Japan to Release Fukushima Water as Soon as August: Reports August 7, 2023 By Shoko Oda The Japanese government is preparing to start releasing treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster site into the sea as...
New Images From Inside Fukushima Nuclear Reactor Spark Safety Concerns April 5, 2023 By Mari Yamaguchi Images captured by a robotic probe inside one of the three melted reactors at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant...
What’s Happening at Fukushima Nuclear Plant 12 Years After Meltdown? March 15, 2023 By Mari Yamaguchi Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a...
Japan Indicates Delay of Fukushima Plant Water Release January 17, 2023 By Mari Yamaguchi Japan has revised the timing of a planned release to the sea of treated but still radioactive wastewater at the...
Japan’s Government Not Liable for Damages From Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: Court June 20, 2022 Japan’s government is not liable for damages demanded by people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the...
Japan Approves Plan to Release Wastewater From Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant May 20, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) – Japan’s nuclear regulator on Wednesday approved plans by the operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant to...
Japan’s Top Court Orders Damages of $12M for Fukushima Victims in Landmark Decision March 7, 2022 Japan’s Supreme Court upheld an order for utility Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco) to pay damages of 1.4 billion yen ($12...
Team of Nuclear Experts to Visit Wrecked Fukushima Plant to Check Water Release Plan February 9, 2022 By Mari Yamaguchi A team of experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency will visit Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant next week...
Operator of Japan’s Crippled Fukushima Nuclear Plant Face Another Setback in Clean-up January 24, 2022 The operator of Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has found that a coolant solution, used to create an ice...
Japan’s Fukushima Farmers Fear Contaminated Water Release Will Hit Produce Prices November 5, 2021 By Sakura Murakami IWAKI, Japan – Farmers in Japan’s northeastern Fukushima fear the release of water from the crippled power plant there could...