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IAEA: Japan nuke cleanup may take more than 40 yrs

A U.N. nuclear watchdog team said Japan may need longer than the projected 40 years to decommission its tsunami-crippled nuclear plant and urged its operator to improve plant stability.Full story

Suspected new leak found at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's nuclear regulator said on Tuesday a suspected new leak was found in Tokyo Electric Power Co Inc's (Tepco) underground water storage pool at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Full story

Rat caused power outage in Fukushima cooling systems: Tepco

TOKYO (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co <9501.T> on Tuesday blamed a rat for a 29-hour halt in power used to help cool spent nuclear fuel rods at its Fukushima plant last week, saying the rodent had triggered a circuit breaker after touching exposed wires. Full story

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