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Japan utility admits shady hiring at nuclear plant

Source: Star Advertiser, Dec 10 2012, 7:36am CST

TOKYO (AP) — The head of the utility behind Japan's nuclear crisis has acknowledged that hundreds of workers at the contaminated Fukushima Dai-ichi plant were mobilized through a murky hiring system. Tokyo ...

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Tepco Recovers Y700 Line 1st Time In 26 Months

Source: Nikkei News  |   May 19 2013, 9:20pm CDT

TOKYO (NQN)--Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501) were continuing higher Monday, after a local media report the previous day saying Tepco will seek permission from the Nuclear Regulation Authority to restart in July the No. 1 and No. ...

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5.9 earthquake strikes Japan off Fukushima coast

Source: Russia Today  |   May 18 2013, 3:18am CDT

The quake struck at 2:48 pm (05:48 GMT) in the Pacific Ocean, approximately 50km (31 miles) from land. The United States Geological Survey recorded the earthquake as being of magnitude 6.1, with a depth of 33km ( ...

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National › M6.1 earthquake strikes off northeast Japan

Source: Japan Today  |   May 18 2013, 2:10am CDT

A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Honshu on Saturday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. The quake hit at 2:48 p.m ...

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Northeast Japan jolted by magnitude 5.9 quake, no tsunami warning

Source: Reuters Mobile  |   May 18 2013, 2:03am CDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.9 jolted northeastern Japan on Saturday, but no tsunami warning was issued, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. Tokyo Electric Power Co's two nuclear plants in Fukushi ...

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Strong 6.1 earthquake strikes off Japan coast

Source: Asia One  |   May 17 2013, 11:00am CDT

TOKYO - A strong 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck off the northern coast of Japan's main Honshu island on Saturday, seismologists said, but no tsunami warning was issued and there were no immediate reports of damage. T ...

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Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for May 14th to May 16th, 2013

Source: Greenpeace International  |   May 17 2013, 4:24am CDT

Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.Nuclear Regulation AuthorityA panel of seismic experts from Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (N ...

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Japan Takes Steps to Permanently Close First Nuclear Reactor Since Fukushima Disaster

Source: Inhabitat  |   May 16 2013, 11:50am CDT

Japan has hemmed and hawed about closing its nuclear reactors after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. At first there was talk of closing down all reactors, but the motion was whittled down to affect just those that fail rigorous safety testing, and fina ...

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Japan Takes First Step to a Permanent Reactor Shutdown After Fukushima

Source: EcoEarth News  |   May 15 2013, 11:00pm CDT

Experts judged on Wednesday that a reactor on Japan's west coast is located on ground at high risk of an earthquake, setting in motion a process that will likely lead to the first permanent shutdown of a nuclear plant since the 2011 Fukushima crisis. ...

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4 days ago

Japan govt takes aim at electricity monopolies

Source: China Daily  |   May 15 2013, 10:08pm CDT

An aerial view shows Tokyo Electric Power Co's (TEPCO) tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture in this March 11, 2013 file photo. [Photo/Agencies] TOKYO - Japan is embarking on its most ambitio ...

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Nuclear reactor's quake risk

Source: Herald Scotland  |   May 15 2013, 10:02pm CDT

Experts have judged that a reactor on Japan's west coast is located on ground at high risk of an earthquake, setting in motion a process that will likely lead to the first permanent shutdown of a nuclear plant since the 2011 Fukushima crisis. Expert ...

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