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Now the atomic plant is being decommissioned and its workforce gradually scaled down, Caithness, like Saudi Arabia, is tackling the challenge of unemployment.
BBC: 'Saudi Arabia' of marine energy
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Tokyo radiation levels are not hazardous to human health at this time following radiation leaks at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the International Atomic Energy Chief Yukiya Amano told reporters Wednesday.
FORBES: IAEA Chief Off to Japan, Says Tokyo Radiation Levels Not Hazardous
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Separately, the International Atomic Energy Agency said it would visit the plant to conduct a review.
BBC: Fukushima nuclear plant: radioactive water 'leak'
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Russia's nuclear power equipment and service export monopoly, Atomstroiexport, is building the plant under supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the United Nations' nuclear watchdog agency.
CNN: Iran to test nuclear power plant
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Meanwhile, Japan Atomic Power shut down the 1, 100-megawatt Tokai Daini nuclear plant on the north-east coast, the closest to Tokyo.
BBC: Japan quake: Nuclear closures to cause power shortages
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Since the crisis began, North Korea has expelled inspectors from the International Atomic Energy Agency, withdrawn from the NPT and reopened its Yongbyon nuclear plant, which had been deactivated under the 1994 deal.
ECONOMIST: Jaw-jaw beats nuclear war | The
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The International Atomic Energy Agency reported today that the level of radioactivity at the Daiichi plant has fallen sharply from a rate of 1, 190 millirem per hour to 60 millirem per hour with a span of 6 hours.
FORBES: What's Next For Japan: The Short and Long Term
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He accused foreign powers of pushing the UN's nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), to rebuke Iran for covering up another uranium enrichment plant near the town of Qom.
BBC: Iran accuses West of provoking new nuclear sites move
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Meanwhile, the weaker yen means higher costs for rising imports of natural gas, which is priced in dollar terms, to help compensate for the loss of nuclear power generation capacity after most atomic power plants remain closed after the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant in northeastern Japan.
NPR: Japan Logs Record $83.4B Trade Deficit In FY2012
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In real time, the International Atomic Energy Agency has been updating a terrified international audience about the situation at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
FORBES: Japan Radiation Fears May Outstrip The Real Health Dangers