Tag Archives: Nuclear Power
Pivotal North Korea Question: What Is Kim Thinking?
April 16, 2013
Don’t worry, one popular argument goes, we’ve seen this before. Just ignore Pyongyang’s unlikely threats of nuclear holocaust as you would, say, a child throwing a tantrum.
Others, equally well credentialed, say...
Japan Hit By 6.3 Magnitude Earthquake
By Faine Greenwood
A strong earthquake in Western Japan on Saturday reportedly injured at least 24 people and caused damage to some homes — although there was no threat of a tsunami.
AFP reports that the quake hit near Awaji island, which is located to the southwest of the city of Kobe....
Water, Rats, Outages: Japan Nuke Plant Precarious
By The Associated Press
A rat causing a power outage by short-circuiting a temporary switchboard. Another blackout occurring as workers install anti-rat nets. Holes in the linings of huge underground tanks leaking radioactive water.
Japan’s crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant...
Official: Iran Earthquake Hits Close To Bushehr Nuclear Plant, Kills 37
By Alexander Besant
A 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook southwest Iran on Tuesday, sending tremors across the region, killing scores and wounding hundreds, according to the latest reports.
Earlier reports said that at least three had died as a result of the quake, attributing the figure to...
Iran Unveils ‘Nuclear Achievements’ Days After Failed Negotiations
By Daniel DeFraia
Iran said operations had begun at a new uranium milling production plant and two extraction mines on Tuesday.
The news comes days after talks between Iran and six world powers in Kazakhstan over Iran’s much-disputed nuclear program failed to produce results.
“The...
New Radioactive Leak Found At Fukushima Plant
By Faine Greenwood
A new radioactive leak has been found at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, a day after the Tokyo Electric Power Company admitted up to 120 tons of contaminated water may have seeped into the ground out of a holding tank.
“We have determined that...
West Coast Newborns Have Increased Risk Of Thyroid Disease After Fukushima Fallout
By Frederick Reese
Researchers from the New York-based Radiation and Health Project have reported in a study published by the Open Journal of Pediatrics that children born in the west coast of the United States after the Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown are 28 percent more likely to develop...
Drilling Deeper: The Wealth of Business Connections for Obama’s Energy Pick
By Justin Elliot
When President Obama nominated Ernest Moniz to be energy secretary earlier this month, he hailed the nuclear physicist as a “brilliant scientist” who, among his many talents, had effectively brought together “prominent thinkers and energy companies”...
Japanese Demand Compensation, End To Nuclear Power Two Years After Fukushima Disaster
By Martin Michaels
(MintPress) – This week Japan marked the second anniversary of the earthquake and subsequent tsunami that killed 19,000 people and damaged more than one million homes. The 2011 Tohoku earthquake off the eastern coast of Japan remains the costliest natural disaster...
Nuclear Chief: US Plants Safer After Japan Crisis; Watchdog Groups Disagree
By The Associated Press
Two years after the nuclear crisis in Japan, the top U.S. regulator says American nuclear power plants are safer than ever, though not trouble-free. A watchdog group calls that assessment overly rosy.
“The performance is quite good,” Nuclear Regulatory Commission...
