Japan has asked IAEA for expert help: UN watchdog Canada.com Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:44 AM PDT Japan has officially asked the UN atomic watchdog to send a team of experts to help in the current nuclear crisis, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Yukiya Amano said Monday. | EXTRA: Second Chernobyl in Japan 'very unlikely', IAEA says EARTHtimes.org Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT Vienna - The nuclear accident at Japan's Fukushima power plant is unlikely to escalate into a situation like the disaster at Ukraine's Chernobyl plant 25 years ago, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Monday in Vienna. | Explosion reported at Bristol trash-to-energy plant The Record-Journal Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT BRISTOL, Conn. (AP) - Firefighters have responded to a report of an explosion at a trash-to-energy plant. It was not immediately clear how large a blast had occurred or whether anyone was injured in the explosion, which was reported at about 12:30 p.m. Monday. | Explosion at plant where New Britain sends trash The New Britain Herald Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT BRISTOL -- An explosion ruptured one of the boilers at the Covanta Bristol incinerator this morning, causing one injury and forcing the waste-to-energy plant to shut down. | Governor Corbett Extends LIHEAP WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:43 AM PDT Governor Corbett announced that his administration was extending the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program Monday through a news release. The governor extended the program by two weeks. | Russia puts Japan spat on hold for relief effort AP via Yahoo! Finance Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:41 AM PDT Russia is putting an escalating territorial spat with Japan on hold to prepare extra energy supplies and provide manpower for the earthquake and tsunami relief effort. | Merkel suspends nuclear extension over Japanese risks Deutsche Welle Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:40 AM PDT The German Chancellor has announced a thorough three-month investigation into atomic energy plants with 'no taboos' before the government returns to its plans to extend the running time of nuclear power stations. | U.S. still committed to nuclear energy: White House Reuters via Yahoo! News Mon, 14 Mar 2011 10:40 AM PDT The White House said on Monday President Barack Obama remains committed to keeping nuclear energy as part of the U.S. energy mix despite concerns about its safety after the earthquake in Japan. | | |
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