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U.S. in sad state of life expectancy: NPR

STORY: U.S. in sad state of life expectancy: NPR DATELINE: March 29, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: NEW YORK, U.S. CATEGORY: HEALTH SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of cities in the U.S. STORYLINE: STANDUP (English): XIA LIN, Xinhua correspondent "Just before Christmas, U.S. federal health officials confirmed life expectancy in the United States had dropped for a nearly unprecedented second year in a row, down to 76 years, reported the National Public Radio (NPR) on March 25." 'While countries all over the world saw life expectancy rebound during the second year of the pandemic after the arrival of vaccines, the U.S. did not.' Then, last week, more bad news: Maternal mortality in the U.S. reached a high in 2021. Also, a paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association found rising mortality rates among U.S. children and adolescents. 'Across the lifespan, and across every demographic group, Americans die at younger ages than their counterparts in other wea

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KEPCO starts special check on Takahama Nos. 1, 2 reactors

OSAKA, Japan - Photo taken on Nov. 27, 2014, from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Takahama nuclear plant in the town of Takahama along the Sea of Japan. The utility said on Dec. 1 that it has started special checks on the No. 1 (L on the front) and No. 2 (R on the front) reactors to enable their operation beyond a 40-year limit set for their lifespan.

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Nuclear minister eyes standards for reactors' lifespan

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, a minister tasked with handling Japan's nuclear crisis, speaks during a group media interview in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2011. Hosono said that the government needs to set definitions and standards for how long existing nuclear power reactors should be allowed to operate before they are decommissioned.

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France to exploit lithium mine in Massif Central

STORY: France to exploit lithium mine in Massif Central DATELINE: Oct. 25, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:33 LOCATION: BEAUVOIR, France CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the future lithium mine in Massif Central, France 2. various of visitors at the lithium mine project 3. various of drilling rig STORYLINE: France's Imerys mining group announced on Monday the upcoming exploitation of a lithium deposit discovered in the Allier department in Massif Central, which will produce 34,000 tonnes of lithium hydroxide per year, or the equivalent of 700,000 electric car batteries each year. The discovered mine would have a lifespan of approximately 25 years. The company plans to start operating at the beginning of 2028. "This project, which is exemplary from an environmental and climatic point of view, will drastically reduce our lithium import," announced Economy and Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire on Monday. Imerys planned to invest one billion euros in the mine, which until now was used to extract kaolin for the

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Shikoku Electric's Ikata No. 1 nuclear reactor to be scrapped

File photo taken in November 2015 shows Shikoku Electric Power Co.'s Ikata nuclear plant in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan. The company plans to give up restarting the No. 1 reactor (C) of the plant and scrap it because extending the aging unit's lifespan would be hugely expensive, company sources said on March 25, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Nuclear minister eyes standards for reactors' lifespan

TOKYO, Japan - Goshi Hosono, a minister tasked with handling Japan's nuclear crisis, speaks during a group media interview in Tokyo on Sept. 4, 2011. Hosono said that the government needs to set definitions and standards for how long existing nuclear power reactors should be allowed to operate before they are decommissioned. (Kyodo)

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Osaka univ. removes six-decade symbolic palm trees for safety

Workers begin on June 12, 2017, a weeklong operation to fell 29 palm trees that have stood as the symbol of Osaka City University's Sugimoto campus in western Japan for about six decades. The trees, which were about 50 centimeters tall when first planted by students in the late 1950s for a graduation celebration, have grown to some 23 meters tall and have reached their maximum lifespan. To the regret of many faculty, students and alumni, the iconic trees had to be removed due to increased risk of damage during bad weather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka univ. removes six-decade symbolic palm trees for safety

Workers begin on June 12, 2017, a weeklong operation to fell 29 palm trees that have stood as the symbol of Osaka City University's Sugimoto campus in western Japan for about six decades. The trees, which were about 50 centimeters tall when first planted by students in the late 1950s for a graduation celebration, have grown to some 23 meters tall and have reached their maximum lifespan. To the regret of many faculty, students and alumni, the iconic trees had to be removed due to increased risk of damage during bad weather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Osaka univ. removes six-decade symbolic palm trees for safety

Workers begin on June 12, 2017, a weeklong operation to fell 29 palm trees that have stood as the symbol of Osaka City University's Sugimoto campus in western Japan for about six decades. The trees, which were about 50 centimeters tall when first planted by students in the late 1950s for a graduation celebration, have grown to some 23 meters tall and have reached their maximum lifespan. To the regret of many faculty, students and alumni, the iconic trees had to be removed due to increased risk of damage during bad weather. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging reactor approved to run beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken in October 2016 shows steam generator (L) and upper parts of reactor vessel inside the container of the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave approval on Nov. 16 for the unit to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging reactor approved to run beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken in October 2016 shows a low-pressure water supply heater inside the turbine building of the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave approval on Nov. 16 for the unit to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging reactor approved to run beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken in October 2016 shows a high-pressure water supply heater inside the turbine building of the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave approval on Nov. 16 for the unit to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NRA chief Tanaka at press conference

Shunichi Tanaka, chairman of the Nuclear Regulation Authority, attends a press conference in Tokyo on Nov. 16, 2016, after it gave approval for a third reactor to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging reactor approved to run beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2016, shows electric cables of an auxiliary building at the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave approval on Nov. 16 for the unit to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging reactor approved to run beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2016, shows a turbine at the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave approval on Nov. 16 for the unit to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Aging reactor approved to run beyond 40-yr limit

Photo taken Oct. 24, 2016, shows a pool of spent nuclear fuel at the No. 3 reactor at Kansai Electric Power Co.'s Mihama plant on the Sea of Japan coast. The Nuclear Regulation Authority gave approval on Nov. 16 for the unit to operate beyond the mandated 40-year maximum lifespan, signaling a further weakening in enforcement of the limit introduced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo