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Japan to Release Fukushima Water as Soon as August: Reports

The Japanese government is preparing to start releasing treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site into the sea as early as late August, local newspapers including the Yomiuri Shimbun reported. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will meet with cabinet members …

New Images From Inside Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Spark Safety Concerns

Images captured by a robotic probe inside one of the three melted reactors at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant showed exposed steel bars in the main supporting structure and parts of its thick external concrete wall missing, triggering concerns …

What’s Happening at Fukushima Nuclear Plant 12 Years After Meltdown?

Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. Japanese officials say the release is unavoidable and should start soon. …

Japan’s Government Not Liable for Damages From Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Court

Japan’s government is not liable for damages demanded by people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the country’s top court said on Friday, the first such ruling in a series of similar cases. The ruling’s effect as …

Japan Approves Plan to Release Wastewater From Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved plans by the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to release its treated radioactive wastewater into the sea next year, saying the outlined methods are safe and risks to the …

Japan’s Top Court Orders Damages of $12M for Fukushima Victims in Landmark Decision

Japan’s Supreme Court upheld an order for utility Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) to pay damages of 1.4 billion yen ($12 million) to about 3,700 people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the first decision of its kind. …

Team of Nuclear Experts to Visit Wrecked Fukushima Plant to Check Water Release Plan

A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant next week to review plans to begin releasing more than a million tons of treated radioactive water into the sea, a mission …

Operator of Japan’s Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Plant Face Another Setback in Clean-up

The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has found that a coolant solution, used to create an ice wall halting the seepage of groundwater into reactor buildings, has leaked from two storage tanks. The leakage has had no …

Japan’s Fukushima Farmers Fear Contaminated Water Release Will Hit Produce Prices

IWAKI, Japan – Farmers in Japan’s northeastern Fukushima fear the release of water from the crippled power plant there could revive concerns about contamination and again hit the price of their produce, undoing a decade of slow recovery from nuclear …

Fukushima Plant Officials Admit Failure to Probe Cause of Faulty Filters

TOKYO — Officials at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant have acknowledged they neglected to investigate the cause of faulty exhaust filters that are key to preventing radioactive pollution, after being forced to replace them twice. Representatives of the operator, …