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Mainichi Daily NewsFukushima fishermen hopeless after nuke contamination postpones fishing seasonMainichi Daily NewsKiroku Gonoi posts a sign reading "No Fishing " on a road along the Nojiri River in the Okuaizu region of Fukushima Prefecture…

Japón rebaja las restricciones en la zona de exclusión de FukushimaUnivisiónEl Gobierno de Japón rebajará desde mañana, domingo, las restricciones de entrada en dos municipios situados en la zona de exclusión de 20 kilómetros en torno a la cent…

Environmental Health NewsFukushima's radioactivity found in California kelp; levels spiked, then …Environmental Health NewsKelp off Southern California was contaminated with short-lived radioisotopes a month after Japan's Fukushima accident, …

OpEdNewsU.S. agency okays Scana nuclear units in South CarolinaChicago TribuneAs he did last month, NRC chairman Gregory Jaczko cast a lone dissenting vote against the new Summer units, citing a need for the agency to make sure all safety issues raised…

EnformableCalifornia kelp impact by Fukushima Iodine – May affect certain fish thyroid …EnformableThe Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant, damaged by an earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 released large amounts of radioactive iodine into the atmo…

Czech govt mulls price floors to lure new nuclearReutersIn contrast to countries such as neighbouring Germany that are pulling out of nuclear energy in light of the disaster at Japan's Fukushima a year ago, the Czech Republic aims to enlarge the ex…

Expert: Nuclear Power Is On Its DeathbedU.S. News & World ReportBy Jason Koebler After the Fukushima power plant disaster in Japan last year, the rising costs of nuclear energy could deliver a knockout punch to its future use in the United States, acco…

Keeping Fukushima in Focus Through ArtPatch.comAs head curator for this 10th Annual Environmental Art Show at the North Water Street Gallery, Packard chose to focus on the nuclear meltdown at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in March of last year with a s…

CTV.caJapan to lift entry ban on some Fukushima nuclear no-go zonesmsnbc.comBy msnbc.com staff and news services Japan said on Friday it would lift entry bans on some cities in Fukushima prefecture that had been designated no-go zones due to their prox…

Drie steden Fukushima weer toegankelijkDe MorgenEnkele steden in de regio Fukushima zijn niet langer verboden gebied na de kernramp van ruim een jaar geleden. Japanse autoriteiten laten vanaf april enigszins weer mensen toe tot drie van de 11 steden bi…

CTV.caJapan to lift entry ban on some Fukushima citiesReutersTOKYO, March 30 (Reuters) – Japan said on Friday it would lift entry bans on some cities in Fukushima prefecture that had been designated no-go zones due to their proximity to a nuclear power…

The GuardianJapan to lift entry ban on some Fukushima citiesReutersTOKYO, March 30 (Reuters) – Japan said on Friday it would lift entry bans on some cities in Fukushima prefecture that had been designated no-go zones due to their proximity to a nuclear…

CTV.caJapan's Tepco scraps plans for new reactors at stricken plantChicago TribuneTOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power Co, or Tepco, said on Friday it had notified Japan's trade ministry it was dropping plans for two more nuclear reactors at …

USA TODAYJapan's Tepco scraps plans for new reactors at stricken plantReutersIn contrast, Tohoku Electric Power Co retained its plans to build a new 825 MW nuclear reactor near the Fukushima Daiichi station, but said it could give no date for the r…

Telegraph.co.ukJapan's Tepco scraps plans for new reactors at stricken plantReuters| TOKYO (Reuters) – Tokyo Electric Power Co, or Tepco, said on Friday it had notified Japan's trade ministry it was dropping plans for two more nuclear reactors …

Arutz ShevaFukushima farming areas hope new cesium limits will ease radiation concernsMainichi Daily NewsFarming areas affected by the nuclear disaster in Fukushima have expressed hope that a new radiation limit for food will help them promote the safe…

All Fukushima residents to get compensation thanks to prefectural gov'tMainichi Daily NewsFUKUSHIMA — All 2 million residents of Fukushima Prefecture will receive compensation after the prefectural government decided March 29 to provide residents …

Tsunami-hit Fukushima aquarium thanks to Kuwaiti Amir for USD 3 mln grantKuwait News AgencyBy Miyoko Ishigami (with photos) TOKYO, March 30 (KUNA) — Officials from the tsunami-hit aquarium Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, expressed on Friday …

Mainichi Daily NewsMayors of 3 evacuated towns in Fukushima plan temporary townsMainichi Daily NewsIn this July 24, 2011 photo, an abandoned bicycle rests on a road partially blocked by ships that washed ashore in the town of Namie, inside the 20-kilom…

BloombergFloating Windmills in Japan Help Wind Down Nuclear Power: EnergyBloomberg(5401) are among developers erecting a 16-megawatt pilot plant off the coast of Fukushima, site of the nuclear accident that pushed the government to pursue cleaner energ…

WATCH IT LIVE: Freeze Pilgrim forum at 7 p.m. ThursdayEnterprise NewsBy Anonymous Did the Fukushima disaster reveal weaknesses in the design of the Mark 1 Boiling Water Reactor, the same reactor design utilized at Pilgrim? Is there a price to pay for t…

USA TODAYJapan Admits Nuclear Plant Still Poses DangersNew York TimesTOKYO — The damage to the core of at least one of the meltdown-stricken reactors at Fukushima could be far worse than previously thought, raising fresh concerns over the plant's…

Group plans panel to discuss risks at Pilgrim nuclear power plantEnterprise NewsPilgrim has attracted increased attention since the explosion of the nuclear reactors in Fukushima, Japan, last year. The Plymouth reactor is the same Mark 1 model as the r…

PanARMENIAN.NetOperator of crippled Japan nuclear plant seeks another $22 billion to stay afloatOrlando SentinelThe utility's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant suffered meltdowns following last year's massive quake and tsunami, sending rad…

EnformableToward a Lower-Cesium DietWall Street Journal (blog)By Phred Dvorak A year after the nuclear accident in Fukushima caused a global scare about Japanese food safety, the country is trying to reassure the consuming public with stricter new stan…

Atlanta Journal ConstitutionFukushima operator Tepco seeks $12 billion government rescueReutersT) has asked the government for an injection of 1 trillion yen ($12 billion) in what would be Japan's biggest public bailout outside the banking sector, …

Canadian National NewspaperExtraterrestrials: Artificial Life forms preside over Fukushima suggest Pagan …Canadian National NewspaperHowever, the Fukushima Crisis is far more serious that the AP and other corporate media care to report. Have you ever…

New York TimesJapan Kansai delays gas-fired plant launch by a yearReutersJapan's nuclear watchdog is reviewing the results of stress tests on a number of reactors, including Kansai's Ohi No.3 and No.4 units, to gauge their resilience to disaste…

Fukushima findings could affect future of Gentilly 2Montreal GazetteIn early May, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is to hold a public audience related to its Fukushima Task Force findings. That event will enable Hydro-Québec and others to bette…

USA TODAYTepco asks govt for $12 bln injection -sourceReutersThe operator of the Fukushima plant, known as Tepco, has also sought 850 billion yen from a government-backed bailout body to help compensate victims of the nuclear accident, the world's …

Fukushima findings could affect future of Gentilly 2Montreal GazetteIn early May, the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission is to hold a public audience related to its Fukushima Task Force findings. That event will enable Hydro-Québec and others to bette…

USA TODAYVery high radiation, little water in Japan nuclear reactorUSA TODAYHandout via AP In this photo taken and released on Tuesday by Tokyo Electric Power, workers measure radiation at the the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi power plant. Handou…