Japan to start reusing soil from Fukushima despite public concerns over radioactivity
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Japan to start reusing soil from Fukushima despite public concerns over radioactivity

The Independent  

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UN nuclear chief to view contaminated Fukushima soil
1 month, 1 week ago

UN nuclear chief to view contaminated Fukushima soil

Raw Story  

by Kyoko Hasegawa and Caroline Gardin The UN nuclear watchdog chief will make his first visit this week to storage facilities for vast quantities of soil contaminated in the 2011 Fukushima disaster. Japan's government must decide what to do with the soil -- enough to fill 10 baseball stadiums -- scraped from the wider Fukushima region as part of efforts …

UN nuclear chief arrives in Japan to inspect Fukushima soil storage
1 month, 1 week ago

UN nuclear chief arrives in Japan to inspect Fukushima soil storage

The Independent  

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Discharge of nuclear-contaminated water sets bad precedent
9 months ago

Discharge of nuclear-contaminated water sets bad precedent

China Daily  

Japanese hold a rally to protest against the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea. ZHU CHENXI/CHINA NEWS SERVICE Japan will release 7,800 metric tons of "treated" nuclear-contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean, starting from Friday, in the seventh discharge round. Despite the Tokyo Electric Power Company calling the nuclear-contaminated water stored in the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant …

Japan discharges toxic water despite protests
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Japan discharges toxic water despite protests

China Daily  

By JIANG XUEQING in Tokyo | China Daily | Updated: 2024-06-05 06:59 Japanese hold a rally to protest against the discharge of nuclear-contaminated water into the sea. ZHU CHENXI/CHINA NEWS SERVICE The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan completed the sixth round of discharge of nuclear-contaminated water from the facility into the Pacific Ocean on …

Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck
1 year ago

Conditions inside Fukushima’s melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan on Monday marked 13 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami hit the country’s northern coasts. Nearly 20,000 people died, whole towns were wiped out and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was destroyed, creating deep fears of radiation that linger today. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government reversed that policy and has accelerated restarts of workable reactors …

13 years after meltdown, Fukushima’s reactor room remains a ‘mystery’
1 year ago

13 years after meltdown, Fukushima’s reactor room remains a ‘mystery’

The Hindu  

As Japan prepares to mark the 13th anniversary of its worst-ever nuclear disaster, the man in charge of cleaning it up says his team is fighting to bring a sample out of the heart of the site’s radioactive debris. ‘Unprecedented task; Getting that sample would be like penetrating “the main keep of the castle” in the battle of decommissioning, Mr. …

Fukushima nuclear plant leaked radioactive water; no one injured
1 year, 1 month ago

Fukushima nuclear plant leaked radioactive water; no one injured

The Hindu  

“Highly radioactive water leaked from a treatment machine at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but no one was injured and radiation monitoring shows no impact to the outside environment,” the utility operator said on February 8. “A plant worker found the leak on Wednesday morning during valve checks at a SARRY treatment machine designed to mainly remove cesium …

The ruined Fukushima nuclear plant leaked radioactive water, but none escaped the facility
1 year, 1 month ago

The ruined Fukushima nuclear plant leaked radioactive water, but none escaped the facility

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Highly radioactive water leaked from a treatment machine at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but no one was injured and radiation monitoring shows no impact to the outside environment, the utility operator said Thursday. A plant worker found the leak Wednesday morning during valve checks at a SARRY treatment machine designed to mainly remove cesium and …

Japan wants to cut carbon. But one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents is making it harder
1 year, 3 months ago

Japan wants to cut carbon. But one of the world’s worst nuclear accidents is making it harder

LA Times  

A quarter-mile inland from the eastern Japanese coastline, a sprawling complex of solar panels, robotic lawnmowers and the world’s largest hydrogen power plant stands as a monument to the country’s zero-carbon aspirations. But for Japan to achieve that goal, the government says it must turn back to the country’s now-idled nuclear power plants, reigniting a painful debate over the necessity …

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
1 year, 4 months ago

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant began its third release of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the sea Thursday after Japanese officials said the two earlier releases ended smoothly. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida told reporters Thursday that Japan has consistently provided transparent and scientific explanations about the discharge and gained understanding from many members of the …

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea
1 year, 4 months ago

Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

The Independent  

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IAEA officials say Fukushima's ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater is going well
1 year, 5 months ago

IAEA officials say Fukushima's ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater is going well

The Independent  

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IAEA officials say Fukushima’s ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater is going well
1 year, 5 months ago

IAEA officials say Fukushima’s ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater is going well

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said the discharge of the second batch of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea ended as planned on Monday, and International Atomic Energy Agency officials in Japan for their first safety and monitoring mission since the release began two months ago said “no issues” were observed. The operator, Tokyo …

Japan Hits Back At Russia's Concern Over Fukushima Water: 'It's Political'
1 year, 6 months ago

Japan Hits Back At Russia's Concern Over Fukushima Water: 'It's Political'

Huff Post  

An aerial view shows the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, which started releasing treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean, in Okuma town of Fukushima prefecture, Japan, on Aug. 24. “We are not the only country which is expressing such concerns - China has too, and the Japanese themselves have.” The Chinese and Russian governments sent Japan three separate questionnaires …

Fukushima nuclear plant’s operator says the first round of wastewater release is complete
1 year, 6 months ago

Fukushima nuclear plant’s operator says the first round of wastewater release is complete

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant said Monday that it has safely completed the first release of treated radioactive water from the plant into the sea and will inspect and clean the facility before starting the second round in a few weeks. During the 17-day first release, the plant’s operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, …

Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it’s safe after nuclear plant wastewater is discharged
1 year, 6 months ago

Japanese ministers eat Fukushima fish to show it’s safe after nuclear plant wastewater is discharged

Associated Press  

TOKYO — Japan’s Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and three Cabinet ministers ate Fukushima fish sashimi at a lunch meeting Wednesday, in an apparent effort to show that fish is safe following the release of treated radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that began last week. “It is important to show safety based on scientific evidence and resolutely …

Japan says no radioactivity found in Fukushima fish: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

Japan says no radioactivity found in Fukushima fish: Report

India Today  

Japan's fisheries agency said on Saturday fish tested in waters around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant did not contain detectable levels of the radioactive isotope tritium, Kyodo news service reported. Nets were set up on Thursday when plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Company began releasing treated radioactive water into the Pacific, angering fishermen and many others in Japan, alarming consumers …

Japan says no radioactivity found in Fukushima fish
1 year, 7 months ago

Japan says no radioactivity found in Fukushima fish

Al Jazeera  

Tokyo says fish tested in waters around the nuclear plant contained no detectable levels of the radioactive isotope tritium. Japan’s fisheries agency has said fish tested in waters around the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant did not contain detectable levels of the radioactive isotope tritium, Kyodo news service reported on Saturday. Nets were set up on Thursday when plant operator Tokyo …

Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
1 year, 7 months ago

Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster

Associated Press  

Treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is being released into the Pacific Ocean in a process that began Thursday — more than 12 years after a massive earthquake and tsunami caused the meltdowns of three of its reactors and the continuing leakage of cooling water. Here is a timeline of events: — …

Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
1 year, 7 months ago

Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster

The Independent  

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Timeline: Cleaning up the Fukushima disaster
1 year, 7 months ago

Timeline: Cleaning up the Fukushima disaster

Al Jazeera  

The Fukushima Daiichi plant was devastated by a tsunami in 2011, but Japan’s efforts to clean up have been mired in controversy. Japan has started releasing treated radioactive water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, a milestone in its challenging decommissioning process. 2018 October 1 TEPCO says water treated at the Fukushima site still contains …

‘Not Japan’s trash bin’: Anger as Fukushima water released into Pacific
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Not Japan’s trash bin’: Anger as Fukushima water released into Pacific

Al Jazeera  

China bans all aquatic imports from Japan hours after plant operator begins plan that is a crucial part of the decommissioning process. Japan has started releasing treated radioactive water from the devastated Fukushima nuclear power plant, prompting China to announce a ban on all aquatic products from Japan. ‘Extremely selfish’ The plan has sparked continuing controversy despite Japan’s insistence that …

Japan releases treated wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific Ocean
1 year, 7 months ago

Japan releases treated wastewater from Fukushima nuclear plant into Pacific Ocean

ABC  

The operators of Japan's stricken Fukushima power plant have finally started discharging treated wastewater, after months of furious diplomacy to woo concerned parties and staunch opposition from local fishers and some regional neighbours. Curtin University associate professor Nigel Marks says Japan's plan is "very safe". Pacific Islands Forum secretary-general Henry Puna acknowledged the "divergent views" on the issue among the …

Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as August 24
1 year, 7 months ago

Fukushima nuclear plant will start releasing treated radioactive water to sea as early as August 24

The Hindu  

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean as early as August 24 — a controversial step that the government says is essential for the decades of work needed to clean up the facility that had reactor meltdowns 12 years ago. Mr. Kishida said at the meeting that the release …

Fukushima nuclear plant to start releasing treated radioactive water into the sea
1 year, 7 months ago

Fukushima nuclear plant to start releasing treated radioactive water into the sea

LA Times  

Japan will start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday — a controversial step the government says is essential for the decades of work needed to shut down the facility, which had reactor meltdowns 12 years ago. In Seoul, Park Ku-yeon, first vice minister of South Korea’s …

Japan has a plan to deal with wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Here's why it's facing so much opposition
1 year, 7 months ago

Japan has a plan to deal with wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant. Here's why it's facing so much opposition

ABC  

Japan's Prime Minister Kishida Fumio has announced the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will begin releasing treated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean from Thursday. After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was heavily damaged by an earthquake and tsunami in 2011 — leading to three reactor meltdowns and the release of radioactive isotopes into the air — the Japanese …

Japan's nuclear plants are short of storage for spent fuel. A remote town could have the solution
1 year, 7 months ago

Japan's nuclear plants are short of storage for spent fuel. A remote town could have the solution

The Independent  

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Seoul backs Fukushima water plan; China imposes Japan food ban
1 year, 8 months ago

Seoul backs Fukushima water plan; China imposes Japan food ban

Al Jazeera  

Seoul says it believes proposal to release more than 1.3 million tonnes of radioactive water into the Pacific meets international standards. South Korea has said it believes Japan’s plan to release treated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant will meet international standards days after a United Nations atomic agency review of the controversial proposal found it was safe. …

UN nuclear agency chief says he’s satisfied with Japan’s plans to release Fukushima wastewater
1 year, 8 months ago

UN nuclear agency chief says he’s satisfied with Japan’s plans to release Fukushima wastewater

Associated Press  

FUTABA, Japan — The head of the U.N. atomic agency toured Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Wednesday and said he is satisfied with still-contentious plans to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. The fishery association chief, Tetsu Nozaki, urged government officials at Wednesday’s meeting “to remember that the treated water plan was pushed forward despite our …

Japan can finally release Fukushima waters into ocean, two-year UN review concludes
1 year, 8 months ago

Japan can finally release Fukushima waters into ocean, two-year UN review concludes

The Independent  

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How Japan plans to release Fukushima water into the ocean
1 year, 8 months ago

How Japan plans to release Fukushima water into the ocean

The Hindu  

Japan is set to begin pumping out more than a million tonnes of treated water from the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant this summer, a process that will take decades to complete. Tanks on the site now hold about 1.3 million tonnes of radioactive water - enough to fill 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools. Here is how Tokyo Electric Power …

Japan Awaits Crucial UN Watchdog Report For The Release Of Radioactive Water From Fukushima Plant
1 year, 8 months ago

Japan Awaits Crucial UN Watchdog Report For The Release Of Radioactive Water From Fukushima Plant

ABP News  

Japan is awaiting a final report from the United Nations watchdog International Atomic Energy Agency which is widely expected to approve a plan for a tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant to release radioactive water into the ocean over a period of the next 30 to 40 years. As of now, Japan hasn't specified a date for the release of the water …

Why is Japan’s Fukushima water release so controversial?
1 year, 8 months ago

Why is Japan’s Fukushima water release so controversial?

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations atomic watchdog is expected to give its approval to the plan, but controversy continues. The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog is set to give its backing to Japan’s plan to release millions of tonnes of treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi power plant into the Pacific Ocean. International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi began a …

Japan to get crucial UN verdict for Fukushima water release
1 year, 8 months ago

Japan to get crucial UN verdict for Fukushima water release

India Today  

Japan is set to receive a report from a U.N. nuclear watchdog on Tuesday approving its plan to release treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima plant into the ocean despite fierce resistance from Beijing and some local opposition. "We will continue to explain the safety of the plan to release the treated water into the ocean to the international …

Fukushima plan a nuclear threat to Asia-Pacific
1 year, 9 months ago

Fukushima plan a nuclear threat to Asia-Pacific

China Daily  

Fang Wenlin / China Daily Japan has decided to start discharging radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean very soon. The Japanese government also claims that nearly all the radioactive materials will be removed from the wastewater using the Advanced Liquid Processing System with only tritium remaining before it is released into the Pacific. …

Japan nuclear plant conducts tests before discharging treated radioactive wastewater into sea
1 year, 9 months ago

Japan nuclear plant conducts tests before discharging treated radioactive wastewater into sea

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant began tests on Monday of newly constructed facilities for discharging treated radioactive wastewater into the sea, a plan strongly opposed by local fishing communities and neighboring countries. The tests at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant use fresh water instead of the treated water, operator Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings …

IAEA team in Japan for final review before planned discharge of Fukushima nuclear plant water
1 year, 9 months ago

IAEA team in Japan for final review before planned discharge of Fukushima nuclear plant water

The Independent  

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Japan needs to release 1 million tonnes of water from its stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean
1 year, 10 months ago

Japan needs to release 1 million tonnes of water from its stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean

ABC  

On the coastline of Bougainville's capital, Buka, small dinghies carrying men back and forth from the ocean are a common sight. But TEPCO says the amount of tritium found within the treated wastewater set for release will be heavily diluted and falls well within "safe" drinking standards by the World Health Organisation. Selling the water release plan to the Pacific …

Japan nuclear watchdog asks Fukushima plant operator to assess risk from reactor damage
1 year, 10 months ago

Japan nuclear watchdog asks Fukushima plant operator to assess risk from reactor damage

Associated Press  

TOKYO — A nuclear watchdog has asked the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to assess possible risks resulting from damage that was found in a key supporting structure inside one of the three melted reactors. A robotic probe sent inside the Fukushima Daiichi plant’s Unit 1 primary containment chamber found that its pedestal — the main supporting …

Drink Fukushima water if it’s clean, South Korea tells Japanese officials
1 year, 10 months ago

Drink Fukushima water if it’s clean, South Korea tells Japanese officials

The Independent  

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Japan Plans To Release Nuclear Wastewater Into The Pacific Ocean Know How Radioactive Contamination Affects Marine Life History Of Sea Disposal Of Nuclear Waste International Atomic Energy Agency
2 years ago

Japan Plans To Release Nuclear Wastewater Into The Pacific Ocean Know How Radioactive Contamination Affects Marine Life History Of Sea Disposal Of Nuclear Waste International Atomic Energy Agency

ABP News  

Japan has announced that it will release more than a million tonnes of water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the ocean in the next few months, a decision which has left local fishing communities and environmentalists concerned. However, the ocean disposal of radioactive waste can damage marine resources, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency. History of …

Japan marks 12 years since 2011 tsunami, Fukushima nuclear disaster
2 years ago

Japan marks 12 years since 2011 tsunami, Fukushima nuclear disaster

The Hindu  

Japan on March 11 marked the 12th anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster with a minute of silence, as concerns grew ahead of the planned release of the treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant and the government's return to nuclear energy. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake and tsunami that ravaged large parts of Japan's northeastern …

China condemns Japanese plan to release Fukushima water
2 years ago

China condemns Japanese plan to release Fukushima water

Associated Press  

BEIJING — China on Friday condemned a Japanese plan to release treated radioactive wastewater from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, demanding that Tokyo first receive the approval of neighboring countries. China, which Japan invaded in the first half of the last century, has been a constant critic of Tokyo and its security alliance with the U.S., with …

China condemns Japanese plan to release Fukushima water
2 years ago

China condemns Japanese plan to release Fukushima water

The Independent  

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What's going on at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant 12 years after the meltdown?
2 years ago

What's going on at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant 12 years after the meltdown?

Firstpost  

Okuma: Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated stored wastewater into the sea. The 130 tons of contaminated water created daily is collected, treated and then stored in tanks, which now number about 1,000 and cover much of the plant’s grounds. “It would …

Fukushima nuclear disaster: Why Japan's decision to release stored water is its best option
2 years, 2 months ago

Fukushima nuclear disaster: Why Japan's decision to release stored water is its best option

Firstpost  

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Japan’s east coast is running out of storage space, and the tanks could leak if an earthquake or typhoon hits. As a result, Japanese authorities have granted the site permission to release the stored water into the Pacific Ocean Over ten years ago, a tsunami triggered a disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power …

Japan to start releasing treated water from Fukushima this year
2 years, 2 months ago

Japan to start releasing treated water from Fukushima this year

Firstpost  

Cooling systems at the plant were overwhelmed when a massive undersea earthquake triggered a tsunami in 2011, causing the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl Tokyo: Japan plans to start releasing more than a million tonnes of treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean this year, a top government spokesman said Friday. The plan has been …

Japan to release toxic water from wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into ocean
2 years, 8 months ago

Japan to release toxic water from wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into ocean

The Independent  

The impact of Japan’s 2011 earthquake and tsunami still ripples through the country as the nation continues the decommissioning process of the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. open image in gallery Tanks storing treated radioactive water after it was used to cool the melted fuel are seen at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power …

Operator files for approval of Fukushima plant water release
3 years, 3 months ago

Operator files for approval of Fukushima plant water release

Associated Press  

TOKYO — The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant said Tuesday it has applied for approval from safety authorities to construct an undersea tunnel and other facilities needed for the planned release of large amounts of treated radioactive water into the sea. TEPCO plans to release massive amounts of treated but still radioactive water into the ocean about 1 …

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