6.8 quake rocks Tohoku (The Daily Yomiuri)
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6.8 struck the Tohoku region early Thursday, injuring at least 126 people, 28 seriously. According to the Meteorological Agency, the quake, which struck at 12:26 a.m., measured upper 6 on the Japanese seismic intensity scale of 7 in Hironocho in Iwate Prefecture and lower 6 in Nodamura in the prefecture and part of Aomori Prefecture, including Hachinohe.
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Hitachi, GE to develop mid-size nuclear reactors | Markets | Markets News | Reuters
Japan's Hitachi Ltd (6501.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) said on Wednesday it will develop mid-size nuclear reactors together with General Electric Co (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) to tap growing demand for smaller nuclear power plants in Southeast Asia and other emerging markets.
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Active threat | Down To Earth magazine:Radioactive waste spills over into fields in Jharkhand
about 4 hectares of agricultural land in Talsa village near Jamshedpur looks jaundiced. The soil has turned light yellow and villagers fear it might have gone barren. On June 17, radioactive waste from a pond of the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (ucil) spilled over and deluged the village pond and well.
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Referendum bill on nuke waste nixed again - The China Post
The Taitung County Council rejected a referendum bill yesterday proposed by the co unty government aimed at facilitating the construction of a storage site for low-level solidified radioactive waste in the eastern Taiwanese county. The county government had hoped the bill would be passed into law to pave the way for holding a local referendum on building the nuclear waste storage site.
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The Hindu : Groundwater in Varanasi contaminated with uranium: study
Varanasi: Groundwater in Varanasi and adjoining areas is contaminated with uranium, according to a study by a group of scientists. The study conducted by G.C. Chowdhary, former Professor at the Geology Department of Banaras Hindu University, and S.K. Agarwal, also a professor of Geology, has shown that the drinking water in the University premises and some other places in the city contains radioactive uranium more than the recommended limit.
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The Associated Press: 13,000 Japanese protest US nuclear carrier
housands of Japanese rallied against the permanent basing of a nuclear-powered U.S. warship near Tokyo, saying a recent onboard fire made it unsafe. About 13,000 protesters gathered at a park near the port of Yokosuka, just south of the capital, where the USS George Washington aircraft carrier will be based, media reports and organizers said.
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FACTBOX - Key parts of N.Korea nuclear talks communique | Markets | Reuters
BEIJING (Reuters) - The latest session of talks aimed at persuading North Korea to abandon nuclear weapons ambitions ended in Beijing on Saturday, with host China issuing a communique spelling out the points of agreement reached.
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Japan, France eye more cooperation on N-power : World : DAILY YOMIURI ONLINE (The Daily Yomiuri)
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Nuclear tests by French on Mururoa still rankle - 16 May 2008 - NZ Herald: New Zealand National news
Nearly 35 years after France thumbed its nose at world opinion and held a series of nuclear tests on Mururoa Atoll in the South Pacific, David Barber's view has not changed.\n\nIt was a fundamentally wrong thing for France to do and nothing since had altered that opinion, Barber said.
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Wall Street Journal : In Japan, Resistance Rises To Nuclear-Power Plans
As global interest in nuclear power grows, Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s struggle with the world's largest nuclear plant -- shut down after an earthquake a year ago -- illustrates how tricky and expensive operating such facilities can be.
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CHRONOLOGY - Twists and turns in the India-U.S. nuclear deal | Top News | Reuters
Reuters - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh appears to be pressing ahead with a civilian nuclear deal with the United States despite threats from his communist allies that they could withdraw their crucial parliamentary support from the government
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Malaysia's nuclear plans delayed - UPI.com
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 1 (UPI) -- Malaysia's nuclear plans could take more than 15 years to implement. Analysts say the government needs to be more assertive if it wants to put nuclear power plants in place, the New Straits Times reported.
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China wants 100 Westinghouse reactors - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
China wants to have 100 of Westinghouse Electric Co.'s nuclear reactors in operation or under construction by 2020 -- more than double what was anticipated, according to the company's incoming CEO. Aris Candris, who will lead the Monroeville-based firm beginning Tuesday, said Chinese officials shared those plans with Westinghouse during a mid-May meeting.
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Japan nuclear facilities working normally after quake | Reuters
TOKYO, June 14 (Reuters) - Nuclear power facilities run by Tohoku Electric Power Co (9506.T: Quote, Profile, Research) and Tokyo Electric Power Co (9501.T: Quote, Profile, Research) located in northern Japan were operating normally after a powerful earthquake on Saturday, company officials said.
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Small radioactive water leak within TEPCO plant | International | Reuters
TOKYO (Reuters) - Water containing a small amount of radiation leaked within a Tokyo Electric Power Co nuclear power plant in northern Japan, where a strong earthquake hit on Saturday, company officials said.
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BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | Japan firms raided in nuclear row
Police in Japan have raided two companies after vacuum pumps they manufactured and sold were found in a North Korean nuclear facility. They searched a manufacturing company in Kanagawa prefecture, south of Tokyo, and a trading company in the capital.
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Japan nuclear unit forced to shut again | Industries | Industrials, Materials & Utilities | Reuters
TOKYO, June 10 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) (9501.T: Quote, Profile, Research, Stock Buzz) manually shut the 784-megawatt No.5 nuclear generator at its Fukushima Daiichi plant on Monday for the second time in less than a month due to technical trouble, it said on Tuesday.
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Toshiba reports teens worked at nuke plant - UPI.com
TOKYO, June 4 (UPI) -- Toshiba Corp., a conglomerate based in Tokyo, said Wednesday eight workers younger than 18 were unlawfully hired to inspect three nuclear power plants. Toshiba officials said a subcontractor hired the teens for frequent surveys of three nuclear facilities, and six of the young workers spent time in restricted locations at risk of radiation exposure.
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