Japan’s taxpayer, not the nuclear industry or insurers, will cover most of the cleanup cost from the worst accident since Chernobyl, a financial rescue that may spur moves...
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Report: U.S. nuclear plants failing to report component defects to regulators
Operators of U.S. nuclear plants are failing to report component defects that could cause “substantial’ safety hazards, according to a new report by the Nuclear Regulatory...
Oil companies that gave ‘bonuses’ to Libya also lobbied against disclosure rules
Multinational companies operating in Libya have had to deal with many obstacles, including a government rife with corruption that often asked for what amounted to bribes.
Sea salt may be hampering Japan nuclear recovery
Corrosive salt from seawater may be adding to problems at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, damaged two weeks ago by the megaquake and tsunami in Japan.
A major expansion of coal mining planned in Wyoming's Powder River Basin
Vast coal reserves in Wyoming will be auctioned over the next five months, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced Tuesday, despite the Obama administration's push...
Japan nuclear crisis still a serious concern
TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo residents were warned not to give babies tap water because of radiation leaking from a nuclear plant crippled in the earthquake and tsunami that...
Report: U.S. solar $6 billion industry in 2010
The U.S. solar market grew 67 percent from a $3.6 billion market in 2009 to $6 billion in 2010, according to "U.S. Solar Market Insight: 2010 Year in Review," a...
Conflicting U.S and Japan evacuation policies sow confusion
TOKYO—There is no shortage of contradictory information concerning the danger of the radiation emanating from the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant. But critics...
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Japanese protesters fill streets to protest reactor re-start
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Seismologists warn Japan against nuclear restart
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan on Saturday approved the resumption of nuclear power operations at two reactors despite mass public opposition, the first to come back on line...
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Poll: Japanese support PM's call to do away with nuclear power
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Environmental groups file F.O.I.A. request for data on Fukushima radiation release
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