Westinghouse signs preliminary deal for India nuke plant
June 14th, 2012 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Washington, June 13 (IANS) US-based power firm Westinghouse Electric Co. has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. aimed at the future construction of ... Read more...
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Another female worker exposed to radiation at Fukushima nuke plant
May 1st, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, May 1 (ANI): Tokyo Electric Power Corporation (TEPCO) has said a second female employee has been exposed to radiation exceeding the legal limit of five millisieverts at the earthquake-cum-tsunami hit the ... Read more...
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We will review Haripur nuke plant: Buddhadeb
April 24th, 2011 - 10:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 24 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Budhadeb Bhattacharjee Sunday said his government was reviewing the proposed Haripur nuclear power project in East Midnapore district in the wake of ... Read more...
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Fukushima nuke plant resident risk much less those staying near Karachi reactor
April 23rd, 2011 - 12:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr. 23 (ANI): An analysis carried out by Nature and Columbia University, New York, shows that two-thirds of the world's 211 power plants have more people living within a 30-kilometre radius ... Read more...
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Fukushima Gov. will not allow TEPCO to resume work at Fukushima nuke plant
April 22nd, 2011 - 1:43 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 22 (ANI): Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato has said Tokyo Electric Power Corporation (TEPCO) would never be allowed to resume its operations at the earthquake-cum-tsunami hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. ... Read more...
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Japan PM declares no-entry-zone around Fukushima nuke plant
April 21st, 2011 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 21 (ANI): Japanese Prime Minister, Naoto Kan, has declared the 20 kilometer evacuation area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant a legal no-entry zone.He said the government would legally enforce ... Read more...
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Japan nuke plant workers risking facing depression
April 20th, 2011 - 3:15 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 20 (ANI): Tokyo Electric Power Company workers struggling to stabilize Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant risk facing depression or death from overwork.The workers are not only undertaking dangerous work ... Read more...
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If cooling continues, no meltdown in Japan’s nuke plant
April 19th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 19 (ANI): Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant will not have a total meltdown if the current cooling of its overheating reactors continues, said Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano.'Compared with ... Read more...
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‘TEPCO to pay 1m yen compensation per household near Japan’s troubled nuke plant’
April 15th, 2011 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 15 (ANI): Japanese Industry Minister Banri Kaieda has said the Tokyo Electric Power Corporation is expected to pay a compensation of one million yen to each household located within 30 ... Read more...
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Japan bans shipment of shiitake mushrooms near Fukushima nuke plant
April 13th, 2011 - 2:01 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 13 (ANI): Japan has imposed a ban on the shipment of shiitake mushrooms grown outdoors in areas near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, citing high levels of radioactivity, ... Read more...
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Fire breaks out at Japan’s Fukushima nuke plant, but extinguished
April 12th, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 12 (ANI): A fire broke out at the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan on Tuesday morning, but was extinguished soon, said the plant's operator.The Tokyo Electric Power Company ... Read more...
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Radiation risk from Japan nuke plant ‘considerably smaller’: Official
April 11th, 2011 - 3:40 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 11 (ANI): Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano has said the risk of massive radiation leaks from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is lower than what it was ... Read more...
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Steel wall being built to prevent radioactive water from Jap nuke plant seeping into Pacific Ocean
April 9th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 9 (ANI): Tokyo Electric Power Corporation, the operator of the troubled Fukushima nuclear power station in Japan, has started to install a steel wall and fence to prevent more water ... Read more...
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Radioactive water spills out of Japan nuke plant after quake
April 8th, 2011 - 6:16 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 8 (ANI): Radioactive water spilled from pools holding spent nuclear fuel rods at the Onagawa power plant in Miyagi Prefecture after an earthquake measuring 7.4 on the Richter scale rocked ... Read more...
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US warns of new threats from Japan nuke plant
April 6th, 2011 - 2:20 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Apr. 6 (ANI): United States government engineers sent to help Japan deal with its nuclear-related crisis, have warned of fresh threats from the Fukushima nuclear plant.According to a confidential assessment ... Read more...
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TEPCO eyes removal of 60,000 tons of radioactive water from Fukushima nuke plant
April 5th, 2011 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 5 (ANI): Japan's Industry Minister Banri Kaieda has said that around 60,000 tons of radioactive water is believed to be flooding the basement of reactor buildings and underground trenches connected ... Read more...
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Japan nuke plant could continue releasing radiation for months
April 4th, 2011 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 4 (ANI): The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan could continue to release dangerous radiation into the air for several months, said Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency officials.Chief Cabinet Secretary ... Read more...
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Dead bodies of two missing workers found at Fukushima nuke plant
April 3rd, 2011 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Apr 3 (ANI): Two dead employees of the Tokyo Electric Power Corporation have been found at the troubled Daiichi Nuclear Power Station.TEPCO officials said that both had died of bleeding from ... Read more...
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Radioactive iodine 4,385 times legal limit found in sea water near Fukushima nuke plant
March 31st, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar. 31 (ANI): The level of radioactive iodine-131 found in seawater near the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, has soared to its highest reading yet at a concentration of 4,385 ... Read more...
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Up to 1,000 bodies left untouched near Fukushima nuke plant over ‘high levels of radiation’ fears
March 31st, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 31 (ANI): The fear of being affected by radiation has prevented authorities from collecting around 1,000 bodies of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami victims from within the 20-kilometer-radius evacuation ... Read more...
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Complications arise in radioactive water removal at Japan’s Fukushima nuke plant
March 31st, 2011 - 1:15 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar. 31 (ANI): The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency in Japan has said that complications have risen in efforts taken to remove radiation contaminated water from a reactor building at the ... Read more...
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Radioactive iodine 3,355 times legal limit found in sea water near Fukushima nuke plant
March 30th, 2011 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 30 (ANI): The Japanese government's nuclear agency has claimed that radioactive iodine-131 at a concentration of 3,355 times the maximum allowable level under the law has been detected in the ... Read more...
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Japan’s nuke plant radiation traces detected in US
March 29th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar. (ANI): Low levels of radiation from Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have now been detected in 13 US states and three union territories, said country's federal and local authorities.According ... Read more...
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High radiation water found outside Japan’s Fukushima nuke plant
March 29th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar.29 (ANI): Highly radioactive water has been found outside No.2 reactor of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan, said Tokyo Electric Power Company officials.The water was found in ... Read more...
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Radioactive levels at Fukushima lower than earlier reported:Kyodo
March 28th, 2011 - 4:15 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, March 28 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Levels of radioactive iodine in water at Fukushima's reactor 2 are 100,000 times above the normal levels, Kyodo Japanese news agency said.Earlier Sunday the levels ... Read more...
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Researchers help map Japan’s tsunami and earthquake damage
March 25th, 2011 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 25 (ANI): Researchers at the Rochester Institute of Technology, New York, are currently processing satellite images of areas in Japan that were recently affected in a 9.0 magnitude earthquake and ... Read more...
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Crippled Japanese nuke plant shows positive development: IAEA
March 24th, 2011 - 2:09 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar.24 (ANI): The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has said there are some positive developments related to the availability of electrical power supply to Japan' s stricken nuclear power plant.The agency ... Read more...
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China says faces no immediate threat from Japan nuke plant’s radioactive leaks
March 22nd, 2011 - 2:44 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, Mar 22 (ANI): The radioactive leaks from Japan's earthquake-cum-tsunami hit Fukushima nuclear plant will not have any impact on China over the next three days.The Xinhua news agency quoted a ... Read more...
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Fukushima nuke plant compromised safety over cost-cutting drive during construction
March 22nd, 2011 - 1:48 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 22 (ANI): Japan's earthquake-cum-tsunami hit Fukushima nuclear plant reportedly had one of the country's worst safety records and had a excess stock of uranium rods when the quake rocked the ... Read more...
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Air New Zealand CEO says sensational media reports overblowing Japan nuke plant disaster
March 21st, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Mar 21 (ANI): Air New Zealand's CEO Rob Fyfe has criticised media reports in two messages to his staff, saying that if the coverage of the Japanese and earthquake-cum-tsunami and nuclear ... Read more...
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Spinach with radiation 27 times more than limit found 100 km away from affected nuke plant
March 21st, 2011 - 2:24 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar 21 (ANI): Spinach with radioactive iodine 27 times more than the government-regulated limit has been found in the city of Hitachi in Ibaraki Prefecture, which is located over 100 kilometers ... Read more...
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Chinese nuke plant safer than Fukushima: Experts
March 20th, 2011 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
Honk Kong, Mar.20 (ANI): Experts have said that China's Daya Bay nuclear plant (built in the 1990s) is safer than the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan (1971), as it is newer ... Read more...
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Japan attaches power cable to crippled nuke plant to stop radiation
March 19th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar.19 (ANI): Hopes rise at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant as engineers attached a power cable outside the plant on Saturday in an attempt to restart water pumps to cool overheated ... Read more...
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Radiation levels decline near Japan nuke plant
March 18th, 2011 - 1:30 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar.18 (ANI): Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has said radiation levels near the damaged Fukushima No 1 nuclear power plant are declining following water-dousing measures taken to cool down the ... Read more...
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US sends drone to inspect damaged Japanese nuke plant
March 17th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by ANI
Tokyo, Mar.17 (ANI): The United States will fly a high-altitude drone over Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant to take a closer look and assess the degree of the damage that has occurred ... Read more...
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