A Japanese government panel warned that there could be power outages this summer if three Japanese utilities do not get much needed energy from nuclear reactors that have been on shutdown since the Fukushima crisis more than a year ago. Of the three, Kansai Electric Power Co. could face the biggest shortage of 14.9 percent, as it is the most reliant on nuclear power, the panel reported on May 12 …
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May 20 2012
Japan Faces Power Outages, Residents Urged To Conserve Energy
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May 19 2012
Fukushima Reactor 4 poses massive global risk
More than a year after a devastating earthquake and tsunami triggered a massive nuclear disaster, experts are warning that Japan isn't out of the woods yet and the worst nuclear storm the world has ever seen could be just one earthquake away from reality.
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May 18 2012
UK groups to step up campaign against Kudankulam plant
London-based groups protesting against the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Project (KNPP) have pledged to widen their campaign across Europe, as several British MPs voiced their concerns about the plant and the way protestors have been treated, ahead of a protest outside the Indian embassy in London on Friday.
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May 18 2012
Japan urges lower energy use amid shortage fears
Japan's government Friday called on the nation's homes and businesses to cut their energy use by as much as 15 percent amid fears that nuclear plant shutdowns will spark power shortages and blackouts.
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May 17 2012
METI boss fired for nuclear crisis regrets underestimating tsunami threat
The man who was the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's top official when the Fukushima disaster unfolded said he regretted underestimating the tsunami danger when METI was reviewing earthquake-resistance guidelines for nuclear plants before the crisis. "We should have used our imagination," said Kazuo Matsunaga, who was vice minister of economy, trade and industry when the meltdowns began …
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May 17 2012
Ex-METI Minister Kaieda admits he distrusted Tepco at start of nuclear crisis
Former industry minister Banri Kaieda admitted Thursday there were moments during the early days in March 2011 of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant disaster when he suspected Tokyo Electric Power Co. was trying to downplay the triple-meltdown crisis. Testifying before a Diet-appointed panel investigating the nuclear disaster, Kaieda said he thought Tepco may be trying to make the crisis appear …
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May 17 2012
Nuclear plant drills, test evacuations pared back
Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades.
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May 17 2012
Renouncing nuclear power will hurt nation: Manmohan
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday rejected suggestions that India should follow Germany and Japan in renouncing nuclear power, saying do so will be harmful to India’s interests.
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May 17 2012
Country will have to keep the option of nuclear power: PM
New Delhi, May 16 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today made it clear that the country will have to keep the option of nuclear energy as an additional source of power, but assured the nation that foolproof security standards would be ensured.
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May 17 2012
AP IMPACT: Evacs and drills pared near nuke plants
Without fanfare, the nation's nuclear power regulators have overhauled community emergency planning for the first time in more than three decades, requiring fewer exercises for major accidents and recommending that fewer people be evacuated right away.
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