Keyword: Fukushima

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Shale Gas Developments and Its Impact on the GCC

16.01.2014 - Under the Surface of the U.S. Boom - Innumerable articles have been published around the world on the U.S. shale boom. In addition, its immediate consequences for Gulf Cooperation...

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Fukushima: Now For The Tough Part

13.11.2013 - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will as early as this week begin removing 400 tons of highly irradiated spent fuel in a hugely delicate and unprecedented...

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Radioactive Water Leak at Fukushima Plant

21.08.2013 - Contaminated water with dangerously high levels of radiation is leaking from a storage tank at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, the most serious setback to the clean up of...

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Fukushima Daiichi: What's Going On At Japan's Crippled Nuclear Power Plant?

11.07.2011 - Japanese engineers are inching towards gaining control of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant which was crippled by an earthquake and tsunami on March 11, triggering the...

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IAEA Head Sees Wide Support For Stricter Atom Safety

27.06.2011 - The U.N. atomic agency chief said on Friday he had broad support for his plan to strengthen international safety checks on nuclear power plants to help avoid any repeat of Japan's...

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UN Atom Chief Yukiya Amano Urges Nuclear Safety Inspections, Tests

21.06.2011 - The U.N. nuclear chief proposed international safety checks on reactors worldwide to help prevent any repeat of Japan's atomic crisis, a plan which may face resistance from nations...

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Radiation Spike Halts Work at Japan Nuclear Plant

20.06.2011 - A rise in radiation halted the clean-up of radioactive water at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power station on Saturday hours after it got under way, a fresh setback to efforts to...

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U.N. Body To Probe Fukushima Radiation Impact

24.05.2011 - A U.N. scientific body said on Monday it would study the radiation impact of Japan's nuclear disaster on people and the environment, but it did not expect to detect any major...