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Snake-Like Robot Unveiled For Fukushima Debris Removal
A 22-metre robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said, as it unveiled the snake-like device.
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Japan To Restart World's Biggest Nuclear Power Plant Closed For 15 Years
Japan will switch the world's largest nuclear power plant back on next week, after a glitch with an alarm forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Japan Restarts Fukushima Plant After 15 Years, But Shuts It Down Immediately
The restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in north-central Japan was suspended due to a glitch related to control rods, which are essential to safely starting up and shutting down reactors, according to its operator, TEPCO.
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Japan To Restart World's Biggest Nuclear Plant 15 Years After It Killed 18,000
The world's biggest nuclear power plant is set to restart on Wednesday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said, despite persistent safety concerns among residents.
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Japan Nuclear Agency Official Loses Phone With Sensitive Information In China
An employee of Japan's nuclear regulator lost his phone containing highly sensitive information in China while on a personal trip in November. The phone had the name and contact details of staff in charge of nuclear security.
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Japan's "Most Dangerous" Nuclear Plant Operator Admits That It Manipulated Earthquake Safety Data
The manipulation was reportedly intended to "smooth" and accelerate the rigorous safety screening process required to restart reactors at the site.
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Japan To Restart World's Biggest Nuclear Plant, 15 Years After Fukushima
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, located about 220 km northwest of Tokyo, was among 54 reactors shut after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi plant in the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
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Workers At Fukushima Plant Evacuate As Quake Near Russia Sparks Tsunami Alert
Workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeast Japan were evacuated Wednesday after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake off Russia's far east triggered tsunami warnings around the Pacific.
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Decontaminated Fukushima Soil Used At Japanese Prime Minister's Office To Prove Safety
Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima was delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister's office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety.
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Slightly Radioactive Fukushima Soil To Be Used In Prime Minister's Garden
Japan plans to reuse slightly radioactive Fukushima nuclear plant on flower beds at Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's office to show it is safe, to counter public concerns.
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Snake-Like Robot Unveiled For Fukushima Debris Removal
A 22-metre robot arm will help remove a third sample of radioactive debris from inside Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator said, as it unveiled the snake-like device.
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Japan To Restart World's Biggest Nuclear Power Plant Closed For 15 Years
Japan will switch the world's largest nuclear power plant back on next week, after a glitch with an alarm forced the suspension of its first restart since the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
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Japan Restarts Fukushima Plant After 15 Years, But Shuts It Down Immediately
The restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in north-central Japan was suspended due to a glitch related to control rods, which are essential to safely starting up and shutting down reactors, according to its operator, TEPCO.
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Japan To Restart World's Biggest Nuclear Plant 15 Years After It Killed 18,000
The world's biggest nuclear power plant is set to restart on Wednesday for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, its Japanese operator said, despite persistent safety concerns among residents.
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Japan Nuclear Agency Official Loses Phone With Sensitive Information In China
An employee of Japan's nuclear regulator lost his phone containing highly sensitive information in China while on a personal trip in November. The phone had the name and contact details of staff in charge of nuclear security.
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Japan's "Most Dangerous" Nuclear Plant Operator Admits That It Manipulated Earthquake Safety Data
The manipulation was reportedly intended to "smooth" and accelerate the rigorous safety screening process required to restart reactors at the site.
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Japan To Restart World's Biggest Nuclear Plant, 15 Years After Fukushima
Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, located about 220 km northwest of Tokyo, was among 54 reactors shut after a massive earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi plant in the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
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Workers At Fukushima Plant Evacuate As Quake Near Russia Sparks Tsunami Alert
Workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in northeast Japan were evacuated Wednesday after an 8.7-magnitude earthquake off Russia's far east triggered tsunami warnings around the Pacific.
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Decontaminated Fukushima Soil Used At Japanese Prime Minister's Office To Prove Safety
Decontaminated but slightly radioactive soil from Fukushima was delivered Saturday to the Japanese prime minister's office to be reused in an effort to showcase its safety.
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Slightly Radioactive Fukushima Soil To Be Used In Prime Minister's Garden
Japan plans to reuse slightly radioactive Fukushima nuclear plant on flower beds at Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's office to show it is safe, to counter public concerns.
