16.03.2011
- European Union governments should consider the possibility of "stress tests" on European nuclear power stations to check they meet safety requirements, the EU's Executive...
16.03.2011
- An earthquake which struck Japan and spurred a nuclear crisis will have limited impact on global demand because there is no damage to plants owned by major firms such as...
16.03.2011
- Shin-Etsu Chemical, the world's leading maker of silicon wafers, restarted a factory near in Gunma, northwest of Tokyo, but said two other plants near the worst hit quake areas in...
15.03.2011
- Germany's Bayer employs over 3,660 people in Japan and has reported that none of their employees were injured as a consequence of the earthquake or the tsunami. Bayer's production...
15.03.2011
- Following are main developments after a massive earthquake struck northeast Japan on Friday and set off a tsunami: • Japan PM Kan says radioactive levels significantly higher...
14.03.2011
- Japan battled on Monday to prevent a nuclear catastrophe and to care for millions of people without power or water in its worst crisis since World War Two, after a massive...
14.03.2011
- Japanese authorities struggled on Sunday to prevent a disaster at two reactors at the quake-stricken Fukushima Daiichi plant a day after an explosion and radiation leak in the wake...
14.03.2011
- A Dow Chemical plant north of Tokyo that makes ion exchange resins used for water treatment experienced flooding, but there were no reports of injuries or environmental damage. The...
