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NUCLEAR

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.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2015
Korean troops take part in exercises
Winter drills on either side of the demilitarized zone underscore the fragility of a potential thaw between North Korea and South Korea after Kim Jong Un raised the possibility of a summit.
WORLD
Jan 16, 2015
China renews its atomic ambition with additional reactors
China is expected to start building at least five nuclear reactors in 2015 while facing a further delay at a plant that had been slated to start this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2015
Fukushima meltdowns pervade Korean debate on extending reactor life
South Korea's nuclear regulator may decide as soon as today whether to extend the operating license for the Wolsong No. 1 nuclear reactor, the first to come up for renewal since the 2011 Fukushima disaster in neighboring Japan.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 13, 2015
S. Korea nuclear hack ups aging reactor risks
The hacking of South Korea's nuclear operator means the country's second-oldest reactor may be shut permanently due to safety concerns, said several nuclear watchdog commissioners, raising the risk that other aging reactors may also be closed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 12, 2015
South Korea's Park ready to meet North's Kim without conditions
South Korean President Park Geun-hye said she is willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and the country's nuclear weapons program wouldn't be an obstacle to holding the first Korean summit since 2007.
WORLD
Jan 12, 2015
Solar, nuclear, climate progress possible on Obama India visit
There could be progress on U.S.-India civil nuclear cooperation, solar power and climate change when U.S. President Barack Obama visits India in two weeks, U.S. officials said on Sunday.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2015
Kepco faces decision on aging Fukui reactors
Kansai Electric Power Co. says it will soon decide the fate of 11 aging reactors, while Japan Atomic Power Co. maintains that the nation's oldest reactor will not operate beyond 2016 and is likely to be decommissioned.
JAPAN / Media / DARK SIDE OF THE RISING SUN
Jan 3, 2015
The biggest terrorism threat in Japan
Remember how the government said Japan needed a state secrets law to protect it from acts of terrorism?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2014
South Korea nuclear operator says cyberattacks continue, but reactors safe
South Korea's nuclear power operator said Sunday that cyberattacks on noncritical operations at its headquarters are continuing but the country's atomic plants are operating safely and are secure from attack.

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