Questions over stress tests

The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) on Jan. 18 judged "appropriate" the results of the stress tests of the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Oi nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture. On Jan. 31, an International Atomic Energy Agency team determined that Japan's stress tests of reactors are "generally consistent" with IAEA safety standards. We beg to disagree ...

Factbox - Stress test status for Japan nuclear reactors

(Reuters) - Hokuriku Electric Power Co submitted the results of first-stage stress tests on the No.2 reactor at its Shika nuclear plant on Wednesday, part of an initial step in rebuilding public trust in atomic energy. No reactors taken offline for routine maintenance have been restarted since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami triggered reactor meltdowns and a radiation crisis at Tokyo ...

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Stress-free Stosur approach

FED Cup captain David Taylor does not want to "stress out'' Samantha Stosur by making her commit to April's World Group playoffs.

Can a spider web hold clues for better buildings? Science takes a step.

A research team has discovered how spider silk responds to stress. The results of the spider web study appear in the Thursday issue of the journal Nature.

Azumio Updates Best-Selling Stress Check App with Self-Learning Algorithm

 PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Azumio™ www.azumio.com , a worldwide leader in biofeedback health apps on mobile devices, today announced that its app, Stress Check by Azumio, has been ...

Mayor orders inspection of buildings after quake

BACOLOD City Mayor Evelio R. Leonardia ordered an immediate inspection of bridges, poles and buildings after the magnitude-6.9 earthquake that hit Negros island.