"Bungling, Cover-Ups Define Japanese Nuclear Power"
"Behind Japan's escalating nuclear crisis sits a scandal-ridden energy industry in a comfy relationship with government regulators often willing to overlook safety lapses."
Source: AP, 03/17/2011
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"Nuclear Industry Lobbyists' Clout Felt on Hill"
"Facing its biggest crisis in 25 years, the U.S. nuclear power industry can count on plenty of Democratic and Republican friends in both high and low places."
Source: Politico, 03/17/2011
"High Radiation Severely Hinders Emergency Work to Cool Japanese Plant"
"Amid widening alarm in the United States and elsewhere about Japan’s nuclear crisis, military fire trucks began spraying cooling water on spent fuel rods at the country’s stricken nuclear power station on Thursday, but later suspended the operation, the NHK broadcaster said."
Source: NY Times, 03/17/2011
"EPA Proposes Air Rules That May Hit Coal-Fired Power"
"Environmental regulators proposed rules on Wednesday that would force aging coal-fired power plants to choose between installing costly anti-pollution technology or shutting, which could ensure reliance nuclear power and natural gas."
Source: Reuters, 03/17/2011
"U.S. Breaks With Japan Over Power Plant Warnings"
"The United States showed increasing alarm about Japan's nuclear crisis on Wednesday and urged its citizens to stay clear of an earthquake-crippled power plant, going further in its warnings than Japan itself."
Source: Reuters, 03/17/2011
Wikileaks: IAEA Warned Japan That Nuke Plants Couldn't Handle Quakes
"The international nuclear watchdog warned Japan in 2008 that powerful earthquakes could be too strong for their nuclear reactors, according to a U.S. diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks Tuesday night."
Source: Raw Story, 03/16/2011
"Nine States Don’t Deploy Radiation Safeguards"
"In nearly a third of the states with nuclear power plants, nearby residents do not have the protection of federally-supplied potassium iodide pills for treatment in the event of a radiation crisis like that in Japan."
Source: Ctr. for Public Integrity, 03/16/2011
"House Panel Advances Bill To Limit Greenhouse Gas Restrictions"
"The legislation is approved in a largely party-line vote. It's unlikely to win much support in the Democratic-ruled Senate."
Source: LA Times, 03/16/2011
"EU Mulls Nuclear-Free Future, Extra Tests On Reactors"
"Europe's energy chief Tuesday raised the prospect of a nuclear-free future and said the 27-nation bloc is considering 'stress testing' its nuclear power stations to check they can cope with crises."
Source: Reuters, 03/16/2011
"Radiation Plume Could Reach Tokyo: U.S. Scientists"
"If the containment at the nuclear power plant damaged by Japan's devastating earthquake fails, a potential radiation plume from a full core meltdown could reach Tokyo, a U.S. scientists' organization said on Tuesday."
Source: Reuters, 03/16/2011
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