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Merkel admits to error in Erdogan satire row, but may still have the last laugh
Edit The Times of India 24 Apr 2016
BERLIN/HAMBURG. The prim and pragmatic Angela Merkel rarely puts a foot wrong, but the indomitable German chancellor is being panned for allowing the prosecution of a popular satirist who poked fun at Turkish President Recep Erdogan ... But, love or hate Merkel, none can ignore her ... Besides encroaching on the centre, Merkel has lobbed an existential threat at the Green Party by, post-Fukushima, deciding to phase out nuclear power by 2022 ... ....
What does radiation from a nuclear disaster actually do to our bodies?
Edit Australian Broadcasting Corporation 23 Apr 2016
Atomic weapons and nuclear accidents like those at Chernobyl and Fukushima have made sure we all know that nuclear radiation can kill. But how exactly does it affect our body? ABC Science's Bernie Hobbs explains the basics ... ....
China to build nuclear power plants on artificial islands
Edit Stars and Stripes 23 Apr 2016
China's quest to fence off a big chunk of the South China Sea may have just gotten another, powerful boost ... Floating nuclear plants have been around for decades ... The concern about nuclear safety is particularly relevant in light of the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, which was triggered when a tsunami flooded generators that ran the safety systems ... . ....
South China Sea dispute: Beijing plans floating nuclear power plants
Edit Sydney Morning Herald 23 Apr 2016
Washington. China's quest to fence off a big chunk of the South China Sea may have just gotten another, powerful boost ... Advertisement. Floating nuclear plants have been around for decades ... The concern about nuclear safety is particularly relevant in light of the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan, which was triggered when a tsunami flooded generators that ran the safety systems ... Foreign Policy. ....
Behind the scenes / Be cautious when an evacuee says ‘I’m OK’
Edit The Japan News 23 Apr 2016
The Yomiuri Shimbun. In extending aid to disaster victims, what would you pay attention to first?. Akiko Sakai. I look at their injuries, and also ascertain whether they have chronic diseases or take medications ... Q ... A ... Despite having had no meals, he said, “I’m all right.”. Slide 1 of 2. PrevNext ... An evacuation center set up in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture, after the Great East Japan Earthquake, is partitioned by curtains ... Q ... A ... Q ... A ... Q ... A ... Q ... A ... Q....
Chernobyl, and Cesium, at 30
Edit CounterPunch 22 Apr 2016
Thirty years is how long it takes for half a given amount of cesium-137 — dispersed in huge quantities from Chernobyl (and Fukushima) — to decay into radioactive barium ... The UN classifies Chernobyl and Fukushima as the worst environmental catastrophes in history; they are the only Level Seven radiation disasters ever to hit the top of its 0-to-7 scale....
This Six-Year Running Oil And Gas Trend Just Reversed Itself
Edit Oil Price 22 Apr 2016
The U.S. Senate this week approved a bill to speed permitting of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facilities. Just as news from one of the world’s most important LNG consumers shows the market isn’t what it used to be ... As the chart below shows, much of that ramp up in LNG demand came following the Fukushima incident in 2011 ... Japan’s use of natural gas (red) spiked after the Fukushima incident in 2011 ... U.S....
How Chernobyl Led to Austria's Nuclear-Free Utopia
Edit Topix 22 Apr 2016
If envy is a deadly sin then many of us were guilty of it last month when we congregated in Manchester, England. We were there for the Beyond Nuclear conference on the terrible legacies of the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters ... ....
Cameco Rallies on View Shutting Mine Will Bolster Uranium Prices
Edit Bloomberg 22 Apr 2016
Canadian uranium producer Cameco Corp ... Cameco climbed 6.8 percent to C$16.73 at 1.56 p.m ... The decision comes as global uranium prices have slumped since the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami at Fukushima, which led to a meltdown at the Dai-Ichi nuclear plant and the subsequent halt of reactors in Japan and elsewhere ... ....
Chernobyl: New Tomb Will Make Site Safe For 100 Years
Edit IFL Science 22 Apr 2016
Metal tomb. , CC BY-SA ... But the major construction challenges are not down to size alone ... However, the high levels of radioactivity may damage these remote systems, much like the robots that entered the stricken Fukushima core and “died trying” to capture the damage on camera ... Only constant innovation in engineering, robotics and materials will allow nuclear disaster sites like Chernobyl and Fukushima to be made safe, once and for all ... ....
How Chernobyl Led to Austria’s Nuclear-Free Utopia
Edit CounterPunch 22 Apr 2016
If envy is a deadly sin then many of us were guilty of it last month when we congregated in Manchester, England. We were there for the on the terrible legacies of the Chernobyl and Fukushima nuclear disasters. (The fifth anniversary of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear accident was March 11. The 30th anniversary of Chernobyl is April 26.). It began with a hefty dose of Mancunian envy ... The modern cooperative movement began in nearby Rochdale ... ....
Wildlife still flourishes decades after Chernobyl
Edit The Examiner 22 Apr 2016
Thirty years ago one of history’s largest nuclear accidents occurred at Chernobyl. The resulting radiation that leaked into the environment forced the evacuation and relocation of hundreds of thousands of people ... It may have even helped some animals thrive ... The question on whether life is able to thrive or if it decays in some way after large radioactive events like Chernobyl or Fukushima is still being debated ... ....
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