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General Eclectric warns on nuclear reactors and earthquakes

GE warns nuclear reactors could struggle in earthquake, October 02, 2011,   NJ.com. By Eliot Caroom/The Star-Ledger  A manufacturer of dozens of boiling water nuclear reactors in the country, including many on the East Coast, warned the Nuclear Regulatory Commission last year and reiterated last week that earthquakes could hinder its reactors from shutting down. Continue reading →

October 3, 2011 Posted by | safety, USA | Leave a comment

Move for nuclear referendums in Japan

Japanese activists pushing for nuclear referendums, Australia Network News, 3 Oct 11, A civic group formed in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear plant crisis in Japan is collecting signatures in Tokyo, Osaka and Shizuoka Prefecture with an eye to filing direct petitions with local assemblies to hold referendums on nuclear power. Continue reading →

October 3, 2011 Posted by | Japan, politics | Leave a comment

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