Nagasaki marks anniversary of atomic bomb attack
By Mari Yamaguchi
Japanese officials pledged Thursday to seek a society less reliant on nuclear energy as the country marked the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Japanese officials pledged Thursday to seek a society less reliant on nuclear energy as the country marked the 67th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
If the Ohi nuclear reactors plunged into a Fukushima-style meltdown, the only route for escaping or for sending help would be a winding, cliff-hugging road often closed by snow in winter or clogged by beachgoers in summer.
Japan’s Cabinet approved bills Tuesday aimed at bolstering nuclear safety regulations following last year’s Fukushima disaster, including one that would put a 40-year cap on the operational life of nuclear reactors.
TOKYO—Facing a power crunch and a scorching summer, some of nearly 10,000 Tokyo city government employees started their work shifts an hour earlier Monday to conserve energy amid shortages spawned by the damage to a tsunami-hit nuclear plant. Tokyo government workers’ on the earliest shift start at 7:30 a.m. and will be allowed to leave [...]
by Eric Talmadge and Mari Yamaguchi Associated Press FUKUSHIMA—Officials raced Monday to restore electricity to Japan’s leaking nuclear plant, but getting the power flowing will hardly be the end of their battle: With its mangled machinery and partly melted reactor cores, bringing the complex under control is a monstrous job. Restoring the power to all [...]
