving his tractor trailing neat rows of seedlings. He's living up to his family's proud, six-generation history of rice...Tags: Cancer, Breastfeeding, Nuclear Power, Soma (drug), Japan
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Egyptians vote in presidential runoff, choosing between Islamist, Hosni Mubarak's ex-PM CAIRO (AP) — Faced with a choice between Hosni Mubarak's ex-prime minister and an Islamist candidate, Egyptians voted Saturday in a presidential runoff the...
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Japan to restart nuclear reactors despite widespread fear
World NowIn a nation deeply scarred by nuclear disaster in both its military and civilian iterations, Japanese are deeply skeptical and resistant to government plans to take the first steps toward resuming nuclear energy production this weekend.... -
Japanese utility admits it failed to plan for tsunami disaster
World NowThe Japanese electrical utility that operated the now-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex acknowledged Wednesday that its managers were "too optimistic" that a devastating earthquake- and tsunami-triggered disaster would never occur.... -
Japanese more opposed to nuclear power a year after tsunami
World NowSeventy percent of Japanese surveyed by the Washington-based Pew Research Center said they wanted nuclear power reduced or eliminated, while a year ago the nation was nearly evenly divided on the subject, with 44% urging a phaseout and 46% backing... -
Japan radiation report finds mostly 'low' doses; risks unclear
World NowMore than a year after a devastating tsunami inundated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a new report from the World Health Organization says people in most parts of Japan got little added radiation, but estimates much higher doses in some... -
More nuclear power planned for Florida
Sun SentinelCustomers of Florida's two largest power companies will have paid $772 million by the end of 2011 to produce more nuclear power - before any concrete has been poured. The money has been plowed into planning the expansions. Florida Power & Light has...Tags: Turkey, Progress Energy Incorporated, Electricity Production and Distribution, Disasters and Accidents, Career and Workplace
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Radioactive Particles from Japan Found in Local Sea Kelp
KTLA NewsLONG BEACH, Calif. (KTLA) -- Researchers say seaweed harvested from Orange County beaches tested positive for small amounts of radiation from last year's nuclear meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami. According...Tags: Japan, Nuclear Accidents, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan), Pacific Ocean
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Japan remembers quake victims a year later
![<a class="runtimeTopic" href="#">Japan</a> gathered Sunday amid tears, prayers and a moment of silence to mark one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands, and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisisin a quarter century.](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/story/2012-03/283201080-11061624.jpg "<a class="runtimeTopic\" href=\"#\">Japan</a> gathered Sunday amid tears, prayers and a moment of silence to mark one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands, and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisisin a quarter century.")
Japan gathered Sunday amid tears, prayers and a moment of silence to mark one year since an earthquake and tsunami killed thousands, and triggered the world's worst nuclear crisisin a quarter century.
Throngs nationwide observed a moment of silence at 2:...Tags: Politics, Defense Equipment, Manufacturing and Engineering, Government, Japan
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