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- Japan mulls pouring 1 million metric tons of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean Tue, 28 Nov 17, 2:33amFukushima cleanup continues over six years after the 2011 disaster - and the country hasn't yet decided what to do with one million metric tons of radioactive water currently stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power...
- Japan mulls pouring 1M metric tons of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean Tue, 28 Nov 17, 2:33amFukushima cleanup continues over six years after the 2011 disaster - and the country hasn't yet decided what to do with one million metric tons of radioactive water currently stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power...
- Fukushima robot finds lava-like deposits thought to be melted nuclear fuel Mon, 24 Jul 17, 11:35pmSix years after the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns, there's still a lot of cleanup to be done. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) deployed an underwater robot to assess damage inside the Unit 3 reactor in Japan last week,...
- Japan awards workers’ compensation claim to cancer-strikken Fukushima cleanup worker Thu, 22 Oct 15, 9:00pmJust a few days after Japanese authorities restarted the second nuclear power plant since the Fukushima Daiichi disaster, a cleanup worker has been awarded payment for the cancer his doctors believe was caused by radiation...
- Japan restarts second nuclear reactor since the Fukushima disaster amid public disapproval Sat, 17 Oct 15, 7:39amSome in Japan are freaking out this week as the country restarts its second nuclear reactor since the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in 2011. The aptly named Number Two Reactor at Sendai is back in business for the first time,...
- Japan restarts second nuclear reactor since Fukushima disaster amid public disapproval Sat, 17 Oct 15, 1:07amSome in Japan are freaking out this week as the country restarts its second nuclear reactor since the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in 2011. The aptly named Number Two Reactor at Sendai is back in business for the first time,...
- 82 bags of radioactive waste from Fukushima washed away in Japan floods Tue, 15 Sep 15, 4:00amSevere rains stemming from Typhoon Etau have caused widespread flooding in Japan, and reports of the damage continue to mount. Most recently, Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) has announced that floodwaters have swept away...
- Japan just restarted its first nuclear reactor since the post-Fukushima shutdown Wed, 12 Aug 15, 2:28amThe catastrophe wrecked by the Fukushina Daiichi nuclear power plant in the wake of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, forcing 160,000 people from their homes, left many in Japan highly wary of atomic energy...
- Fukushima rice passes radiation test for the first time since the disaster Wed, 7 Jan 15, 12:00amEver since the Fukushima disaster in 2011, rice in Japan has been tainted by radiation. This year, for the first time, the rice harvest is finally below the radiation standard set by Japan’s government. That’s good news...
- TEPCO Battles to Construct Fukushima Ice Wall to Contain Leaking Radiation Wed, 18 Jun 14, 10:00pmOver three years have passed since the devastating Fukushima disaster, yet TEPCO, the plant’s operator, is still struggling to contain radioactive water flowing from the site...
- Japan Plans Controlled Nuclear Meltdown in Hope of Averting Another Fukushima Disaster Fri, 10 Jan 14, 4:30amPhoto via Shutterstock Scientists from the government-backed Japan Atomic Energy Agency recently announced that they intend to conduct a controlled nuclear meltdown in order to learn how to prevent another Fukushima-scale...
- Radiation Levels in Water Near Fukushima Nuclear Plant Hit a Two-Year High Sat, 12 Oct 13, 12:00amIn the latest of a now seemingly endless series of devastating, embarrassing debacles at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, operating utility Tepco has found that radiation levels in seawater directly adjacent to...
- Yet Another Fukushima Spill Sends Radioactive Water into Pacific Ocean Fri, 4 Oct 13, 11:30pmThe utility responsible for Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has confirmed yet another leak of carcinogenic, strontium-containing wastewater from storage tanks at the site...
- Japanese Prime Minister Orders TEPCO to Fix Fukushima’s Radioactive Water Leaks, Wants Plant Scrapped Fri, 20 Sep 13, 11:00pmOn a tour of the crippled nuclear power plant, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the operators of Fukushima Daiichi to present a timeline for fixing persistent leaks of contaminated water, and suggested that all...
- Japan Shuts Down Its Last Running Nuclear Reactor Mon, 16 Sep 13, 8:00pmImage © Shutterstock The Japanese government has just shut down the only nuclear reactor in the country still up and running following the 2011 Fukushima disaster...