Why Is Japan Releasing Treated Radioactive Water and Is it Safe? August 25, 2023 Japan began pumping more than a million metric tons of treated radioactive water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power...
Japan Begins Releasing Nuclear Wastewater in Process That Could Last 30 Years August 24, 2023 By Shoko Oda Japan started the release of treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear site into the Pacific Ocean in a process that...
Japan to Release Water Into Sea From Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant on Aug. 24 August 22, 2023 By Sakura Murakami and Tom Bateman Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing into the sea more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive...
New Hampshire Nuclear Plant Issues False Alarm During Testing July 15, 2022 New Hampshire homeland security officials said that a siren was inadvertently activated at the Seabrook Nuclear Power Station on Tuesday,...
U.S. Nuclear Agency Seeks Documentation on Quake Safety of New Reactor Design May 2, 2022 By Timothy Gardner An official with the U.S. nuclear power regulator has ordered staff to supply documents that could lead to a review...
Inspector General Says Counterfeit Parts in Nuclear Plants Raise Safety Concerns February 11, 2022 By Timothy Gardner Many counterfeit parts have been discovered in U.S. nuclear plants, potentially increasing the risk of a safety failure, the inspector...
Gas Buildup at China Nuclear Plant Prompts Questions from Part Owner EDF June 15, 2021 By Francois de Beaupuy, Dan Murtaugh and Derek Wallbank The French utility that partly owns a nuclear power plant near Hong Kong is seeking more information on a gas...
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...
Nuclear Industry Looks to Save Money Under Reduced U.S. Safety Oversight July 19, 2019 By Ellen Knickmeyer Fewer mock commando raids to test nuclear power plants’ defenses against terrorist attacks. Fewer, smaller government inspections for plant safety...
Remembering Chernobyl As Nuclear Industry Seeks Role in Future of Sustainable Energy May 30, 2019 By Jonathan Tirone A television series about the world’s worst nuclear accident is refocusing millions of viewers on atomic risks just as the...