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Japan govt spokesman signals Fukushima plant to be scrappedOsaka, Japan (AFP) March 20, 2011 Japan's top government spokesman on Sunday signalled that the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant at the centre of an ongoing crisis following a series of explosions would be scrapped. The reactor cooling systems at the Fukushima No. 1 plant, located 250 kilometres (155 miles) northeast of Tokyo, were crippled by the 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that rocked Japan's northeast coast on March 11. A series of explosions and fires followed. Crews and emergency personnel have since worked ... read more |
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 Japan crisis deepens Europe's nuclear rift Japan's atomic crisis has widened an old chasm in Europe between critics calling for a nuclear-free world and advocates who see it as a vital source of energy for decades to come. ... more | .. |
 Fears for British nuclear renaissance after Japan crisis The crisis at the Fukushima plant in Japan could delay plans for a new generation of British nuclear power stations, dealing a blow to the atomic energy industry's hopes for a 30-billion pounds boost. ... more | .. |
 Days before quake, plant operator admitted oversight Days before Japan plunged into an atomic crisis after a giant earthquake and tsunami knocked out power at the ageing Fukushima nuclear plant, its operator had admitted faking repair records. ... more | .. |
 Hong Kong to restrict foreign homebuyers from 2013 US judge OKs partial settlement in e-book case Nordic-Baltic states seek more cooperation Outside View: Jobs outlook grim Empire-style computers? Frenchman takes PCs to lap of luxury Google-Microsoft field smartphones to take on iPhone 5 EU businesses urge China's new leaders to speed reforms |
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 Nuclear wake-up for Merkel in state vote Voters handed German Chancellor Angela Merkel a wake-up call Sunday on nuclear power after the Japan crisis as the Greens more than doubled their score in the second of 2011's seven state elections. ... more | .. |
  China calls for equal market access overseas China's Minister of Commerce Chen Deming on Sunday urged foreign governments to improve their investment environment and provide equal access for Chinese investors, state media reported. ... more | .. |
  Cenergy Power Provides Solar Power To J. Marchini Farms Marchini Farms, a premium grower of over a dozen varieties fresh produce and nuts including Radicchio, figs and almonds, has announced the commissioning of its solar photovoltaic system. The s ... more | .. |
 Silverback Solar Leads Discussions On Proper Mounting Methods For Rooftop Solar At the recent International Roofing Expo, sponsored by National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA), over 8,000 professionals filled the hall at the Las Vegas Convention Center to learn about new ... more |
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 Freya Energy's Unique Large Format Lithium Ion Cells And Batteries China Nuvo Solar Energy has provided more information on Freya Energy's ("Freya") large format lithium ion cells and batteries in response to inquiries from shareholders. Freya has developed f ... more | .. |
 Solar Tracking Systems Leader DEGERenergie Equips 3.5MW Solar Farm DEGERenergie has announced that it has received an order from Construcao e Manutencao Electromecanica (CME) to equip a 3.5 Megawatt solar farm in southern Spain with DEGERenergie's open terrain TOPt ... more | .. |
 Brooklyn Bridge Park Receives Solar-Powered Charging Station To Power Electric Vehicles Brooklyn Bridge Park and Beautiful Earth Group (BE) has announced the arrival of a state-of-the-art solar-powered electric vehicle charging station to Brooklyn Bridge Park - a world-class 85-acre su ... more | .. |
  Physicists Move Closer To Efficient Single-Photon Sources A team of physicists in the United Kingdom has taken a giant step toward realizing efficient single-photon sources, which are expected to enable much-coveted completely secure optical communications ... more |
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  CO2 Emissions From Biomass Combustion An article in the current issue of Global Change Biology Bioenergy proposes a new method to account for CO2 emissions from biomass combustion in bioenergy systems. CO2 emissions resulting from ... more | .. |
  Pruned' Microchips Are Faster, Smaller, More Energy-Efficient An international team of computing experts from the United States, Switzerland and Singapore has created a breakthrough technique for doubling the efficiency of computer chips simply by trimming awa ... more | .. |
  New NIST Testing Device May Help To Seal The Deal For Building Owners Just as a chain is as strong as its weakest link, a building is as secure against the environment as its most degraded joint sealants, about 50 percent of which fail in less than 10 years after inst ... more | .. |
 High-Tech Concrete Technology Has A Famous Past In the business of concrete making, what's old-even ancient-is new again. Almost 1,900 years ago, the Romans built what continues to be the world's largest unreinforced solid concrete dome in the wo ... more |
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Space Force taps five firms to develop secure global tactical satcom solutions
SES Secures 5 Year Army Contract for Global Tactical Satellite Communications
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 Researchers Develop The First Permanent Anti-Fog Coating Researchers under the supervision of Universite Laval professor Gaetan Laroche have developed the very first permanent anti-fog coating. Dr. Laroche and his colleagues present in the online edition ... more | .. |
 Engineers working on Japan reactor systems: agency Engineers at Japan's stricken nuclear plant on Monday raced to fix disabled cooling systems and restore power, as fire trucks sprayed water to help cool reactor fuel pools, the nuclear safety agency said. ... more | .. |
  Europe polishes response to year-long debt crisis Europe's leaders put the finishing touches to their response to a year-long debt crisis this week, as financial strain in Portugal threatens a third bailout after Greece and Ireland. ... more | .. |
 Australia PM, uranium execs defend industry Prime Minister Julia Gillard and senior executives in Australia's uranium industry have insisted the major producer will withstand the Japanese nuclear crisis despite a slump in shares. ... more |
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 Merkel braces for nuclear-powered voter backlash German Chancellor Angela Merkel braced for a voter backlash Sunday in a state election in Saxony-Anhalt, the first vote since the Japan disaster forced her into a sudden U-turn on nuclear policy. ... more | .. |
 Obama: Brazil on equal economic footing with China, India US President Barack Obama said Saturday on a visit to Brazil that the United States should treat South America's largest nation as an economic power similar to Asian giants China and India. ... more | .. |
 Six workers exposed to high radiation at Japan plant Six workers at a quake-stricken nuclear power plant have been exposed to high levels of radiation but are continuing working there, its operator said Sunday. ... more | .. |
Obama heads to Latin America US President Barack Obama left behind a week wracked by disaster and war late Friday, launching a five-day tour of Latin America, a region showing fresh potential after its own years of turmoil. ... more |
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Dogs of war: China touts killer robot 'wolves'
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 Indonesia screens Japan travellers for radiation Indonesia gave a preliminary all-clear Saturday after radiation-screening passengers arriving at Jakarta airport from Japan, which is battling to prevent leaks at a stricken nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
Nuclear fears compound misery of Japan survivors The nuclear crisis in Japan has struck fear and disbelief into quake and tsunami survivors who can barely take in the idea that a third life-threatening disaster might come their way. ... more | .. |
 Obama orders review of nuclear plants U.S. President Barack Obama has ordered a safety review of the nation's nuclear power plants amid heightened concern over the safety of the energy source in light of the crisis at Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant. ... more | .. |
  German firm to join South Stream? German oil and gas firm Wintershall will join the Russian-led South Stream pipeline consortium, an industry official has said, amid hopes that the project could receive backing from the European Union. ... more |
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Oil prices fall after Libya declares cease-fire World oil prices slipped Friday in volatile trade after major crude exporter Libya declared a cease-fire with rebels, easing fears about possible damage to its energy facilities. ... more | .. |
  IATA sees sharp slowdown in Japan air traffic The deadly earthquake in Japan and an ensuing nuclear crisis is expected to lead to a short-term sharp slowdown in air traffic in the country before improving in the second half of 2011, IATA said Friday. ... more | .. |
 Russia opens up plant to prove atomic safety Anxious Russian nuclear engineers swung open the doors Friday to the atomic power plant nearest Moscow to prove that its four reactors would never suffer the type of event witnessed in Japan. ... more | .. |
Commodity markets consumed by Japan disaster, Libya unrest Commodity prices endured great volatility this week as traders in oil, metals and grains reacted to Japan's nuclear disaster and mounting unrest in Libya. ... more |
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