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11/17/2016 / By fukushima

German firm aims to compactly convert radioactive Fukushima wood into power

Japan is turning to a small German company to generate power from timber irradiated by the 2011 Fukushima No. 1 nuclear meltdowns. Article by Brian parkin Closely held Entrade Energiesysteme AG will sell electricity from 400 of its container-size biomass-to-power machines set up in Fukushima Prefecture, said Julien Uhlig, the Duesseldorf-based company’s chief executive officer. […]

11/16/2016 / By fukushima

Japan agrees second nuclear reactor life extension since Fukushima

Japan’s nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved an application by Kansai Electric Power Co Inc to extend the life of an ageing reactor beyond 40 years, the second such approval it has granted under new safety requirements imposed since the Fukushima disaster. Article by world.news The move means Kansai Electric, Japan’s most nuclear-reliant utility before Fukushima […]

10/25/2016 / By fukushima

Costs are ballooning for dismantling Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant

Japan’s estimate of dismantling the Fukushima nuclear plant is ballooning far beyond the utility’s estimate of 2 trillion yen ($19 billion). Article by Tribune News Services A government study released Tuesday found decommissioning the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant already has cost 80 billion yen ($770 million) over the last three years. The plant suffered multiple reactor […]

09/28/2016 / By fukushima

Japan Performs Tsunami Debris Cleanup off Fukushima 1st Time Since Nuclear Disaster

This time, those grant-fattened scientists are making people poor! Article by rt.com Local fisheries have begun a debris cleanup near the Fukushima plant for the first time since the tsunami-triggered nuclear disaster. However a plan to start trial fishing next year may face a setback as a nearly-completed ice wall is failing to halt water […]

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