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Japan earthquake shuts nuclear power plants, leaves residents in dark
At least a dozen nuclear power plants have shut down across the country and millions of buildings around Tokyo were left without power from the Japan earthquake.
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Negotiations on Minn. nuclear power change ramp up
The push to open Minnesota up to more nuclear power is nearing its final stages at the state Capitol. A House-Senate conference committee planned to meet Friday to continue working on a unified proposal for scrapping a ban on new nuclear plant construction.
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Official: China should export nuclear power
Nuclear power is China’s strategic emerging industry, and promoting nuclear power exports can facilitate the upgrading and transformation of China’s foreign trade structure, said Yang Qi, honorary president of the Nuclear Power Institute of China, during the Fourth Session of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference National Committee.
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