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Aug 14 (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is preparing to remove 400 tonnes of highly irradiated spent fuel from a damaged reactor building, a dangerous operation that has never been attempted before on this scale.
Read MoreThe rate at which contaminated water has been pouring into the Pacific Ocean from the disabled Fukushima nuclear plant is worse than previously thought, an Industry Ministry official said Wednesday as PM Shinzo Abe pledged to step up efforts to halt the crisis. The Voice of Russia contacted Arnold Gundersen, founder and president of Fairewinds Associates, to discuss the crisis and its possible solutions. The expert suggests radioactive material will continue to leak into the global seas unless the plant is surrounded with a trench filled with zeolite. Even then however, toxic material will still flow into the Pacific through underwater routes.
Read MoreJapan's nuclear regulator has warned that it has been struggling to contain a new leak at the Fukushima nuclear plant. An underground barrier has failed to retain radioactive water and much of it could seep into the Pacific Ocean. Al Jazeera’s Dominic Kane reports.
Read MoreAs it turns out, they were all wrong. Progress Energy insisted its proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County would provide low-cost energy for generations.
The Legislature promised again and again that a new law forcing customers to pay in advance for the Levy project would get the plant built faster and cheaper, even as the delays piled up and the price soared.
Read MoreA company-wide downsizing at Entergy will lead to 30 lay-offs at the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant. Entergy officials announced the restructuring on Tuesday in the face o fdisappointing earnings. The company plans to cut about 800 of its 15,000 jobs in a move that’s supposed to save up to $250 million by 2016.
Read MoreThe Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant will see about 30 jobs cut by the end of the year, plant owner Entergy Corp. announced Tuesday. The cuts represent about a 4 percent reduction from the Vernon plant, Entergy spokesman Terry Young said. The layoffs are part of about 800 layoffs throughout Entergy Corp. nationally, he said.
Read MoreFour times since mid-June, monitors have recorded “spurious spikes” in radiation levels inside the Vermont Yankee plan
Read MoreArnie Gundersen is interviewed by Wayne Brittenden for his program "Counterpoint" on Radio New Zealand. Last Tuesday's revelation that the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant is leaking contaminated water into the ocean and that the Japanese government has known about the spillage, confirms the fears of independent experts. Wayne looks at the aftermath of the disaster.
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