UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan returns to nuclear power
The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power to meet growing
Japan’s Tepco takes on challenge of making space for Fukushima nuclear debris
Company has started dismantling water tanks and plans to build facilities to store the molten fuel debris after extracting it from inside the reactors.
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China tests Fukushima seafood as first step to ease Japan import ban
China has concluded its sampling of Fukushima seafood as part of a process that could lead to lifting its ban on Japanese seafood imports, Chinese officials said
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Japan raises nuclear power goal in post-Fukushima shift
An energy plan approved by the cabinet on Tuesday called for "maximising the use of nuclear energy" and dropped reference to "reducing reliance on nuclear energy". says that by 2040, nuclear energy should account for 20% of Japan's grid supply in 2040,
3 hotel workers found dead near Japan hot spring resort
Three hotel workers were found dead Tuesday in northeastern Japan after conducting routine maintenance on a hot spring source in a mountainous area of Fukushima.
UN nuclear chief to view soil removed from Fukushima
The UN nuclear watchdog chief arrives in Japan on Tuesday for a trip that will include his first visit to storage facilities for vast quantities of soil contaminated in the
TEPCO takes on challenge of making space for Fukushima nuclear debris
Workers at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have started dismantling water storage tanks to free up space for tonnes of nuclear debris, 14 years after the facility was hit by
UN nuclear chief arrives in Japan to inspect Fukushima soil storage
Rafael Grossi to assess contaminated soil removed after 2011 nuclear disaster as Japan grapples with disposal plan
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Japan Commits To Maximum Use Of Nuclear Power
Before Fukushima, Japan’s fleet of 54 nuclear plants generated about 30% of the country’s electricity. (NucNet contributed to this report) The Japanese government said in a planning document on 02/18/25 that the country will make maximum use of nuclear power as it is preparing for a surge in electricity demand from data centers.
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Grossi participates in collection of Fukushima water samples
During his latest trip to Japan, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi assisted in collecting seawater samples near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for analysis.
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Fukushima Pollution Solution: Spread Radioactivity Far and Wide
The bulk of the radioactivity in the wastewater being pumped into the ocean is from tritium, the radioactive form of hydrogen, and carbon-14, neither of which can be filtered from water they contaminate.
5.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima, reports JMA
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck off the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Fukushima on Friday, Xinhua reported, citing the country's weather agency.