G20 Summit: Declaration significant for all, including Russia, says Japanese PM Fumio KishidaOn the safety of Japan's release of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, he said, "Many countries already view...
10 Sep, 2023, 11.26 PM IST
Japan's PM visits fish market, vows to help fisheries hit by China ban over Fukushima water releaseJapan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida sampled seafood and talked to workers at Tokyo's Toyosu fish market Thursday to assess the impact of C...
31 Aug, 2023, 12.38 PM IST
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...
27 Aug, 2023, 08.28 PM IST
Japan reports wave of Chinese phone harassment after Fukushima dischargeWhile Japan insists the release of the treated water is safe -- a view backed by the UN's nuclear watchdog -- China has staunchly opposed i...
27 Aug, 2023, 11.52 AM IST
Japan says no radioactivity found in Fukushima fish: Kyodo news serviceJapan's fisheries agency said on Saturday fish tested in waters around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant did not contain detectable level...
26 Aug, 2023, 01.54 PM IST
Fukushima: Why is Japan releasing water and is it safe?Japan has begun the process of pumping over a million metric tons of treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power pla...
24 Aug, 2023, 02.39 PM IST
The Fukushima nuclear plant begins releasing radioactive wastewater into the seaIn a live video from a control room at the plant Thursday, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings showed a staff member turn on a seawater p...
24 Aug, 2023, 10.49 AM IST
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...
22 Aug, 2023, 02.32 PM IST
The Fukushima water release planTanks on the site now hold about 1.3 million tonnes of radioactive water - enough to fill 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Here is how Tok...
22 Aug, 2023, 11.03 AM IST
Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant prepares to release diluted radioactive water into the seaWorkers at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan have made final preparations for the discharge of treated radioactive water into th...
14 Jul, 2023, 09.50 PM IST
What's happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?The plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, aims to have the facilities ready by spring. TEPCO needs a safety approval fro...
10 Mar, 2023, 10.54 AM IST
If bananas are 'mildly radioactive', so are human bodies also radioactive despite us not being superheroes?Bananas contain high levels of potassium, and a small amount of this is radioactive.
04 Nov, 2022, 07.25 PM IST
11 years later, fate of Fukushima reactor cleanup uncertainEleven years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was ravaged by a meltdown following a massive earthquake and tsunami, the plan...
11 Mar, 2022, 12.47 PM IST
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...
24 Aug, 2021, 04.01 PM IST
No radioactive waste leakage into Thane creek from BARC: GovernmentAn environmental surveillance programme is carried out regularly at Thane creek for the measurement of various man- made radionuclides, the...
04 Jan, 2018, 06.26 PM IST
Japan's nuclear cleanup stymied by water woesOnly a tiny fraction of the workers are focused on key tasks such as preparing for the dismantling of the broken reactors and removing radi...
12 Nov, 2014, 06.23 PM IST
- Radiation exposure at Karnataka N-plant was deliberate: Kakodkar
AEC chief has said radiation exposure at K'taka N-plant was deliberate
29 Nov, 2009, 02.29 PM IST