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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Calls San Onofre Tube Failures 'Significant Issue'

March 16, 2012, 8:38 am • Posted by KQED News Staff and Wires
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LOS ANGELES (AP) Four more tubes that carry radioactive water at a Southern California nuclear power plant failed pressure tests, bringing the number to seven and prompting new safety concerns, authorities disclosed. The four tubes failed Thursday at the San … Continue reading »

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Japan's Nukes: What and Where They Are

March 14, 2011, 11:10 pm • Posted by Dan Brekke
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Japan, a country roughly the size of California (but with a population more than three times ours), runs 55 nuclear power reactors at 17 sites. Here's a list of plants from the Japanese power industry. Note that the Fukushima Daiichi … Continue reading »

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Japan Quake-Tsunami Aftermath: Fears About Nuclear Plants

March 12, 2011, 2:02 am • Posted by Dan Brekke
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In Japan, attention is focusing in two places: First, search and rescue operations and the massive recovery ahead in the large sections of the northeastern coast devastated by Friday's earthquake and tsunamis. The other increasingly critical concern: the condition of … Continue reading »

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