Japan – Protestors say “No” to nuclear power plants

Around 30,000 protestors came together in France on Sunday to form a human chain to call for an end to nuclear energy.

One year after the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, people linked arms for some 230 kilometers along a major road in southeastern France, where many nuclear facilities are located.

Iran to start uranium enrichment at a new site

Iran says it will begin enriching uranium at a new nuclear plant in central Iran, ignoring UN resolutions banning such a move.

Iran’s nuclear chief, Fereydoun Abbasi Davan, said on Saturday that a nuclear enrichment plant near the city of Qom will be producing uranium with a purity of 20 percent in the near future.

Fukashima Power Plant is Stable – Japan PM

Laaska news  Dec. 16, 2011
Japan’s Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda says the crippled reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant have been successfully brought to a state of cold shutdown.

Japan:TEPCO retracts criticality call +Related Article

Laaska News  Nov. 3 ,2011

The operator of the Fukushima nuclear power plant has retracted an earlier assessment that a continuous nuclear reaction, or a criticality, could have taken place in the damaged Number 2 reactor.

FRANCE:French nuclear agency declares accident terminated

Laaska News  Sept. 13,2011

Japan:Radiation effect on children’s thyroid glands

Laaska News  August 14,2011

Japan:IAEA chief says cooling operation going as planned

Laaska News  July 26,2011
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says operations to bring the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under control are going as planned.

UN meeting on atomic energy urges stronger, effective nuclear safety standards

Laaska News  June 21,2011

20 June 2011 –A conference held by the United Nations atomic energy agency today called for stronger national and international measures to ensure the highest and most effective levels of nuclear safety in the wake of the accident at Japan’s Fukushima

Japan:TEPCO to install cooling system at No. 4 reactor

Laaska News  June 11,2011
The operator of the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant is preparing to install a circulatory cooling system for a spent nuclear fuel pool in the plant’s Number 4 reactor building.

Japan:TEPCO plans to plug all potential leaks

Laaska News  June  2,2011

The Tokyo Electric Power Company, or TEPCO, plans to plug all potential leaks of highly radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in June.