Fukushima
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Japan to resume trial removal of Fukushima nuclear debris: reports
Oct 25, 2024According to reports released Friday, the operator of Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear facility will resume an operation to remove a sample of highly radioactive material next week after halting the project due to a technical issue.... -
Japan to resume trial removal of Fukushima debris
Sep 5, 2024The operator of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant announced on Thursday that it intends to conduct a trial removal of highly radioactive detritus next week, following the suspension of a previous attempt. Approximately 880 tons of... -
Four Japan nuclear plant workers splashed with tainted water
Oct 27, 2023According to the plant operator, two of the four workers who were splashed with radioactive water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear facility were sent to the hospital as a precaution. The incident on Wednesday brings to... -
Second round of Fukushima wastewater release begins: operator
Oct 5, 2023On Thursday, the operator of the Fukushima nuclear plant reported that Japan has started discharging a second batch of the facility’s treated effluent. As reported by AFP, the water leak started around 10:18 am (0118 GMT).... -
Second round of Fukushima wastewater release to start next week
Sep 29, 2023According to the plant’s operator, Japan will start dumping a second batch of wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant from next week. This drill, which started in August and infuriated China and others, will continue.... -
Japan fishermen, locals seek halt to Fukushima water release
Sep 4, 2023A lawsuit will be filed this week by about 100 fishermen and residents of the Fukushima area to prohibit the discharge of effluent from the damaged Japanese nuclear facility, they announced on Monday. Japan started discharging... -
IAEA chief in Japan ahead of Fukushima water release
Jul 4, 2023Rafael Grossi, the UN nuclear watchdog’s leader, came in Japan on Tuesday to present a study of Tokyo’s intentions to discharge treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. The head of the International... -
Fukushima operator wins first safety approval since disaster
Dec 27, 2017Japan’s nuclear watchdog Wednesday gave a formal green light to the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to restart two reactors, the first since the 2011 atomic crisis. The Nuclear Regulation Authority handed its approval... -
Fukushima: Possible melted nuclear fuel found inside reactor
Jul 24, 2017News Hour: Large amounts of solidified, lava-like, rocks in layers as much as 3 feet (1 meter) thick were seen under Fukushima’s Unit 3 reactor, according to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), which operates the plant. “It’s... -
Residents trickle back to deserted towns, Six years after Fukushima nuclear disaster
Mar 8, 2017News Hour: NAMIE, Fukushima Workers repair a damaged home nearby, and about 60 employees busily prepare for the return of former residents in the largely untouched town hall. Not far away, two wild boars stick their...
