Mihama Nuclear Plant Accident Kills Four in Japan
A cooling pipe burst at Mihama's No 3 reactor killed four workers and injured seven, with no radiation release. Kansai Electric cited metal erosion and cooling water loss in the 28 year old condenser pipe, as government and company officials pledge investigations and safety reviews.
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Mihama
Japan
Tokyo
Junichiro Koizumi
Kansai Electric Power
Kansai Electric
Akira Kokado
Yoshihiro Sugiura
Tsuruga City
Kiuchi Keisoku Co
Yosaku Fuji
Fuji
Kokado
Naoki Matsubara
KYODO
Associated Press
Peru Officials Seek Stolen Nuclear Measuring Devices
Peru’s Institute of Nuclear Energy says two stolen 14 by 8 inch industrial density flow meters hold about 3.5 ounces of cesium 137 each. Stolen July 31 from a Lima warehouse, the devices could burn if carried days in a pocket and risk contamination if melted down. 23 Peru companies own 262 devices. cesium 137 used in industry and cancer treatment.
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Lima
Peru
Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy
Institute
Modesto Montoya
Associated Press
Montoya
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Croatia cave yields world’s deepest vertical drop
A Croatian team from the Velebit region reports a newly found cave pit in central Croatia with a vertical drop of about 1,693 feet after a 203 foot descent. Located in Rozanski Hip National Park, the cave hosts large subterranean ponds and a major leech colony, with the widest section about 100 feet.
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Zagreb
Croatia
Velebit
Ana Sudovic Baksic
Velebit Speleological Society
Sudovic Baksic
Rozanski Hip
Voronya
Georgia
Caucasus
Peggy Says Goodbye to Mr President on the Mountain
Peggy spends ten mornings listening to Mrs. Potter read about Lincoln Jefferson and Roosevelt while watching the Keystone Boys sculpt a mountain statue. She learns about Lincoln’s reading, Jefferson’s Declaration, and Roosevelt’s era as she prepares to move away from South Dakota to Nebraska, bidding farewell to Mrs. Potter and the president.
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Mrs. Potter
Peggy
Abraham Lincoln
Keystone Boys
Mr. Lincoln
President Lincoln
President Roosevelt
Mr. Roosevelt
Mount Rushmore
Washington
Mr. Washington
United States
White House
Jansen
Nebraska
South Dakota
Iran's nuclear demands stall EU initiatives
EU officials and diplomats say Iran is demanding that Europe back its right to access dual use nuclear technology and to remove restrictions, a list presented in Paris that could undermine efforts by France Germany and Britain to avert a UN Security Council referral. The talks leave the three Europeans strained as the U.S. pushes for sanctions while Iran seeks assurances and access to technology that could support a nuclear weapons program.
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Vienna
Austria
Iran
Europe
Washington
U.N
European Union
Associated Press
France
Germany
Britain
Tehran
Bush Administration
U.N. Security Council
Paris
Security Council
Middle East
Israel
Iraq
International Atomic Energy Agency
EU Ceed
London
Britai
Kaimal Kharrazi
Tehra
Kharrazi
Islamic Republic
Nct
Bush
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