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fukushima, Tag
- Fukushima is surrendering to nature six years after nuclear meltdown Fri, 11 Aug 17, 1:52amNature has come for Fukushima. Six years after a nuclear meltdown resulted in a mass exodus of neighboring residents, the Fukushima prefecture is slowly being engulfed by a sea of green. Access to the Fukushima Exclusion...
- Fukushima robot finds lava-like deposits thought to be melted nuclear fuel Mon, 24 Jul 17, 11:35pmSix years after the Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns, there's still a lot of cleanup to be done. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) deployed an underwater robot to assess damage inside the Unit 3 reactor in Japan last week,...
- Robot shows suspected melted nuclear fuel at Fukushima reactor – video Sun, 23 Jul 17, 8:16pmAn underwater robot has captured images of what is believed to be suspected debris of melted nuclear fuel inside one of the reactors at the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan...
- Fukushima: robot images show massive deposits thought to be melted nuclear fuel Sun, 23 Jul 17, 11:02amRobot spots suspected debris of melted fuel for first time since 2011 earthquake and tsunami destroyed the plant
- Fukushima nuclear disaster: former Tepco executives go on trial Fri, 30 Jun 17, 8:35pmThree men plead not guilty to professional negligence in the only criminal action targeting officials since the triple meltdown
- Climate change is an energy problem, so let's talk honestly about nuclear Thu, 29 Jun 17, 1:02amFear of nuclear energy runs deep but it may be the most efficient and clean energy source we have, albeit with complications
- Victory for Japanese nuclear industry as high court quashes injunction Wed, 29 Mar 17, 4:20amTakahama reactors to restart within a month despite Greenpeace saying they have serious unresolved safety issues
- Japanese authorities decry ongoing robot failures at Fukushima Sun, 26 Mar 17, 4:46amSix years ago, a massive earthquake, consequent tsunami and nuclear crisis struck Japan. International organizations rushed to help the country’s devastated residents, and to figure out how to clean up Fukushima...
- Hundreds of radioactive wild boars run amok in Fukushima, Japan Sun, 19 Mar 17, 3:09amPacks of radioactive wild boars are running loose in northern Japan, where the meltdown of the Fukushima nuclear plant in 2011 forced entire towns and villages to abandon ship...
- Japanese government held liable for first time for negligence in Fukushima Fri, 17 Mar 17, 9:25pmCourt rules government should have used regulatory powers to force nuclear plant’s operator to take preventive measures
- Japanese government liable for negligence in Fukushima disaster Fri, 17 Mar 17, 9:25pmCourt rules government should have used regulatory powers to force nuclear plant’s operator to take preventive measures
- Fukushima evacuees face 'forced' return as subsidies withdrawn Fri, 10 Mar 17, 6:52pmThousands who fled 2011 disaster must choose between financial hardship or return to homes they believe are unsafe
- Fukushima disaster evacuees told to return to abandoned homes Fri, 10 Mar 17, 6:52pmPeople who fled after March 2011 nuclear meltdown face losing housing subsidies if they do not go back, despite radiation fears
- Dying robots and failing hope: Fukushima clean-up falters six years after tsunami Thu, 9 Mar 17, 12:23pmExploration work inside the nuclear plant’s failed reactors has barely begun, with the scale of the task described as ‘almost beyond comprehension’
- Westerners lack education on nuclear disaster risks, expert warns Wed, 8 Jun 16, 5:10amChristopher Abbott says orderly evacuation seen during Japan’s Fukushima incident would not work as well in western societies