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Ice wall at Fukushima plant switched on, but will it work?
2016-03-31 15:43:27| Energy - Topix.net
In this March 10, 2014 file photo, workers wearing protective gears install a trial model of the underground frozen wall at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in Okuma, Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan in their attempt to stop the leakage of radioactive water that has accumulated at the crippled nuclear power plant. Japanese regulators on Wednesday, March 30, 2016, approved the use of a giant refrigeration system to create an unprecedented underground frozen barrier around buildings at the Fukushima nuclear plant in an attempt to contain leaking radioactive water.
Japan regulators OK costly ice wall at Fukushima plant
2016-03-30 14:39:50| Energy - Topix.net
Japanese regulators on Wednesday approved the launch of an unprecedented refrigeration structure resembling giant popsicles that would form a huge underground frozen barrier around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear reactor buildings in a desperate bid to contain contaminated water. The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Co., said it planned to turn on the ice wall Thursday, in an attempt to minimize the risk of contaminated water escaping into the water.
Press Digest - Wall Street Journal - March 29
2016-03-29 08:37:13| Airlines - Topix.net
The following are the top stories in the Wall Street Journal. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
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Wall Street rises on consumer spending
2016-03-28 20:49:37| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Wall Street markets rose slightly on Monday, as a report showed a slight rise in consumer spending in February.
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The Wall Street Journal: Cal-Maine Foods profit climbs 26% as egg prices remain high
2016-03-28 18:49:50| Food - Topix.net
Cal-Maine Foods Inc. said profit climbed 26% in the latest quarter, easily topping Wall Street expectations, as the egg producer again benefited from higher egg prices. The company has seen higher egg prices in recent quarters following a reduction in the number of hens last spring because of an outbreak of avian flu that routed some competitors' flocks.
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