The news from Japan continues to be grim.
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Amid Tweeted Frustration, Japan May Take Control of TEPCO
The prospective decision by Japan’s government to take control of the Tokyo Electric Power Company may seem belated to the rest of the world, given the confusing way the firm has managed the Fukishima nuclear reactor crisis.
Low Levels of Radiation Found in U.S. Milk
The Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration say that very low levels of radiation have turned up in a sample of milk from Washington state. But federal officials say consumers should not worry
Undeterred by Japan, Earthquake-Prone Indonesia Pursues Nuclear Power
Rising alarm at the spread of radiation throughout Japan’s water supply has not deterred one of its major trading partners from going ahead with its nuclear ambitions. Indonesia’s National Nuclear Energy Agency, also known as Batan, announced on Monday that it had narrowed down the list of bidders for a feasibility study it plans to conduct for two nuclear reactors.
Nuclear Physics: Father of Fission
NUCLEAR PHYSICS The nuclear age dawned in the wrong place, at the wrong time.
Japan’s Respect: Cultural Differences in Disaster Response
My mother’s golf pro called to tell her he was going home to Canada for two weeks.
China: Nuclear-Power Projects Move Ahead Amid Safety Fears
Even for a country known for completing massive infrastructure projects with frightening speed, China’s nuclear-power-plant building spree boggles the mind. China has 13 reactors in operation now and is currently building another 27 — nearly half of the total under construction worldwide
Japan Nuclear Threat Level Raised, and Exodus Continues
The five Buddhist monks hurried toward the gleaming bullet train, their wooden sandals click-clacking on the platform, their pale gray robes fluttering in their wake.
Nuclear-Fuel Storage to Be Probed in U.S. Safety Study
Submerged in 40-ft.-deep tanks of blue, boron-infused water, nearly 50,000 tons of spent nuclear fuel are stored near the 104 nuclear reactors in the U.S. Industry officials say it is perfectly safe to keep there.
Fear Goes Nuclear
Here’s the worst-case scenario: sometime soon, workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant will realize they can’t pump seawater into the cores of the wrecked reactors fast enough to keep up with the steady heating. The temperature in the core will exceed 5,000°F , causing hundreds of uranium fuel rods to slump to the bottom of the containment vessel like melted wax