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Radioactive, but… ‘safe’? Japan to dump Fukushima wastewater in Pacific despite objections
Running out of space to store water contaminated by fuel that escaped during the Fukushima meltdown, the Japanese government is preparing to release it into the Pacific Ocean – despite the presence of radioactive elements.
Oct 17, 2018 07:48
Fukushima operator gets green light to restart nuclear reactors
The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) has been approved to restart reactors at another atomic facility in Japan, the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant.
Oct 5, 2017 15:02
No guarantee Japanese government will do a better job than TEPCO at Fukushima
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TEPCO has a long record of covering up accidents, but giving more control to government agencies means the crisis will be managed by those who allowed TEPCO to operate Fukushima the way it did, Shaun Burnie, independent nuclear consultant, told RT.
Sep 2, 2013 19:21
Nuclear protests in Japan mark three months since disasters
As Tokyo residents take to the streets of Japan’s capital to mark three months since the natural and nuclear disasters hit the country leaving over 15,000 people dead and displacing another 100,000,TEPCO starts filtering air in Fukushima’s reactor 2.
Jun 11, 2011 05:02
Fukushima disaster rated at highest level, same as Chernobyl
Japan has upgraded the severity rating at the paralyzed Fukushima nuclear plant to seven on the International Nuclear Event Scale (INES), a level only ever previously assigned to the Chernobyl disaster.
Apr 12, 2011 08:57
Fukushima operator pours radioactive water into sea
The operator of Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co., has started to release 11,500 tons of water containing radioactive materials into the Pacific Ocean, Kyodo news agency reports.
Apr 4, 2011 10:04
Radiation in the water inside Fukushima reactor hits record level
Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. now says the level of radioactive contamination in the leaked water from the No. 2 reactor was 100,000 (100 thousand) times higher than normal in the reactor's cooling system.
Mar 27, 2011 07:28
Smoke forces evacuation at Fukushima reactor
Workers have been evacuated from one of the reactors at the disaster-stricken Fukushima nuclear plant after it emitted gray smoke, prompting fresh concern over a potential radiation leak. Shortly after, white smoke was seen over another reactor.
Mar 21, 2011 09:58
Japan’s nuclear record not clean
Japanese authorities are giving assurances there is no imminent threat to Tokyo residents, with the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant having gone up in smoke. But past evidence suggests they are not to be trusted completely.
Mar 16, 2011 08:17
World considers nuclear-free future
The Japanese disasters have raised questions as to whether nuclear technology can ever be called safe to use. EU nuclear experts are considering if the union should eventually move away from nuclear energy.
Mar 16, 2011 06:04
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