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Japan restarts nuclear reactor using plutonium-mixed fuel
Japan restarts nuclear reactor using plutonium-mixed fuel
By Mari Yamaguchi | Over a year ago
Japan on Friday restarted a nuclear reactor that uses riskier plutonium-based MOX fuel, the first of that type to resume operations...
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Nuclear-powered carrier USS Ronald Reagan arrives in Japan
October 1, 2015 - 12:00pm
The American nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan docked at its new home in Japan's Yokosuka naval port yesterday just as Tokyo tries to deepen defense ties with the US under new security laws that...
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Japan to restart 1st reactor under new rules since crisis
Japan to restart 1st reactor under new rules since crisis
By Mari Yamaguchi | Over a year ago
A power plant operator said it will restart a reactor in southern Japan on Tuesday, the first restart under new safety requirements...
World
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Japan audit: Millions of dollars wasted in Fukushima cleanup
By Mari Yamaguchi | March 25, 2015 - 4:43am
Japanese government auditors say the operator of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant has wasted more than a third of the 190 billion yen ($1.6 billion) in taxpayer money allocated for cleaning up the plant after...
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Prince William starts first Japan visit - with green tea
Prince William starts first Japan visit - with green tea
By Yuri Kageyama | Over a year ago
Britain's Prince William had afternoon tea on his first visit to Japan on Thursday, but it was green and served by a master...
World
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Japan readies first robot to probe melted Fukushima reactor
Japan readies first robot to probe melted Fukushima reactor
By Miki Toda | Over a year ago
A snake-like robot designed to examine the inside of one of three melted reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant...
Science and Environment
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Japan's ruling coalition wins big in elections
Japan's ruling coalition wins big in elections
By Ken Moritsugu | Over a year ago
Japan's ruling coalition won a solid victory in lower house elections Sunday, giving Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's Liberal Democrats...
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Japan's ruling party heads for election landslide
By Ken Moritsugu | December 15, 2014 - 4:45am
Japan's ruling coalition was headed for a resounding victory in lower house elections yesterday, firming up Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's hold on power as he prepares to push forward on several politically difficult...
World
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Japan earthquake collapses homes, causes injuries
By Ken Moritsugu and Mari Yamaguchi | November 23, 2014 - 11:00am
A strong earthquake in the mountainous area of central Japan that hosted the 1998 Winter Olympics destroyed more than half a dozen homes in a ski resort town and injured at least 30 people, officials said.
World
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Nuclear industry explores accident-resistant fuel
By Ray Henry | June 15, 2014 - 6:15am
The explosions that rocked a crippled Japanese nuclear plant in 2011 show what happens when nuclear fuel fails during severe accidents.
World
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