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November 19, 2013

Fukushima operator starts dangerous fuel-rod removal
Tokyo (AFP) Nov 18, 2013
Workers at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant on Monday began moving fuel rods from a reactor building, in their most difficult and dangerous task since a tsunami crippled the facility in 2011. Operator Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) said it had begun the process of removing the uranium and plutonium rods from a storage pool - a tricky but essential step in the complex's decades-long decommissioning plan. The operation follows months of setbacks and glitches that have stoked widespread criticism of ... read more

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				Nature: Single-atom Bit Forms Smallest Memory in the World One atom equals one bit: According to this design principle, we would like to construct magnetic data memories in the future. Presently, a compound of several million atoms is needed to stabilize a ... more		New hologram technology created with tiny nanoantennas Researchers have created tiny holograms using a "metasurface" capable of the ultra-efficient control of light, representing a potential new technology for advanced sensors, high-resolution displays ... more

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EU disciplines members over bloated budget deficits

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