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Outraged parents have held a rowdy demonstration outside Japan's education ministry in Tokyo to protest against the government's decision to weaken nuclear safety standards in schools.
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Tuesday, May 24, 2011
5/24/2011 | Outrage as Japan lifts radiation limit for kids
Source: ABC News (Australia Broadcasting Company)
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Under new guidelines, Japanese children are allowed to be exposed to 20 times more radiation than was previously permissible.
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5/24/2011 | Earless rabbit born in Fukushima area
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What if human infants are the next with birth deformities? We need increased EPA radiation testing not less! Please read and sign the petition below, to help persuade our public officials we need to continue EPA radiological isotope testing at a high level.
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What if human infants are the next with birth deformities? We need increased EPA radiation testing not less! Please read and sign the petition below, to help persuade our public officials we need to continue EPA radiological isotope testing at a high level.
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5/23/2011 | New Reactor Design Faces Further Scrutiny in U.S.
Source: Scientific American
Date: May 23, 2011
by: Peter Behr and ClimateWire
The AP1000, which is leading the charge for any nuclear renaissance in the U.S., has made some mistakes in its application for certification
The Toshiba-Westinghouse AP1000 reactor remains a symbol of the U.S. nuclear future to supporters and opponents alike.
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Date: May 23, 2011
by: Peter Behr and ClimateWire
The AP1000, which is leading the charge for any nuclear renaissance in the U.S., has made some mistakes in its application for certification
The Toshiba-Westinghouse AP1000 reactor remains a symbol of the U.S. nuclear future to supporters and opponents alike.
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5/23/2011 | World nuclear energy production and uranium demand to 2020
Source: Next Big Future
Date: 5/23/2011
1. Bloomberg: the biggest drop in prices of uranium in two years may be ending as China and India plan atomic power developments that will more than double global production even after Japan’s nuclear disaster.
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Date: 5/23/2011
1. Bloomberg: the biggest drop in prices of uranium in two years may be ending as China and India plan atomic power developments that will more than double global production even after Japan’s nuclear disaster.
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5/24/2011 JST | Fukushima plant's Nos. 2, 3 reactors also suffered meltdown: TEPCO
Source: Japan Today
Date: Tuesday 24th May, 12:00 PM JST
TOKYO — The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex said Tuesday that meltdowns are assumed to have occurred in the cores of the Nos. 2 and 3 reactors in addition to the meltdown already confirmed at the No. 1 reactor, but stressed that it believes the melted fuel is being kept cool at the bottom of the pressure vessels.
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Date: Tuesday 24th May, 12:00 PM JST
TOKYO — The operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power complex said Tuesday that meltdowns are assumed to have occurred in the cores of the Nos. 2 and 3 reactors in addition to the meltdown already confirmed at the No. 1 reactor, but stressed that it believes the melted fuel is being kept cool at the bottom of the pressure vessels.
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