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- Robot retrieves radioactive fuel sample from Fukushima nuclear reactor site Sun, 3 Nov 24, 2:23amPlant’s owners hope analysis of tiny sample will help to establish how to safely decommission facility
- As the Coalition goes nuclear, Labor is free to ensure fossil fuels are burned with abandon and little scrutiny | Greg Jericho Thu, 27 Jun 24, 1:00amHow can Australia get to net zero by 2050 while approving projects that will run for decades beyond that date?
- World’s biggest economies pumping billions into fossil fuels in poor nations Tue, 9 Apr 24, 2:00pmG20 countries spent $142bn in three years to expand operations despite a G7 pledge to stop doing so, study finds
- Will hydrogen overtake batteries in the race for zero-emission cars? Tue, 13 Feb 24, 5:00pmIn part six of our series exploring myths surrounding EVs, we weigh up what will be the power of the future
- World’s biggest experimental nuclear fusion reactor launched in Japan Sat, 2 Dec 23, 12:35amJoint project with EU involves more than 500 scientists and engineers and more than 70 companies
- Japan to release second batch of wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant next week Fri, 29 Sep 23, 1:21pmUN-approved release to go ahead despite China’s ban on all Japanese sea imports following first batch
- State-backed disinformation fuelling anger in China over Fukushima water Mon, 4 Sep 23, 9:23pmReports of abusive behaviour towards Japanese citizens in China in response to wastewater release at nuclear site
- Fukushima: China accused of hypocrisy over its own release of wastewater from nuclear plants Fri, 25 Aug 23, 1:23pmPlant in China releases water with higher amounts of tritium, scientist says, calling into question the reason for seafood ban imposed on Japan
- South Koreans confront IAEA chief over Fukushima water release Sat, 8 Jul 23, 11:14pmRafael Grossi met with protests in Seoul during visit to try to calm fears over radioactive water discharge
- Fukushima plan to release water into ocean approved by UN watchdog Tue, 4 Jul 23, 8:23pmIAEA report says discharge would have ‘negligible radiological impact on people and the environment’
- Fukushima: China calls for suspension of Japanese plan to release radioactive water into sea Tue, 4 Jul 23, 1:05pmComments come as IAEA boss visits Japan to deliver results of safety report on planned discharge of nuclear-contaminated water
- Australia resists Japan’s lobbying for NT gas export project to be given special treatment Tue, 4 Jul 23, 1:52pmAustralian government stands by safeguard mechanism’s design and indicates it will not change in response to lobbying
- Unreliable Green Energy Has the World Running Back to Coal and Nuclear Sat, 20 May 23, 11:00pm...the reality of energy demand beckons these advanced economies to fall back on trustworthy fossil fuels and embrace highly efficient nuclear energy.
- Japan to spend $2.35bn on turning Victorian Latrobe valley coal into ‘clean hydrogen’ Tue, 7 Mar 23, 2:51pmJapan Suiso energy boss says hydrogen project incorporating carbon capture and storage ‘truly a watershed moment’ in decarbonising
- Fukushima: court upholds acquittals of three Tepco executives over disaster Wed, 18 Jan 23, 5:40pmHigh court in Japan agreed defendants could not have predicted the massive tsunami that crippled the power plant and triggered a nuclear meltdown