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- 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...
- Japan to Shut Down Last Operating Nuclear Reactor on May 6th Wed, 18 Apr 12, 3:44amNuclear Power Station image from Shutterstock For the first time in a generation, Japan is set to go nuclear-free next month. Nuclear energy has suffered a serious blow to its public image since the March 2011 disaster at...
- Radiation from Fukushima Disaster Found in California Kelp Wed, 11 Apr 12, 3:20amKelp Leaves photo from Shutterstock Ghost ships aren’t the only remnants of Japan’s March 2011 tsunami that are washing up on the shores of North America...
- Japan Shuts Down Second-to-Last Nuclear Reactor Tue, 27 Mar 12, 5:08amIn the wake of the world’s worst nuclear disaster in a generation, yet another nuclear reactor in Japan was taken offline for maintenance on Monday, leaving only one of the country’s 54 nuclear reactors operational...
- Japan Set to Declare Fukushima Reactors Under Control, Experts are Wary Fri, 16 Dec 11, 7:10amThe Japanese government is expected to announce this week that they’ve regained full control of the three damaged reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that was hit earlier this year by a massive earthquake...
- Our Worst Fears Realized: Fukushima Radiation Leakage On Par With Chernobyl Wed, 13 Apr 11, 1:34amAfter more than a month of battling the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster, Tokyo Electric and Power announced today that radiation leakage is likely to exceed Chernobyl levels...
- Japan’s Nuclear Reactor Springs a Leak, Engineers Try to Plug with Sawdust Tue, 5 Apr 11, 12:00amWorkers in Japan at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which was damaged in the March 11th earthquake and ensuing tsunami, recently discovered an eight inch crack in a maintenance pit that is estimated to be leaking...
- Radiation Fears Escalated by Continuing Problems at Japanese Nuclear Plant Thu, 17 Mar 11, 12:00amA third blast and fire at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station increase the risk of a full blown nuclear meltdown in Japan.
- Another Explosion at Japanese Plant Raises Risk of Nuclear Meltdown Wed, 16 Mar 11, 12:40amA third blast and fire at the Fukushima Dai-ichi Nuclear Power Station increase the risk of a full blown nuclear meltdown in Japan.