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- Nuclear Nightmare. Russell, Pam Radtke; Carr, Housley; Hunter, Pam; Rubin, Debra // ENR: Engineering News-Record;3/21/2011, Vol. 266 Issue 8, p14
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- Nuclear futures. Stirling, Andrew; Macilray, Quentin; Taubman, Andrew; Shoshany, Gila // New Scientist;4/16/2011, Vol. 210 Issue 2808, p30
Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in the March 26, 2011 issue on topics including the development of nuclear energy in Japan, the nuclear reactors at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, and the safety of nuclear technology.
- No going back. Marshall, Michael // New Scientist;8/27/2011, Vol. 211 Issue 2827, p4
The article discusses neighborhoods near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan which data from the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology suggests will be uninhabitable for years due to radiation after the nuclear accident at the plant in March 2011.
- Panic stations. Lynas, Mark // New Statesman;3/21/2011, Vol. 140 Issue 5045, p30
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- The Trouble with MOX. Blake, Mariah // New Republic;4/28/2011, Vol. 242 Issue 6, p9
An article is presented that reports on mixed-oxide fuel (MOX) as a fuel at nuclear power plants. MOX is a blend of uranium and plutonium and was in use at Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant during its reactor accident following the March 2011 Sendai earthquake and tsunami. The article...
- Missing bubbles. // New Scientist;12/28/91, Vol. 132 Issue 1800/1801, p9
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Reports on Japan's abandonment of plans to build an advanced thermal reactor (ATR) due to an increase in project cost. Transitional stage in Japan's projected move from conventional nuclear power plants to plutonium producing fast breeder reactors.
