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Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Japan holds off on decision to restart reactors


Japan holds off on decision to restart reactors
Reuters
The government, however, must persuade wary locals that the plants are safe after last year's nine-magnitude earthquake and tsunami triggered the world's worst nuclear crisis in 25 years. Nuclear power supplied about 30 percent of Japan's electricity ...
Japan Asks Chubu Electric to Reassess Safety of Hamaoka Plant
Bloomberg
Japan's nuclear watchdog ordered Chubu Electric Power Co. to assess the impact of a tsunami as high as 21 meters (69 feet) on its Hamaoka plant after a government panel said quakes could trigger such sea waves. Chubu Electric is constructing additional ..


Japanese scientists predict gloomier tsunami threats
Press TV
Last year's magnitude-9.0 earthquake led to a 45-foot (14-meter) wave that devastated most of Japan's northeastern coast and triggered meltdowns at a nuclear power plant. The tsunami knocked out power at the 40-year-old coastal nuclear plant, ...

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