Massive Fukushima Plant Cleanup Involves High Radiation and Stress March 13, 2025 By Mari Yamaguchi The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant’s radiation levels have significantly dropped since the cataclysmic meltdown in Japan 14 years ago....
Tepco Removes Nuclear Fuel Debris From Fukushima Disaster Site December 9, 2024 By Shoko Oda Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it removed nuclear fuel debris left inside a reactor in a demonstration at...
Robot to Remove Melted Nuclear Fuel From Japan’s Damaged Fukushima Reactor May 30, 2024 By Mari Yamaguchi The operator of Japan’s destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant demonstrated Tuesday how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits...
Ukraine Nuclear-Plant Attacks Prompt Emergency Watchdog Meet April 12, 2024 The United Nations atomic watchdog held an emergency meeting in Vienna to discuss the increasing risk of an accident at...
Japan Earthquake Casts Cloud Over Push to Restart Nuclear Plants January 5, 2024 The powerful earthquake that hit Japan’s western coast on New Year’s Day has underscored the country’s exposure to natural disasters,...
Tokyo Court Rules Only Fukushima Operator Must Pay Compensation, Cuts Damages December 28, 2023 By Mari Yamaguchi A Tokyo court has ruled that only the operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant had to pay damages...
New York Plant Transfers Spent Nuclear Fuel to Dry Cask Storage October 17, 2023 The Indian Point nuclear power plant in Buchanan, New York, has transferred all spent nuclear fuel to dry cask storage...
Maritime Industry Eyes Nuclear Power for Ships as Tech Advances; Insurers Are Wary September 21, 2023 By Jonathan Saul The maritime industry is exploring whether nuclear fuel can be used to power commercial ships as advancements in technology open...
Removing Fukushima’s Melted Nuclear Fuel Will Be Harder Than Wastewater Release August 29, 2023 By Mari Yamaguchi At a small section of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant’s central control room, the treated water transfer switch is on....
TEPCO Says Seawater Radioactivity Below Detectable Limits After Fukushima Release August 28, 2023 By Sakura Murakami and Kantaro Komiya Initial tests showed seawater radioactivity to be below detectable levels after the release of treated radioactive water from Japan’s Fukushima...