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Fukushima once again in the spotlight
Japan's nuclear watchdog has said today it is really worried after more than 300 tons of highly radioactive water leaked from a steel tank around the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi plant.
read more... 21/08/2013
The nuclear energy problem of Japan
Since the Fukushima catastrophe in April 2011, nearly all of the country’s nuclear plants closed, leaving a significant capacity gap which has had to be filled with more coal, oil and gas which provoked substantial costs in both economic and environmental terms, as the price of power increased due to a sharp turn toward the use of fossil fuels.
read more... 16/08/2013
Japan to restart its nuclear reactors
Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) announced it wanted to restart reactors at the world's largest atomic power station. Japanese nuclear operators applied to restart reactors under new regulations drawn up following the Fukushima disaster.
read more... 08/07/2013
European Commission launches new nuclear safety rules
The European Commission published on Tuesday a draft on nuclear safety law, including obligatory stress test every six years on the dozens of nuclear reactors operating in the European Union aftermath Japan’s Fukushima disaster.
read more... 14/06/2013
Daily: British spot gas prices dip to lowest level since October on oversupply
Brent crude oil prices pared earlier steep losses on Tuesday as investors concerned that central banks, following Japan’s example, could begin to rein in their loose monetary policies. Meanwhile, Brent crude dropped 99 cents at $102.96 a barrel, after earlier losing more than $2. U.S. crude oil tumbled 39 cents to settle at $95.38 after briefly dropping to $94.04, declining below its 100-day moving average of $94.07.
read more... 12/06/2013