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Conceptual design of large plutonium nuclear reactor
The team led by Professor Yoshiaki Oka of Waseda University in Japan succeeded in developing the concept of a nuclear reactor capable of producing large amounts of pluto…
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Grid fusion synthesis power in 2050
The goal of research on fusion energy is to create the same energy as the stars on earth by synthesizing nuclei of light nuclei such as hydrogen, deutrium, tritium ...
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Japan built the world's largest wind farm
Japanese authorities are preparing to promote the plan to build the largest offshore wind farm in the world since July this year.
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Japan discovered a fire risk in many nuclear reactors
According to the Mainichi Shimbun daily on January 1, the Japan Nuclear Safety Authority discovered defects in the fire system of about 10 nuclear reactors.
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Korea closed two nuclear power plants for counterfeit components
On November 5, the South Korean government announced that the country was forced to close two nuclear power plants to replace the parts that were supplied with fake qual…
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Korea detected cracks in nuclear power plants
South Korean authorities said on November 9 that tiny cracks were detected in the tunnels leading to fuel rods.
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Detection of ultra-high levels of radiation at Fukushima 1
On October 10, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced measurements at the No.1 reactor of the Fukushima 1 Power Plant, whereby the radioactive concentration meas…
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Equipment for producing bioenergy from waste
Recently, researchers at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), of the US Department of Energy, have created a device called a durable bioenergy reactor (EBR), which can be…
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Fukushima is 'artificial disaster'
A Japanese parliamentary investigation committee today confirmed the incident of the Fukushima I nuclear power plant last year was
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Japan can restart the Ohi nuclear reactor
According to AFP and Voice of Russia, for the first time since the incident at the Fukushima 1 nuclear power plant in March 2011, reactors of nuclear power plants in Jap…
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Japan's last nuclear reactor stopped working
Since the earthquake and tsunami devastated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in March last year, only one reactor on the northern island of Hokkaido of Japan's…
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Radioactive leaks at nuclear power plants in France
On April 5, two small fires caused radioactive leaks at France's Penly power plant, on the English Channel near Dieppe harbor, but the leaked radiation was collected bac…
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KEPCO issues safety timetables for power plants
Director of Kansai Electric Power Company (KEPCO) Makoto Yagi on April 9 submitted to the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Yukio Edano the medium and lon…
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Vietnam prioritizes nuclear safety
Nuclear safety is a top priority in the process of developing and applying peaceful nuclear energy, a representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Vietnam confir…
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Radiation at Fukushima 1 is extremely dangerous
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has reported the radioactivity measured in the 2nd reactor at Fukushima 1 power station to 73 svert / hour, which is extremely dange…