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Japan finds highly toxic strontium in Fukushima groundwater
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - High levels of a toxic substance called strontium-90 have been found in groundwater at the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, the utility that runs the facility said on Wednesday. Strontium-90 is a by-product of the...Tags: Environmental Issues, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Nuclear Power, Earthquakes, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Japan ruling party exec apologises for Fukushima disaster gaffe
ReutersTOKYO, June 19 (Reuters) - The policy chief of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party apologised on Wednesday and withdrew remarks that appeared to make light of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, adding it was up to the premier whether she...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Government, Parliament, Elections
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Japan ruling party executive apologizes for Fukushima disaster gaffe
ReutersTOKYO (Reuters) - The policy chief of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling party apologized on Wednesday and withdrew remarks that appeared to make light of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, adding it was up to the premier whether she would keep...Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Government, Upper House, Parliament
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Global Voices: Fukushima made ex-premier a 'no nukes' crusader
After the cascade of disasters that befell Japan 27 months ago, then-Prime Minister Naoto Kan took the brunt of withering criticism for shoddy nuclear safety standards at the crippled Fukushima reactor complex and the government’s chaotic...Tags: Government, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Nuclear Power, Earthquakes, Energy Resources
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Canada to make nuclear operators pay more for accidents
ReutersBy Peter N Henderson TORONTO, June 10 (Reuters) - Canada will make operators of nuclear power plants liable for the first C$1 billion ($980 million) of damages in the event of an accident, up from C$75 million under existing rules, Natural Resources...Tags: Government, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Nuclear Power, Disasters and Accidents, Japan
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Upgraded vent systems ordered for 31 nuclear reactors, including two at Peach Bottom
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Thursday that it has ordered a venting upgrade for nearly a third of the reactors in the country, including ones at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station just north of Harford County. Peach Bottom, in Delta, Pa.,...Tags: Public Service Electric & Gas Company, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Nuclear Power, Exelon Corp.
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Scientists to eaters: Don't freak out over Fukushima fish
A team of scientists who have been tracking radiation in bluefin tuna since the 2011 tsunami that crippled the Fukushima Daichi power plant have a message for fearful American eaters: Stop worrying about the health effects of eating fish that carried...Tags: Science and Technology, Environmental Issues, Science, Lifestyle and Leisure, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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No rise in cancer seen from Japan's nuclear disaster-UN experts
Reuters* U.N. scientific committee drafts report on Fukushima * Expects no increase in cancer rates as people left area * Report to be presented to U.N. General Assembly VIENNA, May 31 (Reuters) - Cancer rates are not expected to rise after Japan's...Tags: Robin Williams, Chernobyl (Kiev Oblast, Ukraine), International Organizations, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan
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Rising radioactive spills leave Fukushima fishermen floundering
ReutersBy Antoni Slodkowski HISANOHAMA, Japan, May 31 (Reuters) - Dozens of crabs, three small sharks and scores of fish thump on the slippery deck of the fishing boat True Prosperity as captain Shohei Yaoita lands his latest haul, another catch headed not...Tags: Environmental Issues, Lifestyle and Leisure, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Nuclear Power, Tokyo Electric Power Co.
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Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up
Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local...
Tags: Conservation, Environmental Issues, Lifestyle and Leisure, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Biology
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10 Things to Know for Today
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today: 1. ECONOMISTS PREDICT STEADY JOB GAINS The Labor Department is set to release employment numbers later this morning, and many analysts think they'...Tags: Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Google Inc., Murder, Mumbai (India), Shootings
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San Onofre's other problem
The beleaguered San Onofre nuclear power plant north of San Diego has been idle since January 2012 after the discovery of unsafe reactor conditions. The operator is now seeking approval to restart one of the plant's two reactors at 70% power for a five-...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Plant Openings, U.S. Congress, Waste, Nuclear Power
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