Topic: Fukushima
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Missouri River soaks Nebraska nuclear plant, but it's no Fukushima
Much of the grounds at Fort Calhoun nuclear plant in Nebraska are under two feet of water from the rising Missouri River. But the plant's critical systems sit six feet above the flood's expected crest.
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Beyond Japan's Fukushima exclusion zone, shuttered shops speak to radiation doubts
As Japan's Tokyo Electric and Power Company tries to recycle the highly contaminated water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, people just outside the exclusion zone won't let children play outside and worry about food contamination.
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In Pictures: Nuclear Japan: from meltdown to shutdown
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Beginning of the end for nuclear power in Japan?
Problems in stabilizing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have hardened attitudes: More than 80 percent of Japanese now say they are antinuclear and distrust government information on radiation.
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NRC hearing raises questions about safety at nuclear plants
A hearing of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) pointed to apparent weaknesses in the regulation of nuclear plants.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 06/08
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Fukushima meltdown could be template for nuclear terrorism, study says
The Fukushima meltdown showed how some nuclear plants are vulnerable to cooling-system failures. That might be of interest to Al Qaeda, which considered attacking US nuclear facilities after 9/11, a new study says.
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The Monitor's View: Germany's costly decision to give up nuclear power
Germany will abandon nuclear power by 2022. That helps Chancellor Merkel politically, but will probably cost her country economically, environmentally, and even strategically.
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IAEA criticizes Japan's Tepco for underestimating tsunami threat
An International Atomic Energy Agency report Wednesday said it was the tsunami that followed the March 11 earthquake that damaged the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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Will recovering global economy thwart efforts to curb global warming?
A UN agency reports that as the global economy began to recover from the recession, carbon emissions surged to a new record, imperiling measures to contain global warming.
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Report: 'Unacceptable threat' from spent-fuel pools at US nuclear power plants
Overcrowded spent-fuel pools at US nuclear power plants pose an 'unacceptable threat to the public,' says risk assessor. Much of the leaked radiation from Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi came from spent-fuel pools.
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Nuclear power safety: Latest on Japan crisis fuels new concern in US
Nuclear Regulatory Commission still insists that US nuclear plants with same design as Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi facility are safe. But watchdog groups cite failed venting system, which led to hydrogen explosions.
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Despite recent alerts, nuclear regulators give an 'all-safe'
At a hearing Thursday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission said things are fine. But it also acknowledged it is double-checking key items to verify preparedness in the wake of Fukushima.
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Japan's Fukushima crisis drives protests over world's largest nuclear plant in India
Even as Japan has decided to forgo nuclear expansion following the Fukushima crisis, India's government is insisting it will proceed with the world's largest nuclear facility despite mounting public opposition.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the day 05/10
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Japan after Fukushima: village of nuclear evacuees forced to start over - again
Some 20 miles northeast of Japan's devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant, the small village of Iitate was transformed from one of Fukushima prefecture's poorest to a quaint getaway in the mountains on the mend. Now, residents have been ordered to evacuate.
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In Pictures: Spring has sprung
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 04/28
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Emperor Akihito visits disaster-stricken town
Emperor Akihito: The deeply respected royal couple visited a school gymnasium where 200 people live in the town of Minami-Sanriku, 250 miles northeast of Tokyo.
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Was Chernobyl really worse than Fukushima?
Fukushima is a Level 7 accident – the same rating given the Chernobyl fire and explosion 25 years ago. Still, Chernobyl remains the worst nuclear accident in history.
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In Pictures: Chernobyl 25th anniversary
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Rebuilding Japan after the tsunami - one soy sauce business at a time
In one town devastated by the tsunami, some 400 temporary housing units and a soy sauce business offer hope. But some 4,000 more units are needed.
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Toyota: Car production disrupted until end of 2011
Following the disasters in Japan, the Japanese automaker Toyota won't resume normal production until November or December
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Japan officially declares no-go zone around Fukushima
More than a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami sparked Japan's worst nuclear crisis, Japan has made it illegal to come within 12 miles of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
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How a federal court battle in Vermont could recast nuclear power
The authority to license nuclear power plants has rested squarely with the federal government since 1983 – but if Vermont prevails in federal court, that power could shift to the states.
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