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More South Koreans support developing nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Perhaps it is merely basic human desire to keep up with the neighbors, but an increasing number of South Koreans are saying that they want nuclear weapons too. Even in Japan, a country still traumatized by the legacy of Hiroshima and...
Tags: Japan, Interior Policy, Nuclear Policy, Personal Weapon Control, Politics
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B Reactor bill passes Senate committee
Tri-City HeraldHanford's B Reactor is another step closer to being part of a new national park. Members of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources stepped off the Senate floor Thursday afternoon for a vote by voice approving a bill creating the...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Doc Hastings, Politics, Human Interest, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Japan govt takes aim at electricity monopolies
Reuters* Japan power costs among highest in world * Electricity mkt overhaul is key part of PM's reform agenda * But regional monopolies will be hard to overcome By Aaron Sheldrick and Risa Maeda TOKYO, May 16 (Reuters) - Japan is embarking on its most...Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan, Government, Politics, Renewable Energy
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Las Vegas' Atomic Liquors, where nuclear bombs lit the sky, reopens
On a nearly deserted downtown block, a small brick building fronted by a curvy neon sign heralds a bygone era here: That's when the big bombs went boom and awe-struck Las Vegas residents watched the mushroom clouds billow into the bright desert sky....
Tags: Japan, Bradley Cooper, Clint Eastwood, Casino (movie), The Smothers Brothers
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Kyoto's cultural treasures at mercy of Fukui reactors
The Japan TimesEach spring, thousands of tourists visit the ancient capital of Kyoto to enjoy what, for many, is the quintessential Japanese experience of viewing cherry blossoms in the cradle of the nation's traditional culture. During this time, as well as when...Tags: Japan, Disasters and Accidents, Nuclear Power, Plant Openings, UNESCO
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NRC raising oversight of Pennsylvania Three Mile Island reactor
ReutersApril 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said on Tuesday it will increase oversight of Exelon Corp's 805-megawatt Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania, to ensure that safety equipment is protected from flooding....Tags: Nuclear Accidents, Nuclear Power, Harrisburg (Dauphin, Pennsylvania), Three Mile Island Accident (1979), U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
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Sen. Casey examines state's nuclear emergency preparedness
Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.U.S. Sen. Bob Casey called for more information regarding emergency preparedness beyond the 10-mile radius for people living near nuclear power plants in Pennsylvania during a news conference in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. A recent report released...Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan, Middletown, Nuclear Power
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ANALYSIS-Nuclear Saudi Arabia a lifeline for the atomic energy industry
Reuters* Kingdom likely to choose more than one reactor design * Varied designs mean a greater range of reactor vendors involved * High capital costs, environmental resistance not issues * Signed nuclear cooperation deals with France, Korea, China, and...Tags: Japan, Nuclear Power, Plant Openings, Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), Argentina
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From disaster comes knowledge
Beverly Findlay-Kaneko has used her memories of the devastating earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan two years ago to start making a change in her new home of Huntington Beach. Findlay-Kaneko was in Japan when those natural disasters led to three...Tags: Tokyo Electric Power Co., Japan, Earthquakes, Teaching and Learning, Energy Saving
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China's North Korea dilemma
The U.N. Security Council is set to vote this week on a new round of sanctions on North Korea in response to Pyongyang's February nuclear test, and with China's backing, it is likely to pass. Beijing was "strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposed" to...
Tags: Defense, Japan, Nuclear Policy, Kim Jong Un, Pyongyang (North Korea)
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L.A. Now Live: A homeless woman is set ablaze in Van Nuys
L.A. NOWA homeless woman known to many as Flo remained in critical condition Friday after being doused with a flammable liquid and set ablaze on a bus bench on Van Nuys Boulevard. Times Staff Writers Richard Winton and Ashley Powers will...... -
8 U.S. sailors sue Japanese firm over radiation from nuclear meltdown
L.A. NOWEight sailors from the Coronado-based carrier Ronald Reagan are suing the Tokyo Electric Power Co. for allegedly lying about the danger from radiation caused by the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear plant, according to Bloomberg News. The ship was...
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