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TOKYO — The restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant was suspended Thursday only hours after it resumed for the first time since the 2011 Fukushima nuclear…
Read more Nuclear reactor owned by Fukushima plant operator TEPCO suspends hours-old restartTOKYO — A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged reactors at the tsunami-hit Fukushima…
Read more A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactorTOKYO — Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings’ former chairperson, who led the emergency response after a meltdown at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant and was accused of being…
Read more TEPCO ex-chair at time of Fukushima nuclear disaster dies at 84 while on trial over responsibilityTOKYO — A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant was restarted Tuesday for the…
Read more Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restartsKYIV, Ukraine — An explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine on Tuesday posed no direct threat to its safety but…
Read more UN atomic watchdog says the status of Russian-occupied Ukraine nuclear plant is ‘extremely serious’Firefighters extinguish a fire in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, early on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Soichiro Koriyama | Bloomberg | Getty Images At least 30 people were killed…
Read more Japan quake toll hits 30 as rescuers race to find survivorsFederal regulators have rejected a request from environmental groups to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant ByMICHAEL R. BLOOD Associated Press…
Read more Environmentalists suffer another setback in fight to shutter California’s last nuclear power plantTOKYO — A 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer for troubled electronics and energy giant Toshiba by a Japanese consortium has been completed, clearing the way for…
Read more Japan’s troubled Toshiba to delist after takeover by Japanese consortium succeedsTOKYO — A 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer for troubled electronics and energy giant Toshiba by a Japanese consortium has been completed, clearing the way for…
Read more Japan’s troubled Toshiba to delist after takeover by Japanese consortium succeedsFUTABA, Japan — For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing volume of radioactive wastewater held in more than 1,000 tanks has been a safety risk…
Read more At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far more challenging than water releaseJapanese officials plan to start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday,…
Read more Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disasterTOKYO — An official in charge of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says the upcoming release of treated radioactive water into the sea more than 12 years…
Read more Fukushima official says release of treated water is a milestone in nuclear plant’s decommissioningIWAKI, Japan — Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for business owners. But in Fukushima, that may end soon.…
Read more Fukushima nuclear plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businessesIWAKI, Japan — Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for business owners. But in Fukushima, that may end soon.…
Read more Fukushima nuclear plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businessesIWAKI, Japan — Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for business owners. But in Fukushima, that may end soon.…
Read more Fukushima nuclear plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businessesJapanese regulators have begun a final inspection before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean ByMARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press An…
Read more Regulators begin final safety inspection before treated Fukushima wastewater is released into seaJapanese regulators are making the final inspection before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean ByMARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press An…
Read more Regulators begin final safety inspection before treated Fukushima wastewater is released into seaOfficials say all equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been completed and will be ready…
Read more Fukushima nuclear plant operator says equipment to release treated wastewater into sea is completeKHARKIV, Ukraine — There is activity at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, but it’s not what scientists at its cutting-edge nuclear laboratory trained for. Staff at…
Read more Staff at Ukraine’s experimental nuclear site pick up pieces from Russian strikesOTARU, Japan — Wealthy nations can lead by example in cutting carbon emissions, though much faster action is needed to stem global warming, U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm…
Read more US energy secretary says G7 can lead global emissions cuts
