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U S PLANTS

BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2016
Vietnam looks to delay Japan-, Russia-backed nuclear plants amid funds crunch
Vietnam's ruling Communist Party in October instructed government authorities to revise plans to build nuclear power plants with Russian and Japanese assistance with a view to delaying them due to the government's tight finances, it was learned Sunday from party and government sources.
EDITORIALS
Oct 19, 2016
Niigata gubernatorial election
Niigata's gubernatorial election result on Sunday shows the public is still wary of restarting idled nuclear power plants.
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2016
German utilities poised to OK €26.4 billion deal to store nuclear waste in yet-to-be named idle mine
Germany is close to an agreement with its utilities that will see the government assume the risks and liabilities of storing private-sector nuclear waste in return for a €26.4 billion ($29.6 billion) cash payment, daily Boersen-Zeitung reported on Saturday.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2016
Japan to start background checks of nuclear workers in anti-terrorism effort
The nation's nuclear watchdog decides to require background checks for workers at nuclear power plants and other facilities.
JAPAN
Sep 4, 2016
JCFC steel in troubled French reactor also used in 13 Japanese nuclear power plants
The Nuclear Regulation Authority orders checks on parts used in 13 nuclear reactors after defects were found in metal at a French power plant.
JAPAN
Jun 8, 2016
Japan to boost cyberattack vigilance to cover space, nuclear, housing agencies
The Japanese government plans to expand the scope of its cyberattack monitoring from the fiscal year beginning next April to include roughly 35 key affiliated agencies, including the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and the Japan Atomic Energy Agency, government sources said Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2016
French nuclear plants to strike Thursday but blackouts unlikely: CGT union
Staff in France's 19 nuclear plants have voted to go on strike on Thursday as part of protests over a labor reform, a CGT union official told Reuters on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / KANSAI PERSPECTIVE
Apr 24, 2016
Kyushu quakes kick off fault-finding search in western Japan
The recent, and continuing, earthquakes in Kyushu once again have many people consulting maps to determine just where Japan's fault lines are situated, and whether where they live is more, or less, likely to see a large temblor anytime soon.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2016
Toshiba faces ¥300 billion loss over Westinghouse
Toshiba Corp. plans to book an impairment loss of around ¥300 billion for fiscal 2015 linked to its U.S. nuclear power subsidiary Westinghouse Electric Co., sources familiar with the matter said Friday. The loss would be larger than anticipated.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2016
NRA to issue nuclear plant info every day amid quake concerns
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will begin providing information every day on the safety of four nuclear plants located around the region recently rocked by earthquakes.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 4, 2016
Obama-led EPA rule to curb mercury air pollution stands: Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court sided with the Obama administration on Thursday in rebuffing a bid by 20 states to halt an Environmental Protection Agency rule to curb emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from power plants.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2016
Oldest fossils of a land organism are fungus that made soils for plants
At first glance, they do not look like much: tiny fragments of a primordial fungus shorter than a single hair's width. But these fungal remnants possess the unique distinction of being the oldest-known fossils of any land-dwelling organism on Earth.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2016
Reactor coolant leak caused by weak bolt tension, Kansai Electric says
A radioactive coolant water leak at one of the idled reactors at the Takahama nuclear plant in Fukui Prefecture was caused by insufficient tension of a bolt in a valve installed in a pipe, according to Kansai Electric Power Co.
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2016
A setback for emissions cuts?
Short-term cost factors are taking precedence over long-term emissions goals in the government's energy policy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2016
Top court votes along ideological lines to halt Obama's legacy carbon pledge
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday delivered a major blow to President Barack Obama by putting on hold federal regulations to curb carbon dioxide emissions mainly from coal-fired power plants, the centerpiece of his administration's strategy to combat climate change.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2016
Japan to get more coal-fired power plants thanks to Environment Ministry policy reversal
In a policy back flip Tuesday, the Environment Ministry gave the green light to construction of new coal-fired power plants in exchange for power companies and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry taking tougher measures to reduce global warming emissions.
Japan Times
JAPAN / NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
Dec 20, 2015
Nuclear power plants feared vulnerable to terrorist groups
Security at France's 58 nuclear power plants was purportedly raised to its highest level last month as a result of the terrorist attacks in Paris, stoking concern over the safety of Japan's nuclear facilities.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2015
Japan, South Korea stick to coal plant policies despite global climate deal
After signing the climate pact in Paris, Japan and South Korea press ahead with plans to open scores of new coal-fired power plants.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 26, 2015
Japan to push coal technology despite OECD subsidy cut, Japan's environment minister says
Exports of advanced technology for coal-fired power plants will help fight global warming, the nation's environment minister has said, even though the world's richest nations has decided to restrict subsidies on such exports.
BUSINESS
Nov 26, 2015
As costs, mishaps mount, U.S. nuke industry weighs extending aging reactor lives up to 80 years
The U.S. is set to become the first nation to decide whether it's safe to operate nuclear power plants for 80 years, twice as long as initially allowed.
Japan says Biden's description of nation as xenophobic is 'unfortunate'
The National Diet building in Tokyo
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
G7 eyes plan on U.S.-led $50 billion aid package for Ukraine
A local resident visits the Lychakiv cemetery in Lviv, Ukraine, on Thursday. The U.S. is in talks with close partners to lead a group of allies that would give as much as $50 billion in aid to Ukraine.
Japan drops to 70th in press freedom rankings
A businessman reads a newspaper outside a train station in Tokyo.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Japan’s tween skateboarders get head start on preparations for 2028 Olympics
Ibuki Matsumoto competes at an event in Osaka on April 21.
As visitors surge, Japan seeks ways to make tourism eco-friendly
Much like other hot spots across Okinawa, Onna has diligently strived to captivate both domestic and international tourists, while at the same time grappling with the environmental strain induced by the influx of visitors.
Kishida talks up bolstered Latin American ties as China cements position
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida holds a news conference in Sao Paulo on Saturday.
Debate on constitutional revision at a standstill despite Kishida's pledges
With less than two months left before the conclusion of the current session of parliament, any possibility that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida can deliver constitutional reform before the end of his term as Liberal Democratic Party president in late September, as he has promised, appears remote.
Sapporo court ruling on Ainu fishing rights presents tough questions
A traditional Ainu preserved food called <i>satchep</i> (dried fish) being made at the government-run National Ainu Museum and Park, nicknamed Upopoy, in the town of Shiraoi, Hokkaido, on Dec. 25. The Sapporo District Court ruled last month that the Raporo Ainu Nation's rights as an Indigenous people did not extend to having an inherent right to fish for commercial reasons.

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