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Nuclear reactor owned by Fukushima plant operator TEPCO suspends hours-old restart
[ad_1] TOKYO — The restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant was suspended Thursday only hours after it resumed for the first time…
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A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor
[ad_1] TOKYO — A remote-controlled robot has safely returned with a tiny piece of melted fuel it collected from inside one of three damaged…
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TEPCO ex-chair at time of Fukushima nuclear disaster dies at 84 while on trial over responsibility
[ad_1] TOKYO — Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings’ former chairperson, who led the emergency response after a meltdown at its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant…
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Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts
[ad_1] TOKYO — A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear power plant…
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UN atomic watchdog says the status of Russian-occupied Ukraine nuclear plant is ‘extremely serious’
[ad_1] KYIV, Ukraine — An explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine on Tuesday posed no direct…
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Japan quake toll hits 30 as rescuers race to find survivors
[ad_1] Firefighters extinguish a fire in Nanao, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, early on Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024. Soichiro Koriyama | Bloomberg | Getty Images At…
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Environmentalists suffer another setback in fight to shutter California’s last nuclear power plant
[ad_1] Federal regulators have rejected a request from environmental groups to immediately shut down one of two reactors at California’s last nuclear power plant…
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Japan’s troubled Toshiba to delist after takeover by Japanese consortium succeeds
[ad_1] TOKYO — A 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer for troubled electronics and energy giant Toshiba by a Japanese consortium has been…
Finance
Japan’s troubled Toshiba to delist after takeover by Japanese consortium succeeds
[ad_1] TOKYO — A 2 trillion yen ($14 billion) tender offer for troubled electronics and energy giant Toshiba by a Japanese consortium has been…
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At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far more challenging than water release
[ad_1] FUTABA, Japan — For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing volume of radioactive wastewater held in more than 1,000 tanks…
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Events at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster
[ad_1] Japanese officials plan to start releasing treated but still slightly radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific…
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Fukushima official says release of treated water is a milestone in nuclear plant’s decommissioning
[ad_1] TOKYO — An official in charge of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says the upcoming release of treated radioactive water into the…
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Fukushima nuclear plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businesses
[ad_1] IWAKI, Japan — Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for business owners. But in…
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Fukushima nuclear plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businesses
[ad_1] IWAKI, Japan — Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for business owners. But in…
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Fukushima nuclear plant water release within weeks raises worries about setbacks to businesses
[ad_1] IWAKI, Japan — Beach season has started across Japan, which means seafood for holiday makers and good times for business owners. But in…
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Regulators begin final safety inspection before treated Fukushima wastewater is released into sea
[ad_1] Japanese regulators have begun a final inspection before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean…
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Regulators begin final safety inspection before treated Fukushima wastewater is released into sea
[ad_1] Japanese regulators are making the final inspection before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean…
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Fukushima nuclear plant operator says equipment to release treated wastewater into sea is complete
[ad_1] Officials say all equipment needed for the release into the sea of treated radioactive wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant has been…
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Staff at Ukraine’s experimental nuclear site pick up pieces from Russian strikes
[ad_1] KHARKIV, Ukraine — There is activity at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology, but it’s not what scientists at its cutting-edge nuclear…
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US energy secretary says G7 can lead global emissions cuts
[ad_1] OTARU, Japan — Wealthy nations can lead by example in cutting carbon emissions, though much faster action is needed to stem global warming,…