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Radioactive substances from Japan travel around the world
Japanese scientists say most of the radioactive material released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant has fallen into the sea and circulated around the planet.
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Biofuels from plants are equivalent to fossil fuels
Researchers at Leicester University in the United Kingdom found that CO2 emissions in oil palm plantations are more than twice as high as previously thought.
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The world cannot give up nuclear energy
Humans still need nuclear power to meet the growing demand and mitigate the impact of climate change, the International Energy Organization (IEA) said.
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Radioactive substances appear in Europe
Officials in some European countries have reported that they have detected a radioactive isotope in the air but have not found a source.
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The Fukushima disaster caused serious ocean contamination
The Fukushima I plant incident was devastated by tsunamis / earthquakes in March, pouring a lot of cesium 137 into the sea and this is the biggest oceanic nuclear radiat…
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Japanese nuclear power plant needs 30 years to
An expert panel of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission concluded that the Fukushima nuclear power plant could only stop completely after at least three decades.
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There are signs of nuclear decay at Japanese power plants
There are some signs of nuclear decay that may have occurred at the Fukushima I power plant. But the Japanese nuclear agency later confirmed there is little possibility…
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Planting forests on coal mines
In Indonesia, an old coal mine was successfully renovated by the mineral mining company to plant forests.
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China and nuclear power strategy
The crisis in Japan stalled the nuclear industry in many countries, but in China, high energy demand makes the field still hot.
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Tokyo has a higher radiation exposure point in Fukushima
The Japanese authorities have just discovered at a primary school in Tokyo that the amount of radiation is higher than the amount of radiation in areas near the Fukushim…
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It is possible to permanently close the Fukushima I Factory ahead of time
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has announced that its engineers will be able to permanently shut down the damaged nuclear engines of the Fukushima I plant around t…
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Pakistan: A leak of nuclear power plants
On October 20, Mr. Tariq Rashid, a spokesperson for Karachi Nuclear Power Plant (Pakistan), said that Karachi had just declared a state of emergency lasting 7 hours, aft…
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Japan wants to export nuclear power technology
Japan yesterday asked Turkey to continue negotiations on a contract to build a nuclear power plant in the country.
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Radiation leaks at nuclear power plants
Radioactivity has leaked at the Dounreay nuclear power complex complex in Caithness, Scotland.
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Japan tested 300,000 children for suspected radioactivity
Japanese health officials are now beginning to examine more than 300,000 children living near the Fukushima nuclear plant, which was badly damaged in the March earthquak…