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Japan quake roundup while Turkey forges ahead for nuclear energy…

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photo via Forging Ahead on Nuclear Energy in Turkey by By SUSANNE GÜSTEN As governments around the world scramble to freeze or review their nuclear energy programs in response to Japan?s crisis, Turkey announced plans for the first of its own nuclear plants. Japan nuclear crisis: The downside of using sea water to cool reactors … Read more

Anxious waiting for Fukushima. A Japan Earthquake roundup…

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  Japan: Design of reactors long questioned; seawalls didn’t help from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Screen capture from video of an explosion at the Fukushima Daichi plant in Japan (Reuters) As Japan nuclear fears spread, so does crowdsourced radiation tracking from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Above, “Tokyo Geiger Counter,” built with this DIY … Read more