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Japan local authorities approves restart of world's biggest nuclear plantJapanese local authorities approved Friday the restart of the world's biggest nuclear plant, a key step in the process to get it back onlin...
Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant evacuated after Russia's massive earthquake; Shinkansen bullet train lines not affected by tsunami warningFollowing a powerful earthquake near Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, Japan evacuated the Fukushima Daiichi plant as a precaution, halting ope...
Slightly radioactive Fukushima soil used at Japanese prime minister's office to prove safetyDecontaminated soil from Fukushima was delivered to the Japanese Prime Minister's office in Tokyo for reuse, aiming to demonstrate its safe...
A robot has begun a 2-week mission to retrieve melted fuel from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plantAn extendable robot has started a two-week mission to retrieve the first sample of melted fuel debris from one of the damaged reactors at F...
At Japanese nuclear plant, controversial treated water release just the beginning of decommissioningIn the coastal area of the plant, two seawater pumps are in action, gushing torrents of seawater through sky blue pipes into the big header...
Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as ThursdayA massive earthquake and tsunami destroyed the Fukushima Daiichi plant's cooling systems, causing three of its reactors to melt and contami...
7.3 magnitude quake hits north Japan, tsunami alert issuedThe region is part of northern Japan that was devastated by a deadly 9.0 quake and tsunami 11 years ago that also caused nuclear plant melt...
Japan seeks support for Fukushima nuclear water releaseThe government decided in April to start discharging the water into the Pacific Ocean in the spring of 2023 after building a facility and c...
Japan marks 10th disaster anniversary while still recoveringPeople, some carrying bouquets, walked to the coast or graves to pray for relatives and friends washed away by the tsunami. Emperor Naruhit...
Thirty one countries including India produce nuclear power, France tops at 73%A comparison with previous years shows that there is a significant decline in the share of nuclear power in Japan and Germany.
- Radioactive material from Fukushima nuclear reactor tracked 600 km away
Radioactive material found from the crippled Fukushima in tiny sea creatures and ocean water some 600 km off the coast of Japan.
- Government to tighten laws for nuclear plant operations
Govt is set to tighten laws and regulations related to nuclear power plants, obliging operators of existing reactors to comply with the lat...
- NSRC proposes 'back-up' measures to enhance nuclear safety
The NSRC has proposed setting up an emergency facility at each of the nuclear reactor sites as one of the measures.
- Hitachi to retain nuclear reactor business plan: VP
Hitachi hopes to get orders for 20 reactors from utilities in Asia and the Middle East, and for 12 nuclear reactors from utilities in North...
- Imperative of making nuclear regulation autonomous
The continuing crisis and high radiation levels at the earthquake and tsunami damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant in Japan points at the pressi...
- US asks its citizens to defer any travel to Japan
"The State Department strongly urges US citizens to defer travel to Japan at this time and those in Japan should consider departing," State...
- 180K flee as Japan's nuke-plant crisis intensifies
Operators have been dumping seawater into units 1 and 3 in a last-ditch measure to cool the reactors.