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NUCLEAR ENERGY

Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2014
Radioactive cesium-137 released from Fukushima 1.5 times Tepco estimate: study
The total amount of radioactive cesium-137 released into the atmosphere and seawater from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is estimated at between 17,500 and 20,500 terabecquerels, a study by a Japanese research team showed Friday.
JAPAN
May 10, 2014
Majority of Fukushima evacuees in Tokyo area may suffer from PTSD: survey
A survey of Fukushima Prefecture residents who evacuated to the Tokyo metropolitan area area following the March 2011 nuclear disaster found that a majority of respondents may be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 7, 2014
Kada bows out of Shiga race
Shiga Gov. Yukiko Kada announces she will not seek a third term but will instead team up with a Lower House member to form a local, anti-nuclear political party.
JAPAN
May 2, 2014
Unlabeled AC switch likely caused botched water transfer, Tepco says
Tokyo Electric Power Co. told nuclear regulators Friday that human error was likely responsible for the highly radioactive water that got pumped into the wrong building at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant in March and that the tainted building is being turned into a makeshift water tank.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 2, 2014
NRA raps Sendai plant for lack of safety info
Nuclear regulators said Friday that Kyushu Electric Power Co. has not provided enough information in a document outlining safety measures for two reactors the utility wants to restart.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 25, 2014
Cabinet's new energy plan praised by pro-nuclear U.S.
The United States on Friday welcomed Japan's new energy policy, which favors the use of nuclear power despite the three core meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant that tainted much of the prefecture with radiation in 2011.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 25, 2014
Costs keep mounting for idled reactors
Since March 2011, the government has focused on the cost of cleaning up after Fukushima, the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl. Now, the bill is coming due for another unbudgeted consequence of that calamity — shutting down the nation's 48 remaining nuclear reactors for costly safety reviews...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2014
In test of post-Fukushima policy, town rallies for restart of reactors
For residents of Satsumasendai, their old nuclear plant jobs take priority over a quake they never felt and an atomic disaster they never had to deal with.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2014
Ex-mayor of nation's nuclear birthplace comes out swinging against atomic power
The former mayor of a village that had a pioneering role in the nation's nuclear development expresses his opposition to the country continuing to look to nuclear power as an energy source.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2014
August water leak at No. 1 far more toxic than announced: Tepco
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Friday that toxic water found to have leaked last August at one of the huge tanks at the accident-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant was far more contaminated than initially announced.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2014
Shift to green energy would barely slow growth, U.N. report says
A radical shift from fossil fuels to low-carbon energy would slow world economic growth by only a tiny fraction every year, a new draft U.N. report on tackling global warming said on Friday.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2014
Climate that values safety tops: NRA chief
Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shunichi Tanaka said Tuesday that establishing a climate that values safety is essential before the nation returns to nuclear power, in light of the Fukushima No. 1 atomic plant disaster that started in 2011.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 4, 2014
Iran, six powers start expert-level nuclear talks in Vienna
Iran and six world powers began an expert-level meeting about Tehran's nuclear program on Thursday, part of efforts to reach an agreement by late July on how to resolve a decade-old dispute that has stirred fears of a Middle East war.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2014
Only a third of nuclear reactors may be restarted
Three years after the Fukushima disaster prompted the closure of all of Japan's nuclear reactors, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is moving to revive atomic power as a core part of the nation's energy mix, but many of those idled reactors will never come back online.
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2014
No Tepco rate hike this year
New Tepco Chairman Fumio Sudo said the utility will not hike rates later this year even if the restart of its huge nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture is delayed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 29, 2014
Ruling parties want over 20% of power from clean energy by '30
Ruling parties want clean energy to make up "significantly" more than 20 percent of the nation's power by 2030.
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2014
Shimane assembly rejects citizens' call to phase out nuclear power
The prefectural assembly in Shimane Prefecture, which hosts a Chugoku Electric Power Co. nuclear power plant, has rejected an ordinance backed by more than 80,000 citizens calling for nuclear power to be phased out in the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 26, 2014
North Korean missile launch draws 'strong' protest from Japan
Japan lodges a strong protest against Pyongyang over its test-firing of two intermediate-range ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2014
Hitachi develops robots to probe Fukushima No. 1 plant
Hitachi Ltd. and Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd. say they have developed robots to detect cooling water leakage points and the condition of nuclear fuel at the disaster-struck Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 14, 2014
Japan should make disaster the mother of invention
In the decades since World War II ended, Japan has repeatedly demonstrated its technological genius. So why does it treat the 3-year-old Fukushima nuclear tragedy as a farce by pushing to reopen many of its 48 commercial reactors instead of driving to achieve sustainable energy self-sufficiency?
Who needs AI when you have Hatsune Miku?
Over the first six months of 2024, a handful of songs using Vocaloid singer Hatsune Miku’s voice have enjoyed widespread attention, underlining a global interest in the character and the technology she represents.
Bloodied Trump survives assassination attempt at political rally
Former U.S. President Donald Trump is surrounded and evacuated by Secret Service agents at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Saturday. Trump was rushed off stage at the rally after shots rang out.
Shooter came within inches of killing Trump, but left few clues as to why
An aerial view shows the stage where Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump had been standing during an assassination attempt the day before, and the roof of a nearby building where a gunman was shot dead by law enforcement, in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Sunday.
Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.
She’s paying ¥1 million to help behind the scenes at the Paris Olympics
Mai Tarumi, who previously volunteered at the postponed Tokyo Olympics in 2021, has a travel budget of ¥1 million for her trip to volunteer at the Paris Games.
How to tweak your diet when temperatures spike
Most people think of hydration as a strictly liquid-based concept, but eating foods with high water content is an essential part of making it through a Japanese summer unscathed.

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