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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: Politics, Parliament, Japan, Elections, Tokyo (Japan)
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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: Politics, Parliament, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan, Elections
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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: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Plant Openings, Water, Environmental Politics
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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: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Manufacturing and Engineering, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Naoto Kan, Yoshihiko Noda
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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: Politics, SNC-Lavalin Group Incorporated, Japan, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Government
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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, Lifestyle and Leisure, Japan, Science and Technology, 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: Tokyo Electric Power Co., International Organizations, Robin Williams, United Nations General Assembly, Chernobyl (Kiev Oblast, Ukraine)
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Damage at two Japan nuclear plants prompts evacuations
Los Angeles TimesJapanese officials struggled Saturday to avert the possibility of a meltdown at two major nuclear power plants whose emergency cooling systems were damaged by Friday's earthquake and tsunami. Emergency officials ordered the evacuation Saturday of all...Tags: Emergency Planning, Pennsylvania, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Health and Safety at Work, Los Angeles Times
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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: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Iran, Mumbai (India), Google Inc., Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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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: U.S. Congress, Barack Obama, George Washington, Plant Openings, Waste
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Fukushima nuclear disaster adds only small health risks, WHO says
The 9.0-magnitude Tohoku-Oki earthquake and resulting tsunami that triggered a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station has resulted in only a small increase in lifetime cancer risks for people living nearby, and an even smaller...
Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Health, Birth Defects, Leukemia
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From disaster comes knowledge
Beverly Findlay-Kaneko has used her memories of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan two years ago to start making a change in her new home of Huntington Beach. Findlay-Kaneko was in Japan when those natural disasters led to three...Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Energy Saving, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Education, Nuclear Accidents
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