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Radioactivity surges again at Japan nuclear plant
Radiation levels increased sharply inside and outside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Thursday, slowing work on the devastated facility again and once more throwing into doubt the integrity of the containment vessels that hold the fuel rods....Tags: Health and Safety at Work, Manufacturing and Engineering, Career and Workplace, Japan, Defense Equipment
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What will Florida nuclear power plants learn from Japan?
As federal regulators continue to look for lessons from Japan's nuclear disaster, critics are pleading for changes in three key nuclear emergency areas.
It matters to Floridians because the state has five reactors, four of which are slated to expand,...Tags: FPL Group, Emergency Planning, Progress Energy Incorporated, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Japan
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Commentary: Don't panic the people
Special to CNNIn the decorous chambers of the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Wednesday a U.S. bureaucrat launched a tsunami of panic that has spread further worldwide than the real tsunami that devastated much of Japan on March 11. In testimony to Congress,...Tags: CNN (tv network), Japan, Elections, Chernobyl Disaster (1986), Bird Flu
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Radioactive water spilling into tunnels beneath Japanese nuclear plant; plutonium found in soil
Highly radioactive water is building up in tunnels underneath at least three reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, impairing the ability of workers to reestablish power connections at the facility. Officials of the Tokyo Electric Power...Tags: Career and Workplace, Science and Technology, Japan, Nuclear Policy, Politics
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Lack of data from Japan distresses nuclear experts
How did Japanese workers at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant jury-rig fire hoses to cool damaged reactors? Is contaminated water from waste pools overflowing into the Pacific Ocean? Exactly who is the national incident commander?
The answers to these...Tags: Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Japan, Chernobyl Disaster (1986), Education, Politics
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Anger and abandonment in a Japanese nuclear ghost town
Hoshi Jyunichu lives in a nuclear ghost town.
On a recent afternoon, he calmly swept the entrance to his downtown coffeehouse, even though only one solitary soul had crossed the threshold the entire day. His customers, his neighbors, even his family,...Tags: Japan, Chernobyl Disaster (1986), Disasters and Accidents, Politics, Diseases and Illnesses
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US Rep Joe Barton Touts Nuclear Power's Safety
doug.magditch@the33tv.comThe images of devastation in Japan seem unimaginable in north Texas. "Obviously, in Texas, it's very unlikely we're going to have an earthquake and a tsunami, certainly not here in Glen Rose," said US Representative Joe Barton (R-Texas). There are...Tags: Joe Barton, Japan, Elections, Texas, Politics
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Japan's fishing industry a major casualty of nuclear crisis
Standing on the deck of his 91-foot trawler, veteran fisherman Tomoyuki Kondou winces over reports that radioactivity from Japan's damaged nuclear power plant in nearby Fukushima has contaminated the local food supply after this month's deadly...Tags: Marketing, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Japan, Kenzo, Disasters and Accidents
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Isolated and angry amid Fukushima nuclear crisis
An awful realization is setting in for those trapped in the vicinity of the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex: People are afraid to help them.
Residents describe spooky scenes of municipal cars driving down near-empty streets telling people to stay...Tags: Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Japan, Disasters and Accidents, Politics, Foreign Aid
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Electric power partially restored at Japan nuclear plant
Los Angeles TimesWorking overnight into Sunday, engineers have successfully restored power to cooling pumps in two reactors at the disabled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, the first genuinely hopeful sign in the week-long battle to prevent a full-scale meltdown...Tags: Career and Workplace, Science and Technology, Japan Nuclear Emergency (2011), Japan, Employees
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NJ Gas Prices Heading Down?
wpix.comSlightly lower gas prices have given Garden State drivers a bit of a break at the pump. According to AAA Mid-Atlantic, the average price of regular gas Friday was $3.38 a gallon, down a penny from last week. But, that's still high, compared to a year ago...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Minor League Baseball, New Jersey, Automotive Equipment, AAA
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U.S. nuclear officials suspect Japanese plant has a dire breach
U.S. government nuclear experts believe a spent fuel pool at Japan's crippled Fukushima reactor complex has a breach in the wall or floor, a situation that creates a major obstacle to refilling the pool with cooling water and keeping dangerous levels of...Tags: Emergency Planning, Hitachi Ltd., Japan, Elections, U.S. Department of State
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