Nukes designed with quakes in mind
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With 20 percent of the world's nuclear reactors in seismically active zones and the remote but real possibility of earthquakes just about everywhere else, nuclear power plants are designed with shaking in mind.
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A satellite-alert system launches in quake-prone Japan that will instantly trigger tsunami and volcanic activity warnings by siren and radio to help speed evacuations. By the Associated Press.
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Nukes and gases may be on Bin Laden's wish list, but explosives that can be easily smuggled on board airliners are accessible and potentially devastating
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PARIS, Aug 17  (IPS) - The fatal accident at the Japanese nuclear power  plant Mihama last week has raised  fears about French nuclear  facilities -- and also the desire to have more.
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A computer model that can predict the impact of a tsunami from the San Francisco Bay area to Alaska is helping scientists plot danger zones in coastal cities to guide emergency planning.
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KARIWA, Japan  - A quake-hit Japanese city called in the head of Asia's biggest utility on Wednesday and ordered him to keep a nuclear plant closed until safety could be ensured after the tremor caused minor radiation leaks.
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How feasible is a nuclear terrorist attack on the U.S.?
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Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Lab are responsible for ensuring that U.S. nuclear weapons are safe and reliable. Using the massive computing power of BlueGene/L, they plan to simulate the explosion of an aging nuclear bomb in 3-D.
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Tragedy in Asia spurs interest in manufacturer of earthquake shock absorbers.
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The Bush administration announced the winner of a competition to design the nationâs first new nuclear weapon in nearly two decades.
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LONDON: A scientist looking to pinpoint the next big earthquake has warned the US east coast could be destroyed by a tsunami unleashed by the collapse of a volcanic island in the eastern Atlantic.
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While earthquakes, steam and magma are getting all the attention on Mount St. Helens these days, the volcano&#39;s most unique feature could
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An earthquake and a plane crash add to the woes of an island nation where earthquakes are inevitable - and so is traveling by plane
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Nuclear leaks after Japan's July 16 earthquake awaken insecurities
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Thereâs security everywhere, but there are still so many explosions that itâs hard to keep track--let alone the toll they take.
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KARIWA, Japan  - A Japanese city ordered the world's biggest nuclear power plant to stay closed until safety was assured after an earthquake caused radiation leaks, as the U.N. nuclear watchdog said the utility had misjudged seismic risks.
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Japan is preparing a set of high-level   alert procedures to follow in the event of a nuclear power   plant accident abroad, out of concern that North Korea may   carry out an underground nuclear test, Kyodo News said on   Saturday, citing government sources.