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March 18, 2011 2:11 PM
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Quake Question #10: Why Are Spent Rods So Deadly?
Readers ask: Does the life of the rods affect their radioactive capabilities? Like, if they were getting near the end of their effective life, are they more or less...
March 18, 2011 1:23 PM
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Japan: Water Remains in Fuel Pool of Reactor #4
TOKYO—The Japanese government says that there is water covering the fuel rods in the spent-fuel pool of reactor #4 at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant. On Wednesday, U.S....
March 18, 2011 12:07 PM
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Atomic Agency Chief: Nuclear Plants Harmed By Disaster
TOKYO—As Japan's nuclear power plant crisis entered its seventh day, Yukiya Amano, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), said it would be "unrealistic to think this...
March 17, 2011 6:40 PM
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The Worst Case: What If the Water Ran Dry in the Japanese Reactors?
What if cooling in one or more of the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant were lost? Richard Lester, chair of the department of nuclear science and engineering at...
March 17, 2011 6:17 PM
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Quake Question #9: Why Didn't Reactors Melt Down Immediately?
Readers ask: By what mechanism is a reactor shut down (to replace spent fuel, for instance)? Did that mechanism fail after the quake? If not, why are the cores...
High-Energy Physics Experiments in Japan Weather the Crises
During an earthquake, tsunami, or nuclear meltdown, the safest place to be is in a mine. So says Stuart Freedman, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory's spokesperson for the KamLAND neutrino...
March 17, 2011 5:39 PM
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How Much Fuel Is at Risk at Fukushima?
The maximum hazard from a crippled nuclear power plant depends on how much radioactive fuel is on site, both in the reactors and in the storage pools. And the...
March 17, 2011 5:31 PM
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Trackers Seek More Data on the Release of Radioactive Material
As teams of Japanese engineers scramble to prevent a disastrous release of radioactive material from the Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists are already preparing for a challenge that may unfold...
March 17, 2011 3:46 PM
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Little Protection for Those on the Front Lines
With fears mounting about the spread of radiation from Japan's damaged nuclear plants, the people at highest risk are the ones trying hardest to contain it. The New York...
March 17, 2011 1:38 PM
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Rendezvous With an Earthquake for a Hiroshima Native
Ritsuko Komaki, 67, grew up in Hiroshima after the atomic bombing there. Her experience led her to become a radiation oncologist, and she now works at M.D. Anderson Cancer...
March 16, 2011 5:54 PM
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Chernobyl Can Teach Japan About Limiting Radiation Exposure
As workers struggle with Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant, the potential risk that more radiation will be released remains unknown. But the unfolding events since Friday's earthquake have...
March 16, 2011 5:40 PM
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Quake Question #8: What Impact Will the Radiation Have on Marine Life?
Readers ask: Since it seems the radiation will mainly head out to sea, what will its effects be on ocean life? Science answers: Effects on marine life should be...
March 16, 2011 5:31 PM
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Quake Question #7: What Prevents a Spent Fuel Rods Fire?
Readers ask: What's to stop the reactors' "spent" fuel rods from open-air burning during an uncontrolled nuclear fire? I understand these fuel rods are kept on top of the...
March 16, 2011 4:05 PM
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Quake Question #6: Is Climate Change Responsible?
Readers ask: Is there a link between climate change and increases in global seismic activity? If so, could this be due to redistribution of water over the planet's surface...
March 16, 2011 3:34 PM
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Quake Question #5: What Effect Will the Radiation Have on the Japanese?
Readers ask: What is the highest intensity of radiation measured so far? What affect will the radiation have on the people of Japan? How many people could it kill?...
March 16, 2011 2:54 PM
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Quake Question #4: What Is the Impact on Wildlife?
Readers ask: Although the safety of the people of Japan is our main priority, what ramifications has the catastrophe in Japan had on wildlife? Especially due to the numerous...
March 16, 2011 1:58 PM
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Fukushima Radiation Update
TOKYO—At a press briefing today Keiichi Nakagawa, a radiologist at University of Tokyo Hospital, predicted that the radiation emanating from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant will have a...
March 16, 2011 1:18 PM
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Quake Question #3: Could the Japan Quake Trigger Other Quakes Across the Globe?
Readers ask: What is the probability of a magnitude-7 or higher aftershock in Japan? Could the Japan quake lead to other quakes across the globe? Are we having more...
March 16, 2011 12:52 PM
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Quake Question #2: Are Underground Tsunami Shelters a Good Idea?
Readers ask: Would it be possible to build underground emergency tsunami shelters that would be insulated from the earthquakes that would surely precede the wave? Science answers: This is...
March 16, 2011 12:41 PM
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Quake Question #1: How Far Will the Radiation Spread?
Readers ask: How long will the radiation be in the reactor area after it is finally contained? Will the radiation spread across the globe via air or sea? Science...
March 15, 2011 5:31 PM
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Southeast Asia Screening for Radiation in Japanese Food Exports
As the world waits to hear whether radioactive isotopes from the Fukushima reactor explosions have been released into the air, ecologists are becoming anxious about the environmental effects—and not...
Japanese Engineers Offer Quake Data
The Coastal Engineering Committee of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers has set up a Web page to share information and post modeling and computational results of studies of...
ITER Fusion Project Fills Top Management Slot
Osamu Motojima, the new director-general of the ITER fusion reactor project, has put in place the final piece in the senior tier of his new management structure for the...
Three Questions About Japan's Nuclear Plants
Japanese officials are weighing a set of difficult challenges in trying to contain the nuclear crisis within the Fukushima power complex. In addition to the extremely powerful earthquake, the...
March 7, 2011 10:52 AM
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Dismissed Virologist Gets Job Back
A Japanese virologist fired from his university post for data fabrication will be reinstated. Naoki Mori was canned by the University of the Ryukyus in Nishihara, Japan, last August after...
March 1, 2011 4:43 PM
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New President for Chinese Science Academy
Science has learned that the Chinese State Council yesterday appointed chemist Bai Chunli the next president of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS). Bai has been heir‑apparent since he...
Big Increase for Indian Research Is Not Good Enough, Say Scientists
NEW DELHI—The Indian government plans to spend 21% more this year on science and technology, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee announced today. But some scientists think the government, which finances...
Japan's Research Whalers Head Home Early
TOKYO—Japan officially called an early halt to this year's research whaling expedition to Antarctic waters, blaming the activist group Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for making it impossible to continue....
Chinese Technology Prize Revoked Over Fraud
For the first time, the Chinese government has revoked a major technology award because the prize-winning work turned out to be fraudulent. Bloggers on a popular science site, ScienceNet.cn,...
February 11, 2011 11:28 AM
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China Confronts Looming Water Shortages
BEIJING—The Chinese government plans to spend a whopping $600 billion (4 trillion renminbi) over the next 10 years on measures to ensure adequate water supplies for the country. But scientists...
February 7, 2011 11:18 AM
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Animal Census Takers Kidnapped in India (Updated)
The BBC reports: Armed gunmen have kidnapped six officials of the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) from Manas national park in north-eastern India, officials say. The abductions from...
February 4, 2011 2:18 PM
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Indian Report, at Odds With Mainstream, Raises Mobile Phone Concerns
NEW DELHI—In a report that departs from the scientific mainstream, an Indian government panel is warning that radio emissions from cell phones may pose a hazard to public health....
Space Age Fish Tale Gets Lost in Translation
TOKYO—"'Fishing net' to collect space debris," blared a headline in Wednesday's edition of London's The Telegraph newspaper. The article described how the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and a...
February 1, 2011 5:47 PM
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Hand Wringing in India Over Defense R&D Brain Drain
NEW DELHI—Is India's defense R&D establishment hemorrhaging scientists? According to a report yesterday in The Times of India, 20 top researchers with the Indian Defence Research and Development Organization...
Chinese Astronomers Set Sights on Overseas Scopes
BEIJING—Chinese astronomers are about to gain a superior view of the heavens--at premier perches far from their homeland. The National Astronomical Observatories of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)...
January 27, 2011 4:41 PM
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GM Mosquito Release in Malaysia Surprises Opponents and Scientists—Again
Some 6000 transgenic mosquitoes developed to help fight dengue were released in Malaysia on 21 December, according to a statement issued by the country's Institute for Medical Research (IMR)...
Japan's IKAROS Solar Sail Mission Extended for a Year
TOKYO—Success is paying off for Japan's IKAROS solar sail mission: The team behind the spacecraft confirmed today that it flawlessly completed all the performance tests set for it during...
January 25, 2011 11:11 AM
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Japan Prizes Honor Immune System and Computer Science Research
TOKYO—The minds behind a breakthrough drug and a basic but ubiquitous operating software share the laurels of this year's Japan Prize, announced here today. For their work in taking...
Joint U.S.-China Energy Research Takes Shape
Bilateral talks this week between the two superpowers have pinpointed three areas of collaboration for the newly established U.S.-China Clean Energy Research Center. Those are efficient buildings, clean vehicles,...
Japanese Virologist Loses Job, Gets Publishing Ban for Image Manipulation
TOKYO—A virologist who has retracted several papers in recent weeks because of problems with images has been dismissed from his position at the University of the Ryukyus in Nishihara,...
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