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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'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's Nuclear Industry Pledges to Refire Reactors
Japan's pro-nuclear lobby pledged today that 2015 would be the year reactors are restarted, despite public wariness that has lingered since the Fukushima disaster.
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Fukushima Operator Finds New Source of Radiation Leak Into Sea
The operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Tuesday it had found a pool of highly contaminated water on the roof of a plant building and that it had probably leaked into the sea through a gutter when it rained.
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Japan Nuclear Watchdog Greenlights More Reactors
Japan's nuclear watchdog today gave the green light to restarting two more atomic reactors, days after pro-nuclear Prime Minister Shinzo Abe swept to election victory.
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Nuclear Plant in Southern Japan Clears Safety Hurdle
A nuclear power plant in southern Japan has won regulators' approval for meeting safety requirements imposed after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, a key step toward becoming the first reactor to restart under the tighter rules.
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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'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's Nuclear Industry Pledges to Refire Reactors
Japan's pro-nuclear lobby pledged today that 2015 would be the year reactors are restarted, despite public wariness that has lingered since the Fukushima disaster.
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Fukushima Operator Finds New Source of Radiation Leak Into Sea
The operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant said on Tuesday it had found a pool of highly contaminated water on the roof of a plant building and that it had probably leaked into the sea through a gutter when it rained.
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Japan Nuclear Watchdog Greenlights More Reactors
Japan's nuclear watchdog today gave the green light to restarting two more atomic reactors, days after pro-nuclear Prime Minister Shinzo Abe swept to election victory.
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Nuclear Plant in Southern Japan Clears Safety Hurdle
A nuclear power plant in southern Japan has won regulators' approval for meeting safety requirements imposed after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, a key step toward becoming the first reactor to restart under the tighter rules.
