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This article provides an overview of Japan's complex security environment and its efforts to maintain control over its blue waters. It highlights Japan's heavy reliance on imported energy and the strategic importance of solving its energy problem. The article also discusses the challenges posed by Japan's aging population and the need for military personnel. Maritime security is a top priority for Japan, as it seeks to secure sea lines of communication for energy imports and exports. The article also mentions territorial disputes with neighboring countries and the potential threat posed by North Korea's missile arsenal. Japan has invested in a Ballistic Missile Defense capability and aims to increase defense spending and acquire advanced equipment. The article further explores the evolving regional security dynamics in East Asia, particularly focusing on the relationship between North Korea, Russia, China, and Japan. It highlights concerns regarding North Korea's nuclear weapons program and its ties with Russia, and discusses the implications for Japan's security. The article also touches on Japan's economic relations with China and the historical conflicts between the two countries. It concludes by emphasizing the importance of maritime security for Japan and the role of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force in ensuring it. [Extracted from the article]

Aug. 23, 2023, at 1:42 p.m. Japan as soon as this week will begin the controversial release of treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean. "Furthermore, the IAEA notes the controlled, gradual discharges of the treated water to the sea, as currently planned and assessed by TEPCO, would have a negligible radiological impact on people and the environment", he added. [Extracted from the article]

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The tsunami overtopped sea defences at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station, knocking out the backup power supply and the reactor's cooling systems. At the site of TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, more than 1000 storage tanks hold purified water that has been put through the Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) to remove radioactive contaminants. Three reactors went into meltdown and hydrogen explosions of the reactor buildings released radioactive materials into the atmosphere and the ocean. [Extracted from the article]

A new report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) should consider the risks of climate change when planning for the safety of nuclear power plants. The report states that 75 nuclear power plants in the US are located in areas expected to be affected by climate change-driven weather events such as droughts, extreme heat, and floods. The NRC currently relies on historical data rather than climate projections to assess safety risks, and does not factor in climate projections during the license renewal process. The GAO recommends that the NRC incorporate climate projections data into its safety planning and develop a plan to address gaps in its assessment process. The NRC asserts that its current processes provide reasonable assurance to address natural hazards and potential climate change. [Extracted from the article]

The tragic situation at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant violates every universally accepted tenet of healthy nuclear safety culture, especially the maintenance of an environment where personnel can raise safety concerns. I An imperiled Ukrainian nuclear power plant has the world on edge. If a shell hit the plant's spent fuel pool - which contains the still-radioactive spent fuel - or if fire spread to the spent fuel pool, it could release radiation. [Extracted from the article]

The article discusses nuclear power, focusing on pebble-bed reactors as a suggested safe method of harnessing fission energy. Topics include comparison of the economic and environmental costs of nuclear, coal, and renewable energy sources, the function and a schematic of a pebble-bed reactor, and issues of nuclear plant safety including the 2011 Fukushima accident.

The article reports on the energy policy being advanced in the European Union (EU) promoting natural gas and nuclear fission as sustainable and Germany's opposition of nuclear power due to safety and nuclear waste concerns. Other topics include the campaign in Germany to shutter nuclear power plants, and the decision by former German chancellor Angela Merkel to end nuclear power by 2022 following Japan's Fukushima nuclear meltdown.

The article examines the economic costs of the temporary closing of the operation of energy-producing nuclear reactors in Japan following the March 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident in Japan. The direct costs of the shutdown involved the costs for constructing and operating replacement capacity on the supply side, increased electricity imports, and higher electricity prices. An important element in determining the cost of the decision of the German government is cited.

The article focuses on the future of nuclear power in the wake of the 2011 nuclear meltdown at Fukushima, Japan. It states that past nuclear accidents at Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania in 1979 and in Chernobyl, Ukraine in 1986 did not significantly impact the building of nuclear power plants. It comments on the commercial infeasibility of nuclear power due to high capital costs for new reactors and mentions the nuclear proliferation concerns about nations interested in nuclear power.

The article discusses the implications of the March 2011 earthquake in Japan, focusing on its effects on the country's nuclear power resources. It describes the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during the earthquake and tsunami, and a brief history of how Japan became an advocate of nuclear energy, beginning during World War II, and U.S. and Japan's public perception regarding nuclear power post-tsunami. It also explains the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission's response to the accident.

The article reports on problems and potential problems which are seen in a majority of nuclear reactors located across the U.S. and discusses the potential dangers that are associated with the problems. A discussion of allegations that U.S. nuclear regulators are ignoring the problems, and of increased concerns which have been raised about the reactors as a result of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, is presented. INSET: THREAT ASSESSMENT.

The article focuses on an increase in demand for renewable energy sources in Japan after the Fukushima nuclear disaster that took place in 2011. It mentions that Japan has shut down several nuclear plants; and replaced them with power stations. It mentions that Japan wants coal's share of generation to grow, and has approved plans to build several coal-fired plants over the next five years. It presents views of Llewelyn Hughes of the Australian National University, on radical incrementalism.

The article discusses the aftermath of the meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan in 2011 and the resistance movement to keep the country's nuclear plants from reopening. The author argues that the Governor of Saga led a plot to orchestrate false public support for the opening of the plants. The author also highlights the plight of farmer Naoto Matsumura who is protesting the reopening of the Fukushima plant by remaining in his home inside the exclusion zone.

In this article the author discusses the restart of Japan's nuclear power plants, which were taken out of service following the 2011 magnitude-9.1 Sendai earthquake and tsunami that led to a nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. He argues that there is no way to ensure absolute safety of nuclear power plants and discusses the variety of natural hazards that pose risks to reactors throughout Japan and the political aspects of nuclear energy in Japan.

The article focuses on the Fukushima Nuclear Accident in Fukushima, Japan, in 2011 and cost of refurbishment of nuclear power plants in Ontario, Canada. Topics discussed include decommissioning the Darlington nuclear reactors in southeastern Ontario, a study on value proposition of expansion in U.S. nuclear capacity and household energy efficiency by EnergySavvy.com and job creation by energy efficiency as per views of Mike Schreiner, leader of the political party Green Party of Ontario.

The article acknowledges a collaborative effort under the National Centre for Nuclear Robotics to improve the routine use of robotics in nuclear power stations in an aim to ensure hazard-free operations as of June 2019. Topics discussed include robotics failure at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan in 2011, use of artificial intelligence to assist human operators in nuclear stations, and other robotics role including assistance to the clean-up and recycling of nuclear wastes.

The article discusses the future of nuclear power after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident in Japan. The downsizing of the nuclear industries in Japan, Germany, and Switzerland suggest nuclear power is in a decline, but figures from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) suggest many plants elsewhere are being built or planned. Criteria a country needs to introduce nuclear power are listed including robust electricity grids, stable governments, and strong economies.

The article reports that the Hamaoka nuclear power plant, located in the coastal city of Omaezaki, has been shut down pending the construction of a massive protective sea wall. It states that the Hamaoka plant sits next to the junction of two major geological faults and was considered the most vulnerable plant prior to the tsunami that struck the Fukushima nuclear complex in March 20111. It mentions construction of the 15-meter-high sea wall could take up to three years.

The article discusses the policy of Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) towards the country's nuclear industry following the 2011 Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, including the NRA's shutting down the nuclear plant owned by Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) in Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, Japan. Statistics on use of nuclear power to supply electricity in Japan are discussed.

The article looks at trends in the use of nuclear power globally, noting that emerging markets countries including China are planning to build more nuclear power plants while its use is declining in many developed countries. Topics include nuclear power as a positive option with respect to the problem of climate change because it does not cause carbon emissions, the impact of the drop in electric power prices in the U.S., and the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant disaster in Japan.

The article argues that the lesson for Boston, Massachusetts from the 2013 conference on the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, was that the Pilgrim Nuclear Power Plant in Plymouth should be closed down. Topics covered include the future of nuclear power in Japan, the worst-case scenario at Fukushima, and nuclear power. Also mentioned are the appeal for more renewable energy and legislation promoting solar power.

The article discusses the Rokkasho nuclear power plant in Aomori, Japan. It examines the plant's place in the Japanese government's policy on nuclear energy and goal to reduce atomic energy, noting that plans are underway to start reprocessing nuclear waste at Rokkasho to fuel the country's nuclear power plants through 2050. Other topics covered include the 2011 meltdown at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, finance for the plant, and Japan's international relations.

The article reports that nuclear plants are too expensive to build and will never justify their operating costs, according to a study. It criticizes U.S. President Barack Obama's nuclear power policy, which supports nuclear energy despite the public opinion being opposed to it since the 1979's Three Mile Island accident in Pennsylvania and the recent Fukushima disaster in Japan.

This article explores the impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan on the nuclear industry. It highlights the move of Japan, Germany, China and Switzerland to suspend their nuclear expansions and review the safety of their nuclear plants. It expects nuclear development to face local opposition. The article stresses the need to improve energy policies to prevent an energy crisis.

The article reports on improving safety of the U.S. nuclear plants to avoid the kind of leniency over safety that led to the March 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Japan. Topics discussed include investigations into the causes of the Fukushima disaster by Japan and other countries which includes the magnitude-9 earthquake and tsunami of March 11, 2011, need to ensure a safety system control, and views by physicist Robert Bari on the upgradation of plant systems.

The article presents a blog in which the author comments on the closure of the nuclear power plant Gentilly 2 in Québec and the dangers of nuclear energy on one's health. She applauds the efforts of physicians from Sept-îles, Québec, in fighting against the opening of a uranium mine in their region and claims that military corporations are only interested in profit. The Fukushima nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, in 2011 and the U.S.'s use of uranium bombs during conflicts are mentioned.

The article looks at the nuclear power industry in Japan as of December 2012, reporting that following the election victory of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), some observers believe nuclear reactors closed since the 2011 nuclear plant disaster may re-open.

The article looks at nuclear energy and nuclear reactor safety in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. The author says that contrary to some news coverage, the accident did not create serious dangers to human health, and that simple measures to protect backup power sources at nuclear plants can and are being taken in the U.S. and elsewhere. He criticizes Germany's decision to close its nuclear power plants.

The article looks at the political career of Toru Hashimoto, the mayor of Osaka, Japan. Topics include Japan's growing opposition to nuclear power, the public's disenchantment with the government following the Fukushima Dai-ichi disaster in 2011, the popularity of Hashimoto's political party Osaka Ishin-no Kai, and his efforts to prevent the reopening of nuclear energy facilities.

The article focuses on a study published in "Solid Earth" which revealed that seismic risk at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan has increased since the earthquake that occurred on March 11, 2011.

The article focuses on the safety problems and costs of nuclear power plant operation. Topics include nuclear power plant disasters including the accident at the Chernobyl plant in Ukraine and the Fukushima Nuclear Accident, the cost effectiveness of nuclear power over other forms of energy, and the world's inability to create a nuclear power plant without safety flaws.

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The article discusses the impact of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear problem on the U.S. nuclear industry. According to the author, the nuclear industry is needed more than ever as the U.S. continues to look for places to provide it with ample energy sources. It says that the industry since the 9/11 attacks has been upgrading its systems to keep the country safe even after a disaster like that of the March 2011 Japan earthquake. Iowa Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds believes the nuclear facilities in the state will not be impacted by what happened in Japan.

The author explains the impact of the problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan on the renaissance of the U.S. nuclear power sector. Despite the recent nuclear disaster in Japan caused by the March 11, 2011 earthquake and tsunami, U.S. President Barack Obama in his energy policy speech on March 30, 2011 insisted that nuclear energy remains essential for electrical energy supply. The author questions the view of Obama due to recent storage problems for nuclear waste concerning the Yucca Mountain storage in Nevada.

The article discusses that global news of nuclear explosion in Fukushima, Japan and bombing of Libya have brought back the images of Chernobyl accident in Ukraine. As stated, it's been a quarter-century since the Chernobyl nuclear plant exploded in 1986 and for which the Bulgarian government put on trial those who were responsible for not warning the population. Another news is of Libya where in 1999 five Bulgarian nurses, a Bulgarian doctor were accused of infecting children with AIDS disease.

The article discusses the future of next-generation nuclear power plants as a result of the Japanese tsunami.