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Tuesday, July 24, 2012

GOVERNMENT PROBE: Reactor cooling botched at Fukushima No. 1, but not

GOVERNMENT PROBE: Reactor cooling botched at Fukushima No. 1, but not ...
Asahi Shimbun
2 nuclear plant. Both nuclear plants are operated by Tokyo Electric Power Co. The panel praised the positive response and communication at the Fukushima No. 2 plant, where the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami also knocked out the regular ...


GOVERNMENT PROBE: Reactor cooling botched at Fukushima No. 1, but not No. 2 plant

Asahi Shimbun -
One of the striking points about the final report of the government's investigation panel on last year's nuclear disaster is the comparison of the crisis response at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and its sister, the Fukushima No.

After 500 days, Fukushima No. 1 plant still not out of the woods

Asahi Shimbun -
By TAKASHI SUGIMOTO/ Staff Writer A little more than 500 days after the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant threatened to force the evacuation of the entire Tokyo metropolitan area, the situation is certainly much improved.

Fukushima operator 'failing to ensure safety of nuke operations'

Zee News -
Tokyo: The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is still failing to ensure the safety of its nuclear operations properly, a government-appointed panel has said. The panel, which is looking into the causes of disastrous ...

GOVERNMENT PROBE: Nuclear accident panel urges shift in disaster preparedness

Asahi Shimbun -
A complete change in thinking about disaster prevention is needed among electric power companies, regulatory authorities and other experts to prevent a recurrence of the Fukushima nuclear accident, a government panel said. In its final report released ...

EDITORIAL: Unanswered questions remain over Fukushima accident

Asahi Shimbun -
The committee appointed by the government to investigate last year's accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant released its final report on July 23. The report, which followed reports by two other Fukushima disaster inquiry panels, ...

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