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PRI’s The WorldA Year After Fukushima, Clean Energy Still Just a Promise in JapanPRI’s The WorldIn the days after last year's crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, though, these boulevards largely went dark. They lost their supply of…

Fukushima flood defenses given good marks (blog)MarketWatchAn earlier version of a blog item published on March 23 misidentified individuals quoted in a story assessing the response to the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster in Japan. Read the corrected b…

Electric cars risk losing green sheen in JapanSan Francisco ChronicleFor decades, nuclear generation has been a crucial source of power here, but the tsunami-triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant have spurred a debate over how to supply J…

PhysOrg.comRadiation risks from Fukushima are likely to be less than for ChernobylPhysOrg.com(PhysOrg.com) — Radiation exposures to the public in Japan from meltdowns at three Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant reactors in the wake of last year&#39…

Boston.comElectric Cars In Japan Risk Losing Green SheenHuffington PostFor decades, nuclear generation has been a crucial source of power here, but the tsunami-triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant have spurred a national debate over how …

Purolite Develops Solution to Fukushima Radioactive Water Clean-upMarketWatch (press release)BALA CYNWYD, Pa., March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ — Purolite announced today that they have been successful in achieving non-detect levels on all of th…

Purolite Develops Solution to Fukushima Radioactive Water Clean-upPR Newswire (press release)BALA CYNWYD, Pa., March 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ — Purolite announced today that they have been successful in achieving non-detect levels on all of the 62 radion…

Mystery of lost Fukushima radiation emails 'a major cover-up'RTThe Fukushima Prefecture government apparently deleted emails with reports on data vital to safely evacuate people from that area, according to fresh appeared revelations. But as Pe…

Japanese firms considering geothermal plants in FukushimaChicago TribuneThe head of a group of firms that have studied the potential of a geothermal project in Fukushima said on Friday a consortium of about 10 companies would meet local people by early…

Japanese firms considering geothermal plants in FukushimaReutersThe head of a group of firms that have studied the potential of a geothermal project in Fukushima said on Friday a consortium of about 10 companies would meet local people by early May to …

Japanese firms considering geothermal plants in FukushimaReutersThe head of a group of firms that have studied the potential of a geothermal project in Fukushima said on Friday a consortium of about 10 companies would meet local people by early May to …

Ahram OnlineNuclear power only option despite Fukushima: industryAhram OnlineAnti-nuclear activists protest in front of the Tokyo headquarters operator of the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, in Tokyo to mark the first anniversar…

Telegraph.co.ukNuclear power only option despite Fukushima: IndustryStraits TimesSEOUL (AFP) – A top industry leader on Friday defended nuclear power as the only realistic way to reduce global warming despite Japan's atomic disaster last year. Dire…

Will we be walking in shoes of Fukushima?The Daily News of NewburyportThe Newburyport Daily News editorial (3/15) was right to mark the one-year anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster, one of the most horrific nuclear catastrophes of…

Electric Cars Risk Losing Green Sheen in JapanABC NewsFor decades, nuclear generation has been a crucial source of power here, but the tsunami-triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant have spurred a debate over how to supply Japan's elec…

Electric cars risk losing green sheen in JapanThe Associated PressFor decades, nuclear generation has been a crucial source of power here, but the tsunami-triggered meltdowns at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant have spurred a debate over how to supply Japa…

BloombergAreva sees global nuclear market pick-up "soon"-CEOReuters| SEOUL, March 23 (Reuters) – French nuclear reactor builder Areva said it expected a recovery soon in global interest in nuclear projects following Japan's Fukushima disa…

Wall Street JournalNo major obstacle for fuel removal at No. 4 spent fuel pool: TEPCOMainichi Daily NewsTOKYO (Kyodo) — The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said Thursday the latest camera survey into the water-filled No….

Earthweek – A Diary of the PlanetPollen Not a Main Source of Radiation, Says Tokyo University StudyWall Street Journal (blog)By Sarah Berlow The study was conducted with 10 people in Tokyo and 10 people in Fukushima prefecture, all of whom were asked t…

Idemitsu, Inpex Consider Building Geothermal Plant in FukushimaBloomberg(1605) are considering building a geothermal power plant in Fukushima as the nation seeks to diversify its energy sources. The companies are considering conducting a study for poss…

ABC NewsCoordinated Protests Against “Outlaw” Fukushima-Style Nuclear Plant Operator …eNews Park Forest“Vermont Yankee is the same GE Mark I Boiling Water Reactor design as the four Fukushima Daiichi reactors that exploded and melted down in th…