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Despite danger for Japan nuclear workers, radiation sickness not yet a threat. March 17, 2011— -- As the situation at Japan's nuclear reactors continues to deteriorate, many in Japan and around ...

* 2013 LNG imports at 87.49 mln T, up 0.2 pct yr/yr * 2013 crude imports fall 0.6 pct to 2-year low * Dec LNG imports rise 4.9 pct to 8.09 mln T (Adds thermal coal imports hit record in 2013) TOKYO, ...

(UPDATE) FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, Japan — The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog visited Japan's ...

A massive tsunami generated by a magnitude-9.1 earthquake struck Japan's coast within 30 minutes. Waves as high as 130 feet spilled over seawalls. Within days, three nuclear reactors were disabled.

Japan’s government has revised its energy plan to increase reliance on nuclear power, aiming for 20% nuclear energy production by 2040. The decision reverses a previous policy to reduce dependence on ...

As efforts got underway Tuesday to retrieve a first sample of the highly radioactive debris festering in the depths of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, shoppers with deep ...