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Japan has just developed a new radioactive material
New materials in the form of silicon dioxide compounds (SiO2) can absorb radioactive iodine and strontium by changing the compound type.
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Record high radiation at Japanese nuclear power plant
Toyko Electric Company (TEPCO) said yesterday it recorded a record high radiation level at the Fukushima I. nuclear power plant.
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Japan wants to sign an emissions agreement with Vietnam
The Nikkei newspaper on July 19 reported that Japan wanted to sign a document with Vietnam on the exchange of gas quotas.
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Japan suffers from a strong earthquake
The US Geological Survey (USGS) announced that there was another strong seismic shaking in northeastern Japan - which had suffered heavy losses due to the double earthqu…
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Earthquake in Fukushima, Japan power plant area
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck the Pacific Ocean early this morning, near the area once destroyed by seismic and tsunami in Japan.
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Tsunami in Japan after the magnitude 7.1 earthquake
The 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Northeast Japan at 9h57 am July 10 caused tsunamis with a height of 10cm in the three provinces of Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima.
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Japan wants to erase nuclear power
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan said yesterday that it will gradually reduce its dependence on nuclear energy and aim to achieve the ultimate goal of not using nuclear…
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Alarms from nuclear power plants in the US: Contaminated water leaks into the environment
The US Congress alarmed that three-quarters of the 65 nuclear power plants in the United States are experiencing radioactive water leaking to the outside environment for…
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Leaked more than a dozen tons of radioactive water in Japan
Tons of radioactive water have been detected leaking into the groundwater system below the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
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Japanese earthquake victims face summer nightmares
The terrible consequences of the earthquake and tsunami seem to be still unfinished for victims who are temporarily sheltering in temporary houses during the past three…
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Japan: Switches equipment to treat high-concentration radioactive water
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) on June 12 said that part of the high-concentration radioactive water treatment system is blocked so that the water doesn't flow. Th…
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Japan temporarily stopped cleaning contaminated water
On June 18, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) forced a halt to the contaminated water cleanup campaign at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant just five hours af…
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48 US nuclear power plants leak tritium
Tritium, a radioactive isotope of hydrogen, has leaked into groundwater from at least 48 of the 65 nuclear power plants in the United States.
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Strong earthquake with tsunami warning attacked Japan
Early this morning (June 23), northeastern Japan was rocked by a new strong earthquake of 6.7 Richter, the US Meteorological and Hydrological Survey said.
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Songda storms into southern Japan
The first major storm in the season came to southern Japan. Although it has weakened, Songda storm has still caused significant damage to the country struggling with nat…