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Analysis: Risks too great for full Japan nuclear shutdown
Jun 09, 2011 08:53 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Economic risks are too high for Japan to pull the plug on its 54 nuclear plants next year despite intense public pressure on Tokyo to cut reliance on atomic power in favor of other clean energy sources.
Analysis: Risks too great for full Japan nuclear shutdown
Jun 09, 2011 08:53 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Economic risks are too high for Japan to pull the plug on its 54 nuclear plants next year despite intense public pressure on Tokyo to cut reliance on atomic power in favor of other clean energy sources.
Special Report: After Japan, where's the next nuclear weak link?
Jun 09, 2011 07:17 EDT
DETROIT (Reuters) - Imagine a country where corruption is rampant, infrastructure is very poor, or the quality of security is in question. Now what if that country built a nuclear power plant?
Greenpeace urges Japan to evacuate town's children
Jun 09, 2011 06:21 EDT
Greenpeace called on Japan on Thursday to evacuate children and pregnant women from a town about 60 kilometres (40 miles) from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant because of high radiation.
Japan priest speaks out on spiritual toll of nuclear crisis
Jun 09, 2011 05:08 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - In Japan, where nature is believed to cleanse spirits, how do people cope when treasured mountains and oceans are tainted by leaks of radiation from a nuclear power plant?
TEPCO shares hit new closing low at 192 yen
Jun 09, 2011 02:49 EDT
Shares in Japan's TEPCO hit a new closing low Thursday, ending the session down 4.0 percent at 192 yen on uncertainty over the fate of the beleaguered company due to the crisis at its nuclear plant.
Japan's TEPCO shares plunge 20% to new low
Jun 08, 2011 22:47 EDT
Shares in Japan's TEPCO hit an all-time low Thursday, falling 20 percent on uncertainty over government plans to ensure the company can meet compensation bills over the crisis at its nuclear plant.
Power outages at Japan's Fukushima plant, cooling continues
Jun 08, 2011 04:14 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of a crippled Japanese nuclear plant said on Wednesday it had experienced power outages at two of its reactors but it was able to continue the cooling process to bring them under control.
Power outages at Japan's Fukushima plant, cooling continues
Jun 08, 2011 04:14 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of a crippled Japanese nuclear plant said on Wednesday it had experienced power outages at two of its reactors but it was able to continue the cooling process to bring them under control.
Fuel may have melted through three Japan reactors
Jun 07, 2011 10:57 EDT
Japan in a report prepared for the UN nuclear watchdog on Tuesday said for the first time that fuel in its crippled Fukushima plant may have melted through three reactor core vessels.
Dutch nuclear train sparks protests
Jun 07, 2011 09:58 EDT
A train carrying nuclear waste to France was able to depart on Tuesday despite efforts by Dutch and Belgian anti-nuclear activists -- some who were trying to block it by chaining themselves to the tracks.
Japan makes new nuclear safety vows after quake
Jun 07, 2011 09:55 EDT
TOKYO, Jun (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday pledged to overhaul regulation of nuclear power, saying that lax standards and poor oversight had contributed to the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986.
Japan makes new nuclear safety vows after quake
Jun 07, 2011 08:36 EDT
TOKYO, Jun (Reuters) - Japan on Tuesday pledged to overhaul regulation of nuclear power, saying that lax standards and poor oversight had contributed to the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986.
Japan doubles plant radiation leak estimate
Jun 07, 2011 05:15 EDT
Japan has more than doubled its initial estimate of radiation released from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in the week after the March 11 tsunami, ahead of the launch of an official probe Tuesday.
Japanese retirees ready to risk Fukushima front line
Jun 06, 2011 13:19 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - At age 72, Yasuteru Yamada believes he has a few more good years ahead.
Japan's TEPCO shares down 28% to record-low
Jun 06, 2011 07:55 EDT
Shares in Japan's TEPCO lost more than a quarter of their value Monday following a media report that the operator of the country's tsunami-hit nuclear plant would log a $7 billion loss in fiscal 2011.
Asian shares down on dismal US news, TEPCO plunges
Jun 06, 2011 06:42 EDT
Asian shares dropped on Monday as Tokyo was pulled lower by a plunging TEPCO and after dismal jobs figures in the US pointed to a faltering recovery in the world's largest economy.
Japanese retirees ready to risk Fukushima front line
Jun 06, 2011 05:29 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - At age 72, Yasuteru Yamada believes he has a few more good years ahead.
Japan's TEPCO shares down 28% to record-low
Jun 05, 2011 22:46 EDT
Shares in Japan's TEPCO briefly dived 28 percent Monday to a record low following a media report that the operator of the country's tsunami-hit nuclear plant would log a $7 billion loss in fiscal 2011.
Japan firm develops 'sun-chasing' solar panels
Jun 03, 2011 03:36 EDT
A new Japanese solar power device can generate twice the electricity of current models thanks to moving mirrors that follow the sun throughout the day, according to its developers.
