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NRA SAYS 31 HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE SEDIMENT CONTAINERS EXCEEDED LIFESPANS
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- NRA says 31 highly radioactive sediment containers exceeded lifespans.
- TEPCO has said it will start the contents to new containers in August.
- Contaminated water is treated by filtering at a multi-nuclide removal facility ...
NORTHEASTERN JAPAN HIT BY M6.8 EARTHQUAKE; NO TSUNAMI ALERT
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- Northeastern Japan hit by M6.8 earthquake; no tsunami alert.
- The earthquake was recorded off the coast of Miyagi Prefecture about 51 kilometers below sea level.
- Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants reported no...
JAPAN’S NUCLEAR REGULATOR BANS TEPCO FROM RESTARTING ITS PLANT
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- Japan’s nuclear regulator bans TEPCO from restarting its plant.
- TEPCO has been barred from transporting nuclear fuel stored at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata Prefecture.
- The corrective measure is expected ...
JAPAN GOVT. TO RELEASE TREATED RADIOACTIVE WATER INTO THE SEA
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- Japan govt. to release treated radioactive water into the sea.
- The treated water is said to not pose safety concerns to humans or the environment.
- TEPCO expects to run out of storage capacity as early as fall next year.
TOKYO STOCKS END DOWN OVER UPCOMING U.S FEDERAL RESERVE POLICY MEETING
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- Tokyo stocks end down over upcoming U.S Federal Reserve policy meeting.
- The 225-issue Nikkei Stock Average ended down 6.76 points.
- Topix index of all First Section issues on the Tokyo Stock Exchange finished 2.53 points.<...
TEPCO CONSIDERS PROVIDING $28 BILLION TO BUILD A NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
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- TEPCO considers providing $28 billion to build a new nuclear power plant.
- The company intends to supply the funds through a joint consultative body.
- TEPCO has already donated around 200 million yen to the village. ...
TOKYO HIGH COURT ORDERS GOVT. & TEPCO TO PAY DAMAGES FOR NUCLEAR CRISIS
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- Tokyo High Court orders govt. & TEPCO to pay damages for nuclear crisis.
- Japan govt. and TEPCO is to pay $2.63 million to people who had to evacuate their hometowns.
- This is the 3rd high court ruling among 30 other la...
TEPCO ORDERED TO PAY $9.5 MILLION IN DAMGES FOR THE FUKUSHIMA DISASTER
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- TEPCO ordered to pay $9.5 million in damages for the Fukushima disaster.
- The Sendai High Court announced the same.
- The high court has also found the state responsible for the incident and needs to pay damages.
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TEPCO PLANS GREEN POWER BY 2030
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- Tepco Renewable Power has an investment plan for more than 2 trillion yen to boost environment-friendly power generation.
- Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is pushing for clean power.
- To set up offshore wind farms, Japan needs to collabo...