Japan - Fukushima 2011
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Fukushima impacts global nuclear generation in 2011 (13 April 2012)
The amount of electricity generated by nuclear power plants worldwide fell by just over 4% in 2011, primarily due to reactors being idled in Japan following the Fukushima accident and Germany's reflex reaction to close its older units.
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IAEA reports on Japan's stress tests (28 March 2012)
he International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has published its final report on Japan's revised nuclear safety assessment process. It found that the new Japanese measures are "generally consistent" with IAEA safety standards, but outlined several areas for improvement.
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Fukushima not just about nuke crisis (20 March 2012)
The Tohoku region continues to struggle beyond the first anniversary of the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake, particularly Fukushima Prefecture, whose recovery is being greatly hampered by the triple-meltdown crisis at a coastal nuclear plant.
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Fukushima water treatment stepping up (15 March 2012)
Treatment of Fukushima Daiichi's huge inventories of radioactive water is being provided by a range of private companies in an operation of unprecedented scale, which is increasing still further. Over 250,000 cubic metres of water have been processed so far, reducing original radioactivity by 88%.
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WNN: One year on: Steady progress at Fukushima (07 March 2012)
A year after suffering the tsunami inundation that led to an unprecedented triple meltdown, stabilisation and restoration work continues across the entire Fukushima Daiichi power plant site.
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Nuclear industry will thrive despite Fukushima: energy czar (23 February 2012)
OTTAWA — With the approaching anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster as a backdrop, Ontario's top energy executive is urging Canada's nuclear industry not to retreat in the face of renewed public skepticism.
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Drawing the Right Lessons From Fukushima
As we approach the March 11th anniversary of the Tohoku earthquake and tsunami in Japan, one focus in this country has been the impact of the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and its implications for nuclear energy facilities in the United States. Watching the coverage of the tsunami's impact on the Fukushima plant was undeniably frightening, and some now have concluded that nuclear energy is just too risky for use in the United States. We believe that the opposite is true: that it is far too risky for the U.S. not to keep nuclear energy as a significant part of our electric power mix.
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Think Again: Nuclear Power (November 2011)
Japan melted down, but that doesn't mean the end of the atomic age.
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Lessons from Fukushima outlined in SA nuclear safety meeting (13 October 2011)
Japan has learnt five major lessons from the Fukushima nuclear accident, which saw the effective destruction of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) in the days following the catastrophic March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
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Fukushima third reactor temperature down (06 September 2011)
The operation of a core spray has helped to bring the temperature of Fukushima Daiichi 3 below 100ºC - the benchmark for cold shutdown.
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Brazil outlines post-Fukushima actions
Eletronuclear has announced a five-year program of actions to evaluate and improve safety, security and reliability at Brazil's only operating nuclear power plant in response to the Fukushima accident.
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Learning the lessons of Fukushima (23 August 2011)
Japan’s nuclear meltdowns provide valuable lessons for the design of future nuclear powerplants.
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Nuclear power ‘will still be used’ (28 July 2011)
TOKYO: The head of the world’s atomic watchdog said yesterday that global use of nuclear energy will continue to increase for decades, despite the ongoing crisis at a damaged Japanese plant.
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ENERGY: Can Japan afford not to be nuclear? (27 July 2011)
Can Japan afford to go nuclear power-free? The country’s nuclear power industry and many big business clients say "no", arguing the step would boost electricity bills and pollution and hasten the hollowing out of Japanese manufacturing
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Inside the innards of a nuclear reactor (21 July 2011)
Tiny robots may monitor underground pipes for radioactive leaks.
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Fukushima nuclear crisis so far having little impact on global nuclear energy plans (29 June 2011)
The crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, caused by the catastrophic March 11 earthquake and tsunami, which resulted in three nuclear reactors experiencing meltdowns and leaking radiation, has, with only two exceptions, so far not disrupted nuclear programmes around the world.
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Fukushima cover on its way (27 June 2011)
Tepco plans to complete the construction of a cover over the stricken Fukushima Daiichi unit 1 by the end of September, according to a progress report submitted to the Japanese nuclear safety agency. Meanwhile, recent analysis suggests most of the fuel in the unit's storage pool is undamaged.
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IAEA should continue assisting Japan: minister (21 June 2011)
Pretoria - The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) should continue its leadership role in responding to Japan's Fukushima incident following a devastating earthquake and tsunami, says Energy Minister Dipuo Peters.
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THE FUKUSHIMA CHALLENGE: SHAPING A SOUND RESPONSE (21 June 2011)
At the IAEA’s post-Fukushima ministerial conference, the nuclear industry was represented by WANO Chairman Laurent Stricker and WNA Director General John Ritch. Stricker outlined WANO’s global safety agenda. Ritch spoke on Fukushima’s larger significance.
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Minister calls for restart of Japan's reactors (23 June 2011)
A shortage of electricity would be the greatest obstacle to economic recovery in Japan following the huge earthquake and tsunami in March, according to the country's industry minister. He said that this makes local permission for restarting Japan's nuclear power plants essential.
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Cooling fuel pools at Fukushima (13 June 2011)
While progress has been made in cooling the used fuel pool at Fukushima Daiichi unit 2, an inspection of the reactor building at unit 4 suggests workers may face problems setting up a similar cooling system there. Meanwhile, tests have confirmed that two workers have received radiation doses of over 650 millisieverts.
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Workers suffer health problems at Japan nuclear plant (06 June 2011)
Concerns about workers' health and safety drew renewed attention at a damaged nuclear plant in north-eastern Japan after two workers became dehydrated and nine suffered heat exhaustion.
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Fukushima fuel melt confirmed (16 May - WNN)
Investigations at unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi suggest that most of the fuel in the reactor core melted and dropped to the bottom of the reactor vessel in the early stages of the accident. Work has started on installing a structure to cover the damaged reactor building.
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Japan approves Tepco nuclear claims plan (13 May 2011 - Business Day)
Japanese government sets up fund with taxpayer money to help compensate victims
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'Reborn' Japan reaches out to the world (10 May 2011 - Mail & Guardian)
At 2.46pm on March 11 Japan was hit by one of the most powerful earthquakes in recorded history. We are now making all-out efforts to restore livelihoods and recover from the series of tragedies that followed it. The disaster left more than 27 000 people dead or missing, including foreign citizens. Since then, Japan has been strongly supported by the international community. On behalf of the Japanese people, I would like to express my gratitude for the outpouring of support and solidarity we have received from more than 130 countries, nearly 40 international organisations, numerous NGOs and countless individuals. The Japanese people deeply appreciate the kizuna ("bonds of friendship") shown to us by friends around the world. From South Africa, Japan received messages of condolence and encouragement from the president, Cabinet and Parliament. South Africa dispatched a 45-member team to Miyagi prefecture to conduct a rescue and relief operation, the first of its kind by an African nation in Japan.
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Improvements for Fukushima physical protection (04 May 2011 - World Nuclear News)
Reinforcement is planned for sea defence at Fukushima Daiichi, as well as for the fuel pond in unit 4
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