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NUCLEAR

Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 5, 2016
Far-reaching quakes put Ehime's atomic evacuation plans in doubt
When two earthquakes of magnitude 6.5 and 7.3 struck Kumamoto Prefecture in April, the shock was felt not only in Kumamoto but also about 170 km away, in the small town of Ikata, Ehime Prefecture, home to a nuclear power plant.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 1, 2016
Amid Britain nuclear debacle, Chinese state media decries 'suspicion'
China will not tolerate "unwanted accusations" about its investments in Britain, a country that cannot risk driving away other Chinese investors as it looks for post-Brexit trade deals, China's official Xinhua News Agency said Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2016
Security concerns prompt May to delay nuclear plant deal reached with China under Cameron
Prime Minister Theresa May was concerned about the security implications of a planned Chinese investment in the new Hinkley Point nuclear plant and intervened personally to delay the project, a former colleague and a source said Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2016
North Korea threat prompts Japan to upgrade Patriot batteries in time for Olympics: sources
Japan is upgrading its Patriot PAC-3 missile defense system in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games, adding range and accuracy needed to intercept more advanced North Korean ballistic missiles, four sources with knowledge of the plan said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 27, 2016
North Korea offering 'no-strings' nuclear talks: U.S. expert
North Korea may be offering nuclear talks pretty much without preconditions, a U.S. expert who took part in negotiations with Pyongyang has said.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 25, 2016
Why the U.S. should move nukes out of Turkey
The U.S. should move its nuclear missiles in southern Turkey to more secure European locations.
EDITORIALS
Jul 24, 2016
The divide over missile defense
U.S. deployment of a high-tech missile defense system in South Korea risks harming the international effort to bring North Korea to heel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 22, 2016
South Korean bank says North's nuclear ambitions squeezed economy in 2015
North Korea's economy last year is estimated to have contracted the most since 2007 as leader Kim Jong Un marshaled resources for nuclear tests and ballistic missile development.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2016
Patriot anti-missile unit is relocated from Okinawa to South Korea
A Patriot rocket interceptor unit based in Okinawa has arrived in South Korea for use in a military drill, Japanese and Korean news agencies said Friday. It is the first time a Japan-based anti-missile unit has been sent to South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2016
U.S.-based institute says it may have found North Korean nuclear site via satellite imagery
A U.S. policy institute said it may have located a secret facility used by North Korea in the early stages of building its program to enrich uranium for nuclear weapons, which if confirmed will be critical to the success of any future nuclear deal, according to a report seen by Reuters on Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2016
Greenpeace reports jump in radioactive contamination in Fukushima waterways
The radioactive contamination in Fukushima's riverbanks, estuaries and coastal waters was at a scale hundreds of times higher than pre-2011 levels.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2016
In first, Tepco admits ice wall can't stop Fukushima No. 1 groundwater
The much-hyped ice wall at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant can't stop groundwater from entering its leaky, wrecked reactor buildings, Tokyo Electric admits.

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