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Setagaya Mayor Supports Referendum On Nuclear Energy

Nobuto Hosaka, the mayor of Tokyo's Setagaya ward, has spoken out in favor of a petition calling for a referendum on the use of nuclear energy....
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Week in review: nuclear power

In New York a shareholder proposal to require Dominion Resources to find an independent committee to review its nuclear safety practices only...
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The truth about nuclear power, part 2

  • nuclear power myths
  • May 8, 2012
There are a lot of misconceptions about nuclear power out there and the anti-nukes love flinging them around. Personally I’m more a fan of...
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Japan without nuclear power

Over the weekend Japan’s only operating nuclear power plant shutdown for scheduled maintenance. At this time the Japanese government is not...
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Fukushima timeline, one year after – Post Accident

March 15th marked the end of the core melt or “meltdown” events at Unit’s 1,2, and 3 and the end of all major structural and...
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Fukushima timeline, one year after – March 15th

Unit 1 and Unit 3 are being cooled with seawater injection, their secondary containments blown off by hydrogen explosions and their fuel likely...
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Fukushima timeline, one year after – March 14th

As we move into March 14th, conditions at Unit 2 degrade rapidly, and Unit 3 suffers a similar fate as Unit 1.Unit 3Water injection stopped at 01...
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Fukushima timeline, one year after – March 13th

  • Fukushima Daiich
  • March 16, 2012
The site scrambles to recover from the explosion in Unit 1 as the clock rolls onward into Mach 13th.Unit 2Workers spent the morning attempting to...
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Fukushima timeline, one year after – Afternoon and Evening of March 12th

As we continue into March 12th, things go from bad to worse.Unit 1The attempt to use one air operated valve to vent containment had failed, but in...
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Fukushima timeline, one year after – Morning of March 12th

Due to the great deal of activity that occurred on March 12th, the day has been broken into two articles. Tomorrow we will cover the afternoon and...
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