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FUKUSHIMA NO 1

BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Feb 19, 2015
Fukushima putting pieces together for playoff quest
Professional sports dynasties aren't build overnight.
JAPAN
Feb 19, 2015
Foreign advisers fear for loss of nuclear regulator's independence
International advisers to the Nuclear Regulation Authority are worried that a mandatory review of its performance could lead to a loss of independence for the body, created in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2015
IAEA team has guarded praise for Fukushima No. 1 cleanup
Some headway has been made in the massive decommissioning effort at Tepco's wrecked Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant over the past year, an inspection team from the International Atomic Energy Agency said on Tuesday — but there are still a number of challenges, including what to do with a huge amount...
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Feb 15, 2015
New Fukushima bus service broadens options for residents near no-go zones
Local residents in Fukushima Prefecture saw the return of public transportation on Jan. 31 after East Japan Railway Co. began a bus service that passes through the exclusion zone around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2015
Sendai reactor faces June restart if inspection, election hurdles cleared
The Abe administration will probably attempt a nuclear reactor restart in June if it can overcome the regulatory and political hurdles posed by the Fukushima disaster.
WORLD
Jan 31, 2015
Global nuclear safety push to be softened by U.S. objections
The United States looks set to succeed in watering down a proposal for tougher legal standards aimed at boosting global nuclear safety, according to senior diplomats.
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2015
Tepco suspends Fukushima No. 1 cleanup to probe fatal accidents
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has said it will suspend decommissioning work at the wrecked Fukushima No. 1 power plant until it completes safety checks related to two fatal accidents at its facilities in the prefecture this week.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FUKUSHIMA FILE
Jan 18, 2015
All 2014 Fukushima rice cleared radiation tests, thanks to fertilizer
For the first time since the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 plant throttled the agriculture-reliant prefecture, all rice produced there last year cleared the required radiation tests.

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