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…closures add to along list of recent accidents, leaks and breakdowns that have underscored grave vulnerabilities at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant site more than two years after a powerful earthquake and tsunami set off meltdowns at three reactors. They come two weeks...

US auto sales in the wake of Fukushima Itlooks like pent-up demand for Japanese cars has MoM change in SAAR auto sales, millions of units caught up, SAAR million units 1.0 id 0.5 0.0 nn oS Ss oo BJapan -1.0 BUS+Other 4 Jan-11 Apr-11 Jul-11 Oct-11 Jan-12 4 2009 2010 2011 2012...

and it is uncertain how large a liability the crisis at the Fukushima plant will become for him.

58. The plant manager of Japan’s Fukushima

…Middle East, European concerns about natural gas dependence on Russia, and lingering concerns about nuclear power after Fukushima are factors driving countries to seek greater energy independence. In the US, prospects for energy independence rely mostly on domestically produced o...

…dling pool containing just 12 inches of water MORE HEADLINES e ‘We're not afraid to die': Extraordinary courage of the Fukushima Fifty as they return to stricken power plant to fight nuclear disaster e Thug rapes 30-year-old virgin on town centre pavement in full view of passin...

…s are planning for Independence Day Il; Is Germany making an impetuous mad dash into renewable energy? In the wake of Fukushima, Chancellor Merkel announced a plan to accelerate the closure of coal and nuclear power plants, with the goal of relying more on renewable energy to f...

…ident of Target, a U.S. department store chain. Died July 5 of cancer. Masao Yoshida, 58. The plant manager of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear reactor in March 2011, when an earthquake and ensuing tsunami crippled the facility in the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in eastern...

…ns A setback for nuclear, and some investment consequences The saddest energy moment of the year was the failure of the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant in March. Weaknesses of the original design and actions taken in the immediate aftermath of a massive tsunami combined to...