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ENERGY 3

Japan Times
WORLD
May 10, 2015
Transformer fire leads to shutdown of nuclear reactor near New York City
A nuclear power reactor 40 miles (65 km) north of New York City was shut down Saturday after a transformer fire, but officials said the Indian Point plant was stable and there is no threat to residents nearby.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 9, 2015
Toshiba pulls earnings forecast, cancels dividend over improper accounting
After finding improper accounting on infrastructure projects, Toshiba Corp. withdraws its earnings forecasts for last year and says it won't pay a year-end dividend.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2015
Japan will be last G-7 country to make solar power economically viable
One by one, Japan is turning off the lights at the giant oil-fired power plants that propelled it to the ranks of the world's top industrialized nations. With nuclear power in the doldrums after the Fukushima disaster started in 2011, it's solar energy that is becoming the alternative.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
May 5, 2015
U.S. nuclear dilemma: Reactors aging, decommissioning cash billions short, waste site eludes
At the edge of Humboldt Bay in Northern California lies a relic from the heyday of U.S. nuclear power.
EDITORIALS
May 3, 2015
The same old energy mix
The government's draft for Japan's energy mix in 2030 makes it clear that the Abe administration is pursuing a return to the nation's energy landscape that existed before the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2015
NRA's approval of Sendai nuclear plant ignores Nankai quake risk, seismologist warns
The nation's new nuclear regulator ignored earthquake risk and its own rules in approving the safety of the Sendai nuclear plant, said Kobe University professor and seismologist Katsuhiko Ishibashi.
WORLD
May 1, 2015
Britain says Iran still trying to buy nuclear technology
Britain has informed a United Nations sanctions panel of an Iranian nuclear procurement network linked to two blacklisted firms, according to a confidential report by the panel.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2015
Tepco returns to profit amid lower global energy prices
Tokyo Electric Power Co. returned to profit in the fourth quarter, as lower energy prices helped offset a weaker yen and one-off gains boosted net income.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2015
Abu Dhabi taps Inpex to join $22 billion oil project
Inpex Corp. is joining Total SA to develop the main onshore oil deposits in the United Arab Emirates as Abu Dhabi picks new partners for a $22 billion effort to pump crude from its largest fields.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 22, 2015
North Korea's solar panel boom brings power to the people
In a country notorious for a lack of electricity, many North Koreans are taking power into their hands by installing cheap household solar panels to charge mobile phones and light up their homes.
WORLD
Apr 20, 2015
China's president to launch major economic corridor through Pakistan
Chinese President Xi Jinping was due in Pakistan on Monday where he was to launch $46 billion in projects linking the old allies, a figure that far exceeds U.S. spending in Pakistan and underscores China's projection of power in Asia.

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