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Articles in August 2004 issue of Japan Energy Scan

• U.S. to ship plutonium to France without armed escort.
• Japan nuclear industry regulator to inspect Mihama plant Fri.
• LEAD: Agency inspect Mihama plant for 1st time since accident.
• LEAD: Steam burst from pipe at thermal power plant in Fukushima.
• Kyodo economic news summary -7-.
• IAEA experts to meet Mon. on nuke fuel cycle controls.
• Kyodo economic news summary -6-.
• 17 nuclear reactors found to have same problem as Mihama reactor.
• Steam choked workers to death in Fukui nuke plant accident.
• CORRECTED: KEPCO says supplementary pipes were not inspected at 4 reactors.
• TokyoNow: KEPCO ignored well-known pipe problem.
• Japanese editorial excerpts -2-.
• Japan's recycled nuclear fuel plan faces setback after accident.
• LEAD: Labor bureau likely to send papers on KEPCO to prosecutors.
• Kyodo economic news summary -6-.
• 4TH LD: 4 dead, 7 injured in nuke plant steam leak accident.
• Japanese editorial excerpts.
• 8 other pipe rupture accidents occurred in nuclear plants.
• Utilities ordered to inspect nuclear plants after fatal accident.
• Nuke plant staff blindly followed manual despite signs of trouble.
• Mitsubishi Heavy used notebooks to keep track of nuclear inspections.
• Regulations on water pipes at Japan nuclear plants to be revised.
• Kyodo economic news summary -7-.
• Oil wholesalers may raise gasoline prices.
• 3RD LD: Kansai Electric suspends operations of 3 reactors.
• Myanmar to prepare alternative energy for vehicles.
• Kyodo economic news summary -5-.
• Japan to launch greenhouse gas emissions trade market in FY 2005.
• CORRECTED: Regulations on water pipes at Japan nuclear plants to be revised.
• 2ND LD: Accident-hit nuclear plant operator kept using faulty pipe.
• KEPCO chief rules out resigning over Mihama nuclear accident.
• 2ND LD: Kansai Electric to halt all reactors for safety checks.
• Japanese editorial excerpts.
• Fukui gov. plans to delay decision on 'Monju' nuclear reactor.
• Resignation of KEPCO head seen inevitable due to Mihama accident.
• LEAD: Gov't to inspect nuclear plant operator after fatal accident.
• LEAD: Police eye criminal investigation on fatal accident at nuclear plant.
• Japanese editorial excerpts -3-.
• KEPCO to shut down Takahama reactor over missed pipe inspections.
• Japanese editorial excerpts.
• 3 power companies to donate 2.7 bil. yen over scrapped nuke project.
• Kyodo news summary -9-.
• LEAD: Mihama nuke accident a manmade disaster: Nakagawa.
• Tohoku Electric to check thermal power plants after Mihama accident.
• Sakhalin gov. hopes int'l LNG plant will begin shipping in 2007.
• Kansai Electric starts safety checks on 3 reactors.
• TokyoNow: Nuclear fuel recycling policy may collapse: analysts say.