Topic: nuclear power - on March 14, 2011 at 5:15:00 PM CET
NHK: At reactor number 2, fuel rods have been fully exposed again.
Tokyo Electric Power Company is battling to cool a reactor to prevent another explosion at its nuclear power plant in quake-hit Fukushima Prefecture.
The utility firm said on Monday afternoon that fuel rods are exposed at the Number Two reactor of its Fukushima Number One plant after the level of coolant water dropped. At around 6:20pm, the power company began pumping in seawater.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 14, 2011 at 4:48:00 PM CET
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 14, 2011 at 3:50:00 PM CET
Libya: Rebels say Brega retaken from Gaddafi troops
Rebel forces in Libya say they have retaken the eastern oil town of Brega, capturing a number of elite government troops and killing others.
The statement has not been independently confirmed.
It came hours after the rebels had themselves been driven from the town by air and ground attacks by forces loyal to Libyan leader Col Muammar Gaddafi.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 14, 2011 at 2:38:00 PM CET
Reactor reaction wipes $1.5bn from uranium holdings
MORE than $1.5 billion was wiped off the value of uranium stocks yesterday as the market reacted savagely to the nuclear crisis unfolding in Japan.
As explosions rocked Japan's ailing Fukushima nuclear plant, the market seemed convinced the incident would harm ambitions for uranium to play a bigger role in energy production around the world.
Diversified miners like BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto escaped the worst of the market punishment yesterday, despite being substantial uranium producers.
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Topic: War and Peace News - on March 14, 2011 at 10:12:00 AM CET
At Crossroads, Libya Rebels Vow to Stand or Die
Military forces loyal to Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi sent warplanes on Monday to bomb this anxious town, a strategic linchpin on the doorstep of the opposition capital Benghazi and within grasp of a highway crucial to recapturing the eastern border and encircling the rebellion with heavy armor and artillery.
At least two explosions were heard but there was no immediate word on casualties among rebel fighters confronting the air supremacy which Colonel Qaddafi’s forces have used soften up resistance and intimidate their adversaries as they advance eastward to reverse the country’s bloody uprising.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 14, 2011 at 9:10:00 AM CET
NISA officials also report that reactor no. 2 at Daiichi plant has lost its cooling ability and pressure is rising.
The news came as Japanese officials issued and then quickly canceled a tsunami warning, following aftershocks along the already earthquake-ravaged eastern coast of the nation.
Japanese authorities have been working frantically to prevent a meltdown at a series of nuclear reactors in Fukushima. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has sent two of its officials with expertise in boiling water nuclear reactors.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 14, 2011 at 9:07:00 AM CET
Kühlung auch in Reaktor 2 defekt
Die Katastrophe in Japan nimmt immer dramatischere Dimensionen an: Nach einem heftigen Nachbeben mit anschließender neuer Tsunami-Warnung erschütterte am Montag eine zweite Explosion in einem Atomreaktor das Unglückskraftwerk in Fukushima. Nach Angaben der Regierung soll die Stahlhülle des Reaktorblocks 3 aber standgehalten haben.
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Topic: SEX - on March 14, 2011 at 8:25:00 AM CET
Zum Tod von Günter Amendt - Kämpfer gegen das sexuelle Igittigitt
Er galt als glaubwürdigster Jugendversteher seiner Generation, stritt für die Entkrampfung der Sexualität und gegen eine heuchlerische Drogenpolitik: Nun ist der Sozialwissenschaftler Günter Amendt im Alter von 71 Jahren bei einem tragischen Verkehrsunfall ums Leben gekommen.
Seine bekanntesten Bücher hießen Sex Front" und "Sexbuch", als politischer Sexualaufklärer wurde er berühmt - und für viele berüchtigt. Doch Günter Amendts Interesse hatte sich schon vor vielen Jahren vom Sexualpolitischen zum Drogenthema verschoben. Trotzdem saß er noch bei seinen alten Freunden und der Sache treu im Beirat der Zeitschrift für Sexualforschung, dem Zentralorgan einer aufklärenden, neugierigen Wissenschaft vom Sexuellen, für die das Alphabet der Wahrnehmung nicht bei Koitusfrequenzen, Verhaltenstherapie und Viagra aufhört.
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Topic: NEWS english - on March 14, 2011 at 8:20:00 AM CET
4chan hackers leak internal Bank of America emails
Anonymous, a group of online hackers that frequently take up politically charged causes such as bringing down the websites for Visa and other credit card companies, has released a massive batch of internal Bank of America emails.
It looks like the hacker group, which frequents online message board 4chan, made good on a promise Wikileaks founder Julian Assange made several months ago. Anonymous sided with Assange when several sites and services like PayPal cut ties with Wikileaks’ enigmatic founder amid concerns about the legality of the site. Assange and Wikileaks indicated that they planned to publish the documents in December.
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Topic: Online-Fahndung - on March 14, 2011 at 8:18:00 AM CET
Vorratsdaten in Frankreich: Auch Passwörter werden gespeichert
Am 25. Februar ist in Frankreich das Gesetz (eigentlich: Dekret) zur Umsetzung der Vorratsdatenspeicherungs-Richtlinie der EU beschlossen worden, die Veröffentlichung im Amtsblatt erfolgte am 1. März. Neben den bereits bekannten und in der Richtlinie genannten Daten wie IP-Adressen, Telefonnummern, Email-Adressen etc., aus denen man bereits unglaublich viel über die Teilnehmer erfahren kann, ist in letzter Sekunde die Liste der zu speichernden Daten um “Passwörter” (mots de passe) ergänzt worden.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 14, 2011 at 8:17:00 AM CET
AKW-Betreiber Tepco - Die Vertuschungsfirma - Tickende Zeitbombe Fukushima
Gefälschte Dokumente, vorgetäuschte Reparaturen, tödliche Unfälle: Das Desaster im japanischen AKW Fukushima ist der Höhepunkt einer Reihe von Skandalen der Betreiberfirma Tepco. Das Unternehmen wollte den Katastrophen-Reaktor angeblich diesen Monat stilllegen.
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Topic: nuclear power - on March 14, 2011 at 7:53:00 AM CET
Nuke crisis raises many questions, no easy answers
The nuclear crisis in Japan has developed rapidly on many fronts, making it difficult to track the threads. What are the dangers? Will the situation improve? Can the reactors be cooled?
The crisis began Friday when a magnitude-8.9 earthquake and tsunami cut off regular electricity to the oldest unit at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear complex, 170 miles (270 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo.
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