Posted on 05/31/2005 7:51:41 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
The Monju nuclear reactor located in Tsuruga, 350 kilometers (217 miles) west of Tokyo, was a signature of Japan's energy projects until December 1995 when it was closed due to a massive leak of sodium coolant. The Nagoya High Court in January 2003 for the first time ordered the closure of a Japanese reactor, siding with a lawsuit filed before the accident by local people who wanted Monju shut down due to fears of a meltdown. But the Supreme Court backed the government which said it has taken sufficient measures to ensure safety at Monju, administered by the government-run Japan Nuclear Cycle Development Institute... The six billion-dollar, 280,000-kilowatt "fast-breeder" reactor designed to produce more plutonium than it consumes has been emblematic for Japan, which relies heavily on nuclear energy due to its lack of natural resources.
(Excerpt) Read more at terradaily.com ...
FR Lexicon·Posting Guidelines·Excerpt, or Link only?·Ultimate Sidebar Management·Headlines
Donate Here By Secure Server·Eating our own -- Time to make a new start in Free Republic
PDF to HTML translation·Translation page·Wayback Machine·My Links·FreeMail Me
Gods, Graves, Glyphs topic·and group·Books, Magazines, Movies, Music
China to pioneer ‘pebble bed’ N-reactor
The Financial Times | February 7, 2005 | Mure Dickie
Posted on 02/08/2005 5:22:51 AM PST by Woodworker
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1338478/posts
China plans 'pebble bed' nuclear reactor: report
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200502/s1298669.htm
Posted on 04/04/2005 1:54:15 PM PDT by JeffersonRepublic.com
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1377295/posts
House energy bill has $1.3B for nuclear reactor in Idaho
AP via Salt Lake Tribune | 4/23/2005 | AP Staff
Posted on 04/23/2005 7:33:59 AM PDT by Excuse_My_Bellicosity
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1389694/posts
India's largest nuclear reactor commissioned
TIMES NEWS NETWORK | MONDAY, MARCH 07, 2005 11:51:49 PM | TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Posted on 03/08/2005 12:00:28 AM PST by CarrotAndStick
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1358271/posts
Nuclear fusion on the desktop ... really! Mini-reactor yields neutrons, could power spacecraft
MSN | April 27, 2005 | staff
Posted on 04/27/2005 12:48:24 PM PDT by Arkie2
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1392307/posts
Russia to close its last plutonium reactor in 3 years (the USA will assign $350)
Pravda | 02/26/2005
Posted on 02/26/2005 11:57:35 AM PST by Grzegorz 246
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1351711/posts
Westinghouse lines up financing for China nuclear reactor bid
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Saturday, February 19, 2005 | Jim McKay
Posted on 02/19/2005 3:34:45 PM PST by Willie Green
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1346899/posts
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.