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NEI Will Host Press Briefing on Monday To Assess Energy Policy, Safety Enhancements WASHINGTON, D.C. —The Nuclear Energy Institute on Monday will host an on-the-record press briefing to discuss U.S. energy policy and to provide the latest update on p…

“..The historic policy shift was prompted by triple meltdown at the country’s Fukushima nuclear power plant in March 2011..” (cont..) go to source/story> > Japan plans to end reliance on nuclear power within 30 years | World news | guardian.co.uk…

The New York Times has the story : In its first comprehensive energy review since the Fukushima disaster, Japan said on Friday that it would seek to phase out nuclear power by the end of the 2030s — but only after a longer-than-expected transition th…

The Japanese government announced a dramatic turn in its energy policy Friday, vowing to make the densely populated island nation nuclear-free by the 2030s.Source : Chicago TribuneExplore : Asia, Energy, Japan, Nuclear Energy, World

Nuclear power should be phased out over the next three decades, say Japanese ministers in a major energy policy U-turn prompted by the Fukushima disaster.Source : The IndependentExplore : Asia, Energy, Japan, Nuclear Energy, World

In the wake of floods and earthquakes in Japan back in 2011, the worst disaster that ensued was that of the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Since then, there has been a mounting pressure on the Japanese government to cut down its reliance on nuclear pow…

Today the government of Japan announced plans to completely abolish nuclear power by as soon as 2030. The declaration was spurred by last year’s Fukushima disaster, which caused officials to reconsider the country’s power sources. Japan will follow…

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LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – The nuclear industry was dealt a big blow on Friday when two of the most nuclear-friendly countries decided to exit or sharply curb their reliance on the technology following a public opinion backlash after the Fukushima acc…

Japan’s government said it intends to stop using nuclear power by the 2030s, marking a major shift from policy goals set before last year’s Fukushima disaster.Source : New York TimesExplore : Asia, Energy, Japan, Nuclear Energy, World

A Japanese Cabinet panel called Friday for phasing out of nuclear power over the next three decades in a major shift for Japan as it overhauls energy policy following the Fukushima meltdowns.Source : Seattle TimesExplore : Asia, Energy, Japan, Nuclear…

Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. State of Nuclear Politics in Japan Japan will reportedly phase out all nuclear power by 2030, according to a draft government proposal…

A Japanese Cabinet panel has formally called for phasing out use of nuclear power by the 2030s as part of an overhaul of the country’s energy policies following the Fukushima nuclear disasters.Source : San Diego UnionExplore : Asia, Energy, Japan, Nuc…

Growth in the nuclear industry is suffering because budget pressures are such that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission is understaffed for the mission it has before it. After Fukushima, power plant regulations are being enhanced. That means there less st…

Investigation of the Inside of the Spent Fuel Pool for Fuel Removal from the Upper Part of Unit 3 Reactor Building at Fukushima Unit #3 at F. Daiichi experienced what seems to have been the most destructive hydrogen explosion of the three that occured …

Fukushima Watch: Japanese Have Lost Faith in Nuclear Power — US Regulator Wall Street Journal (blog) Commissioner William Magwood of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission , speaking at a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee i…

… Over 59,000 acres farmland were damaged by the earthquake, flooding and nuclear fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, but robots could help clean up and revive agriculture in northeast Japan. [ url ] If you’d like to read more awesome a…

Investing in Nuclear, Post-FukushimaSource : Fool.comExplore : Asia, Finance, Japan, World

The number of elderly people certified as needing care topped 110,000 in 42 communities in Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures at the end of June, up by 12,000, or 12 percent, from 2010, according to a Kyodo News survey. The increase in the three p…

Kansai Electric Power Co. and Kyushu Electric Power Co. are thinking of raising prices to offset costs that have risen since they were forced to suspend nuclear power because of the Fukushima disaster, sources said Thursday. Kansai Electric wants to ra…

THIS week police in Kudankulam, in southern Tamil Nadu, fired at thousands of anti-nuclear protesters on the beach, killing a fisherman. The locals were opposing a new, Russian-designed, 2,000MW nuclear plant, India’s biggest, which is now being fill…

Here’s some good news for farmers in Fukushima prefecture. Thailand will be selling peaches from Fukushima: After the March 11th disaster, many countries banned agricultural imports from Fukushima. Thailand is the first country to accept them again. …

by SM Morgan The Tohoku Earthquake & Tsunami in March of 2011 caused an unfortunate side effect when it wasted the crap out of a couple nuclear power plants. The nuclear material released into the surrounding environment from the Fukushima Daiichi fail…

The Coalition Against Nukes (CAN) announces its Rally for a Nuclear-Free Future September 20-22 in Washington, DC to draw the attention of legislators, the media and the public to the critical dangers of nuclear power, nuclear waste, weaponry, weapons …

Britain looks to China to fuel nuclear renaissance Washington Post The possible entry of China as Britain’s nuclear benefactor is being seen here and across the region as a test case not only for the viability of nuclear energy in a post-Fukushima worl…

VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA (MARKET WIRE) Cambridge House International is pleased to announce the release of the video interview with Amir Adnani, CEO of Uranium Energy Corp. ($UEC), an American uranium mining company. Tommy Humphreys guides the conve…

Radioactive fallout detected far from Fukushima – Are we the only ones reporting this in this country?Source : after the bridgeExplore : Asia, Japan, World

… the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. Since the March 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, … http://www.power-eng.com/articles/2012/09/nuclear-regulators-address-safety-during-senate-hearing.ht…

The chairman of China Eastern Airlines canceled a meeting Wednesday with visiting Fukushima Gov. Yuhei Sato amid heightened Tokyo-Beijing tensions over a territorial row in the East China Sea, just days after his departure aboard one of the carrier’s c…

The work to check the external radiation exposure of the public in Fukushima Prefecture has been slow, due partly to people’s fading memories of their activities when the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant started 18 months ago. As of the end …

… it issues a new energy policy this week following a loss of confidence in nuclear power after the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant meltdown. The new policy would include a 40-year cap on reactor lifespans, no construction of new nuclear react…

A government campaign to usher in the next generation of nuclear power in Britain hit a major snag when German companies, scared off by the crisis last year at Japan’s Fukushima plant, pulled out of plans to build new reactors…Source : The Right Co…

Japanese government sources have reportedly revealed plans to completely phase out nuclear power by the 2030s, according to Japanese newspaper Mainichi Shimbun . Hints of a similar plan were made Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda earlier today, th…