How Dangerous Is Japan’s Fukushima Nuclear Plant After 10 Years of Cleanup? March 12, 2021 By Mari Yamaguchi OKUMA, Japan – A decade ago, a massive tsunami crashed into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Three of its...
10 Years After Disaster, Fukushima Nuclear Plant Operator Continues Cleanup March 2, 2021 By Aaron Sheldrick Tepco, the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima atomic plant, said it had successfully removed spent uranium fuel from a damaged...
Japan Committee Clears Nuclear Compensation Bill July 26, 2011 A lower house committee of Japan’s parliament on Tuesday passed a bill to help Tokyo Electric Power pay billions of...
Japan Plans State-Backed Insurer to Save TEPCO April 15, 2011 By Tim Kelly and David Dolan Japan plans to set up a government-backed insurance fund to put money into Tokyo Electric Power and pay compensation stemming...
Japan Businesses Demand Compensation for Nuclear Evacutaion April 14, 2011 By Yuri Kageyama Small business owners and laborers forced to leave their homes and jobs because of radiation leaking from Japan’s tsunami-flooded nuclear...
Global Nuclear Forum Backs Safety Push April 14, 2011 A 72-nation nuclear forum said on Thursday it backed a U.N.-led campaign to strengthen atomic safety in the light of...
Tokyo Nuclear Plant Company Could Face $23 Billion in Losses April 12, 2011 By Antoni Slodkowski Tokyo Electric Power could face 2 trillion yen ($23.6 bln) in special losses in the current business year to March...