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Shutting Down All Of Japan’s Nuclear Plants After Fukushima Was A Bad Idea

Jim Conca

By now, more Japanese have died from the closing of Japan's nuclear power plants following the 2011 Tohoku quake than from the tsunami and the earthquake combined, which was about 20,000 people. But no one has died from any radiation released by the crippled reactors.

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A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor

TechXplore

A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for the first time since the 2011 meltdown.

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Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again

TechXplore

A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it had survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant was shut down again Monday due to an equipment problem, its operator said.

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Polysilicon exports to China lowest since 2011 due to US import laws – Bernreuter

PV Tech

Polysilicon imports to China have fallen to their lowest levels since 2011 as non-Chinese polysilicon producers have shipped greater volumes to Southeast Asia, according to a recent report from Bernreuter Research.

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This marine studies building doubles as an emergency shelter

Inhabitat - Innovation

The Gladys Valley Marine Studies Building pays homage to the 2011 tsunami in Japan.

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Trend: The bots are coming (to ratings and reporting)

GreenBiz

Roughly 20 percent of S&P 500 companies published a sustainability report in 2011. Corporate reporting on sustainability has grown more than fivefold in the past 10 years. In 2018, that number rose to 86 percent.

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SEPA household waste statistics 2019 highlight positive trends on recycling, carbon emissions and reduced landfill use

Envirotec Magazine

million tonnes of CO2 equivalent from 2011. The 2019 metric shows a continued downward trajectory since 2011 in Scotland’s household waste carbon impact. million from 2011. achieved in 2011. Carbon impact of waste down 1.1 Less than 1 million tonnes of household waste sent to landfill for the first time.

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