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Fukui Prefecture

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Name: Fukui Prefecture

First reported 22 hours ago - Updated 8 hours ago - 2 reports

Researchers hurt at Ibaraki nuclear facility

At least four researchers suffered internal radiation exposure due to an accident during an experiment on elementary particles, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency said Saturday.Radioactive substances leaked following the incident Thursday in the Hadron Experimental ... [Published Japan Times - 20 hours ago]

Entities: Ibaraki (Ibaraki, Japan), Radioactive Substances, Tokai (Ibaraki, Japan)

First reported May 24 2013 - Updated 16 hours ago - 1 reports

NRA forges new trail in judging reactor risk

Regulators are in the process of deciding which reactors are sitting on active faults, but the experts involved say there is clearly room for improvement.Fault exams at three nuclear power plants are proceeding in parallel. The first one to be finalized ... [Published Japan Times - May 24 2013]

Entities: Reactor, Nuclear Power, Tsuruga (Japan), Japan

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

Kobe University

Retired teachers stay busy as bees

FUKUI – Five people in their 70s to 90s from Fukui Prefecture have been chasing and collecting bees for more than half a century, contributing to the discovery of rare species.All five of the former teachers studied the life of bees under Fukui University ... [Published Japan Times - May 21 2013]

Entities: Species, Kobe University, Toyama, Gifu

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 1 reports

Yoroku: Rituals and myths have no chance against active faults

Even for those in the present day who know what it is, liquefaction is a terrifying phenomenon: the eruption of massive volumes of sand and gravel through cracks that emerge as the earth shakes violently. The people from the Jomon and Yayoi periods -- ... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 20 2013]

Entities: Liquefaction, Reactor, Jōmon period, Nuclear Power Plant, Plant Operator

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 5 reports

JAEA head quits over Monju ills

The president of the state-run Japan Atomic Energy Agency resigned Friday over the body’s failure to properly inspect the troubled Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor in Tsuruga, Fukui Prefecture, science and technology minister Hakubun Shimomura sa ... [Published Japan Times - May 17 2013]

Entities: Reactor, Hakubun Shimomura, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Lingering death for fast reactor as Monju suspended

"Japan’s nuclear watchdog will indefinitely suspend the use of the Monju prototype fast-breeder reactor over the operator’s disregard for safety that continued even after the Fukushima nuclear crisis raised concerns across the nation," writes Hideki ... [Published Beyond Nuclear - May 16 2013]

Entities: Reactor, fuel recycling, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Tsuruga (Japan)

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 16 2013 - 1 reports

Japanese nuclear reactor sits on fault line

Finding may mean permanent closure for facility in western Japan.resize textEmail shareyour nameyour emailrecipients email+ add a comment add a commentTOKYO – Seismologists said Wednesday that a nuclear reactor in Tsuruga, in western Japan, stands above ... [Published Minneapolis Star Tribune - May 16 2013]

Entities: Tsuruga (Japan), Reactor, Nuclear Reactor

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 1 reports

LDP lawmakers form group to push for restart of nuclear reactors

Dozens of lawmakers in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party launched a group Tuesday to push for the restart of the country’s idled nuclear reactors, saying a stable power supply is key to achieving economic growth.“This is a Diet members’ league to map ... [Published Japan Times - May 14 2013]

Entities: Liberal Democratic Party (JP), Nuclear Reactor, Reactor

First reported May 14 2013 - Updated May 14 2013 - 2 reports

Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for May 10th to May 13th, 2013

Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. State of the Fukushima Reactors In a surprise move, the Fukushima Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations has ... [Published Greenpeace news - May 14 2013]

Entities: Reactor, Fukushima I Dai-Ichi Nuclear Plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc, Radiation

First reported May 11 2013 - Updated May 11 2013 - 1 reports

NRA asks Kepco to recheck Oi safety

The Nuclear Regulation Authority has asked Kansai Electric Power Co. to re-examine the seismic resistance of its Oi plant in Fukui Prefecture on the assumption that three active faults around it might move in tandem during a quake.The NRA made the request ... [Published Japan Times - May 11 2013]

Entities: Kansai Electric Power Co Inc, Reactor, Nuclear Regulation Authority of Japan, Sea of Japan

First reported May 01 2013 - Updated May 01 2013 - 1 reports

Fukui theme park raided

Print: May 02, 2013Last Modfied: May 02, 2013FUKUI – Police on Wednesday raided the operator of Wonderland, an amusement park in Sakai, Fukui Prefecture, a day after a 6-year-old boy was injured on a roller coaster.The boy suffered a fractured rib after ... [Published Japan Times - May 01 2013]

Entities: Roller Coaster, Police, Investigation

First reported Apr 30 2013 - Updated Apr 30 2013 - 2 reports

Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for April 26th to April 29th, 2013

Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. This edition of The Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update is abbreviated as a result of reduced news coverage during Japan’s annual Golden ... [Published Greenpeace news - Apr 30 2013]

Entities: Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc, Fukushima I Dai-Ichi Nuclear Plant, Nuclear, Reactor

Quotes

Announcing its recommendation for the No. 1 reactor, Kunihiko Shimazaki, the NRA commissioner, told DW, "It is lucky there has been no accident at the reactor."

Row rages over safety of Japanese nuclear plant [Published Deutsche Welle - May 23 2013]

...and Fisheries issued a written request on April 19 to 75 prefectural governments and major cities that have slaughterhouses, urging them to "review blanket testing from July."

Prefectures mixed over blanket BSE testing: survey [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 21 2013]

"Even though its president has stepped down, it won't settle issues related to the agency's responsibility for the blunder" the official said

Head of operator of trouble-plagued fast-breeder reactor resigns [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 17 2013]

"'Even when the reactor is offline, things stand in such a state,' an NRA official said after an on-site inspection of the reactor in February. “We cannot possibly approve a restart.” Read more. (Picture shows a still from video footage inside Monju during the 1995 sodium fire). "

Lingering death for fast reactor as Monju suspended [Published Beyond Nuclear - May 16 2013]

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Chopsticks More Popular During Obama's Presidency [Published PRWeb - May 22 2013]
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Prefectures mixed over blanket BSE testing: survey [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 21 2013]
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Yoroku: Rituals and myths have no chance agains... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 20 2013]
Crushed By Soaring Energy Costs, Japan Prepares... [Published Zero Hedge - May 20 2013]
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Tsuruga reactor’s active fault [Published Japan Times - May 19 2013]
Shut Monju down permanently [Published Japan Times - May 17 2013]
JAEA head quits over Monju ills [Published Japan Times - May 17 2013]
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for May 14th to... [Published Greenpeace USA - May 17 2013]
Head of operator of trouble-plagued fast-breede... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 17 2013]
Editorial: Lay the groundwork for decommissioni... [Published MAINICHI Daily News - May 17 2013]
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for May 14th to... [Published Greenpeace news - May 17 2013]
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for May 14th to... [Published The Greenpeace weblog - May 17 2013]
Head of operator of fast-breeder reactor resigns [Published GlobalPost - May 17 2013]
Energy-generation / Energy-storage-type EV Char... [Published NICHICON - May 16 2013]

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Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for May 21st to... [Published Greenpeace news - May 23 2013] Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Nuclear Regulation Authority Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) announced this week that it will accept findings from a panel ...
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for May 21st to... [Published The Greenpeace weblog - May 23 2013] Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Nuclear Regulation Authority Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) announced this week that it will accept findings from a panel ...
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for May 17th to... [Published Greenpeace news - May 21 2013] Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. State of the Fukushima Reactors TEPCO announced yet another leak on Friday, this time from a tank holding treated water near reactors ...
Fukushima Nuclear Crisis Update for May 17th to... [Published The Greenpeace weblog - May 21 2013] Here’s the latest of our news bulletins from the ongoing crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. State of the Fukushima Reactors TEPCO announced yet another leak on Friday, this time from a tank holding treated water near reactors ...
Crushed By Soaring Energy Costs, Japan Prepares... [Published Zero Hedge - May 20 2013] In what was painfully obvious to everyone with half a brain months ago (see here ) Japan's desperate gambit at reflating would backfire massively by sending energy prices soaring in a world in which Japan no longer has access to internally producer, nuclear ...