Japanese Nuclear Reactor Shuts Down, No Radioactive Leaks Tokyo (AFP) Jul 03, 2005 A Japanese nuclear reactor shut down automatically due to turbine trouble on Sunday but there were no radioactive leaks, the reactor's operator said. The reactor in Niigata, some 200 kilometers (124 miles) north of Tokyo, was about to undergo a regular maintenance check late Sunday when it shut down, said a spokesman for Tokyo Electric Power. Tokyo Electric Power, the world's largest private power company, operates a total of 17 nuclear reactors. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links SpaceDaily Search SpaceDaily Subscribe To SpaceDaily Express Civil Nuclear Energy Science, Technology and News Powering The World in the 21st Century at Energy-Daily.com
India Calls For Action Against Nuclear Proliferators New Delhi (AFP) Oct 24, 2005 India Monday urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to take action against illegal proliferators of nuclear weapons technology such as Pakistan's disgraced scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan. |
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