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Saturday, March 26, 2011

Nuclear Energy — Crisis in Japan

Nuclear Energy — Crisis in Japan

Japan Shies Away from Predicting End to Nuclear Crisis
Workers on Saturday resumed repair efforts, restoring lighting the No. 2 unit and pumping in fresh water to the No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 units, Tokyo Electric Power said.
March 26, 2011
Radiation + Cable Anchor + Science = ?
A CNN host explores radiation risk and illustrates how eagerness for audience impact can utterly trump a thirst for facts.
March 25, 2011
Atomic Ages
Shouldn't we have much more advanced nuclear "machines"?
March 25, 2011
Europe to Test Safety of Nuclear Reactors
After a week of debating the future of nuclear power, E.U. leaders on Friday decided that reactors across all member nations should undergo safety tests in response to radiation leaks in Japan.
March 25, 2011
Cameco Chief Remains Optimistic About Nuclear Industry
Cameco Chief Remains Optimistic About Nuclear Industry
Despite Japan’s reactor crisis, the chief of Cameco, a global leader in uranium mining and processing, said he expected building of nuclear reactors to resume within five to seven years.
March 25, 2011
Fallout? The Ocean Isn’t Empty Space
A reader responds to a recent article.
March 25, 2011

Groups Demand Data on Radiation Release
Curious to know why the United States recommended that Americans stay at least 50 miles away from a troubled Japanese nuclear plant, groups file a Freedom of Information Act request demanding access to information about radiation levels gathered by American monitoring equipment and helicopter overflights.
March 25, 2011
Video: Reader Questions on Nuclear Power
Eric Lichtblau, a New York Times reporter, answered questions from readers on how the calamity in Japan will affect the future of nuclear energy in the United States.
March 25, 2011
Japan Raises Possibility of Breach in Reactor Vessel
Japan Raises Possibility of Breach in Reactor Vessel
Officials suggest that people living from 12 to 19 miles outside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant should leave, as new signs emerged that it will be hard to bring the plant under control.
March 25, 2011
Japan Raises Possibility of Breach in Reactor Vessel
Japan Raises Possibility of Breach in Reactor Vessel
Officials suggest that people living from 12 to 19 miles outside the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant should leave, as new signs emerged that it will be hard to bring the plant under control.
March 25, 2011

 

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