Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Hixson radiation news




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Scientists in California are reporting raised levels of radioactive chemicals in the atmosphere in the weeks following the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The measurements are the latest evidence that the reactors melted down catastrophically.For several years, Mark Thiemens, a chemist at UCSD, and his group have been measuring atmospheric levels of [...]
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All SDF personnel are technically civilians: those in uniform are classified as special civil servants and are subordinate to the ordinary civil servants who run the Ministry of Defense. Over 100,000 SDF troops were called up to respond to the disaster.  During the ongoing Fukushima nuclear crisis, SDF personnel engaged in operations including evacuating residents near [...]
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Activists encourage govt to search for energy alternatives as Amman makes plans to build nuclear reactor in response to rising oil prices. Jordan has opted for nuclear power as a solution to its energy woes. But politicians and local residents say they will oppose any government bid to build a nuclear reactor in the resource-poor [...]
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FORT CALHOUN, Neb. (AP) – The Omaha Public Power District says it has submitted a plan to restart its Fort Calhoun nuclear station to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Much of the nuclear plant about 20 miles north of Omaha has been surrounded by Missouri River floodwaters since at least June, but the plant itself remains [...]
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KAWASAKI — As renewable energies to replace nuclear power draw attention, the largest solar power facility in the country, dubbed Mega Solar, has started operations in Kawasaki. With the addition of another facility to commence operations in December, the combined size of Mega Solar facilities will cover an area the size of seven Tokyo domes. [...]

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