Areva SA, the world’s largest provider of nuclear equipment and services, is “not at all concerned” about the outcome of stress tests on Europe’s atomic power stations, Chief Commercial Officer Ruben Lazo said. The Fukushima atomic disaster in Japan won’t stop construction of new reactors in Europe, Lazo said in an interview yesterday after a […]
Along with the price, the outlet, run by Cataloghouse Ltd. in Tokyo’s Shinbashi district, displays the cesium level found in the fruit or vegetable. If the radiation detection device installed in the outlet detects radioactive iodine or cesium in any produce, the figure is displayed next to the produce. The device can detect radiation levels […]
A Japanese official has drunk water collected from the quake-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, after reporters challenged him to prove it was safe. Yasuhiro Sonoda appeared nervous and his hands shook as he downed a glass during a televised news conference. The water he drank was taken from puddles under two reactor buildings. It is […]
Tokyo (CNN) — The decommissioning of four reactors at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will likely take more than 30 years to complete, according to a report by Japanese officials. The draft report, released by Japan’s Atomic Energy Commission of the Cabinet Office on Friday, said the removal of debris — or nuclear […]
Officials with the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission will discuss construction at the Watts Bar nuclear plant in a meeting next Tuesday afternoon. According to a release, the meeting will start at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday November 8th at a Comfort Inn on Decatur Pike in Athens. Officials will explain the construction schedule and challenges they […]