Thu, 16 May 2013 10:47:51 CDT utilityproducts.com
The nuclear energy industry has made solid progress in facing the issues that confront it, including implementing post-Fukushima reforms, introducing new reactor designs and forming international partnerships for new power plant construction.
Thu, 16 May 2013 06:54:56 CDT bloomberg.com
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501) lowered its assessment of a radioactive water leak at the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi plant to about a large bucket from an initial estimate of a medium-sized swimming pool.
Wed, 15 May 2013 10:28:52 CDT rt.com
Experts determined an active geological fault line lies underneath a reactor on Japan's west coast, a discovery which will likely result in the first permanent shutdown of a nuclear power plant since the 2011 Fukushima crisis.
Wed, 15 May 2013 10:18:23 CDT bloomberg.com
Japan's nuclear regulator, set up to replace a predecessor that ignored warnings before the atomic disaster in Fukushima, looks set to deliver a ruling that will permanently shut at least one nuclear plant and maybe more.
Sun, 12 May 2013 16:20:18 CDT bloomberg.com
Dowa Holdings Co. (5714) , Japan 's biggest silver producer, will raise output 40 percent this year to meet solar-cell demand after the 2011 Fukushima disaster crippled a nuclear power plant and sent fossil fuel costs higher.
Thu, 09 May 2013 13:54:45 CDT wsj.com
Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the Fukushima plant, announced in early 2012 an average rate increase of 15%, as its bill for fossil fuels swelled to ¥3.26 trillion, a rise of 50% from pre-Fukushima levels.
Thu, 09 May 2013 13:02:04 CDT bizjournals.com
Japan is sending a group to New Mexico to look at ways the state could help Japan meet its energy needs, a New Mexico oil industry spokesman said this week. The New Mexico Oil and Gas Association and the state will host a group from the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry early next week that will explore ways to use New Mexico's natural gas reserves, said Wally Drangmeister, a spokesman for NMOGA. After the Fukushima nuclear accident, Japan has been searching for new sources of energy.
Wed, 08 May 2013 17:05:13 CDT rocketnews24.com
For the readers who are unfamiliar with Iitate, it is a village that is located 30 kilometers from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant within the prefecture of Fukushima.
Sat, 04 May 2013 04:10:10 CDT aljazeera.com
Contract worth $22bn to build nuclear plant in Turkey is Japan's first since 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Fri, 03 May 2013 02:25:13 CDT bloomberg.com
The Turkish nuclear energy deal will be the first major order for France and Japan since the meltdown of reactors at Fukushima in 2011 following an earthquake and tsunami. Turkey picked Russia's Rosatom Corp.