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Tainted water from Japanese nuclear power plant appears to have reached ocean
2013-08-24 00:20:22| Energy - Topix.net
Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced Friday that radiation levels higher than those found in nearby areas were detected in water from a drainage ditch near a tank at its crippled Fukushima No.
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South Korea warns of power shortages amid nuclear shut downs
2013-08-11 10:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: South Korea has warned of serious power shortages this week amid an expected rise in summer temperatures and as the resources-starved country struggles to keep up with demand after six nuclear plants have gone off-line. The energy ministry said it may take emergency measures such as rolling power cuts to avoid a repeat of 2011 blackouts which cut electricity to businesses and homes across the country. Separately, the ministry said some major companies, including Kia Motors Corp and Hyundai...
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Taiwan says nuclear power plant may have leaked toxic water
2013-08-09 04:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A nuclear power plant in Taiwan may have been leaking radioactive water for three years, according to a report published by the government's watchdog, adding to uncertainty over the fate of a new fourth nuclear power plant. The First Nuclear Power Plant, located at Shihmen in a remote northern coastal location but not far from densely populated Taipei, has been leaking toxic water from storage pools of two reactors, said the watchdog, called the Control Yuan. An official of Taiwan Power Co....
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July's top stories: London Array opens, Russia's floating nuclear power plant
2013-08-01 01:00:00| Power Technology
Heirs' $2.5bn investment in energy projects, Ofgem to tackle electricity theft and UK's new electricity market to draw 110bn of investment. Power-technology.com wraps up the key headlines from July 2013.
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Nuclear power: leaks show new EU push
2013-07-19 20:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The European Commission is considering a radical change in rules on state aid to nuclear power in a move that would make it easier to build new reactors in Britain. Draft documents show the proposals along with negative reactions from ministers in Berlin, who have abandoned nuclear in favour of renewables. The proposals, drawn up by the EU's Competition Commission after pressure from the UK and France and leaked in a German newspaper, are regarded as a work in progress and could yet be opposed...
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