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Japan nuclear operator TEPCO aims for cold shutdown in 6-9 months
The firm said the first step would be cooling the reactors and spent fuel to a stable level within three months, then bringing the reactors to cold shutdown in six to nine months. That would allegedly make the plant safe and stable and end the immediate crisis.
Radioactivity Rises Again In Sea off Japan Nuclear Plant
Levels of radioactivity have risen sharply in seawater near a tsunami-crippled nuclear plant in northern Japan, signaling the possibility of new leaks at the facility, the government said Saturday.
Japan Equates Nuclear Crisis Severity to Chernobyl
According to the Vienna-based atomic energy agency, the new 7 ranking signifies a major accident that includes widespread effects on the environment and people’s health. The upgraded status did not mean radiation from the plant was worsening, but rather reflected concern about long-term health risks as it continues to spew into the air, soil and seawater.
New Strong Earthquake hits Japan as evacuation zone widens
Japan on Monday widened the evacuation zone around a stricken nuclear plant exactly a month on from a huge natural disaster as another strong quake and tsunami alert strained nerves anew.
After the Quake: Japan’s Balance of Technology and Nature
As Japan marks the first month after the devastating March 11 earthquake and tsunami, the country’s struggle between its technological heart and natural soul continues. In a country where technology is omnipresent, the unpredictability of nature, with its mercurial seasons or weather patterns, can seem like a reprieve. And even if it is not always welcomed, nature will still inflict itself on a country that has tried in vain to rise above it.
Fukushima-Related Radioactive Materials Measured Across Entire Northern Hemisphere
The International Monitoring System (IMS) have provided information on the spread across the entire Northern Hemisphere, of radioactive particles and noble gases from the Fukushima accident.
Japan to stop pumping radioactive water into sea
Japan expects to stop pumping radioactive water into the sea from a crippled nuclear plant on Saturday, a day after China expressed concern at the action, reflecting growing international unease at the month-long nuclear crisis.
Cleaning up Japan’s radioactive water could take decades
No one is sure how to safely dispose of millions of gallons of highly radioactive water at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. ‘There is nothing like this, on this scale, that we have ever attempted to do before,’ a U.S. expert says.
Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Japan coast
Officials at Japan’s tsunami-ravaged nuclear plant say there’s no immediate sign of new problems after a magnitude-7.4 aftershock rattled again the nation’s eastern coast. Japan’s public broadcaster NHK told coastal residents to run to higher ground and away from the shore.
