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18

May

Fukushima nuclear power plant water release plan given initial nod

TOKYO, May 18 (Reuters) - Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) granted an initial approval on Wednesday for a Tokyo Electric Power's (Tepco) plan for releasing water from the destroyed Fukushima…

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11

Mar

Photo Story: Japan marks 11th anniversary of earthquake and tsunami

A woman offers a prayer on the 11th anniversary of Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, in Tokyo, Japan, 11 March 2022. On 11 March 2011 a magnitude 9.0 earthquake triggered…

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23

Jan

Japan’s Tepco hit by setback in clean-up of crippled Fukushima nuclear plant

TOKYO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has found that a coolant solution, used to create an ice wall halting the seepage of…

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26

Nov

Ice wall at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant has partially melted

TOKYO, Nov 26 (Reuters) - Tokyo Electric Power Co (Tepco) will launch remedial works at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant to strengthen an ice wall intended to halt the…

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15

Apr

China says it shares stance with South Korea opposing Japan’s Fukushima water release

China will assess possible threats posed by Japan's release of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant to the safety of related food and agricultural products and their trade, the…

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11

Mar

Ten years on, Japan mourns victims of earthquake and Fukushima disaster

With a moment of silence, prayers and anti-nuclear protests, Japan on Thursday mourned about 20,000 victims of the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan 10 years ago, destroying towns…

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01

Mar

Fukushima operator completes removal of second set of spent fuel rods

Tepco, the operator of Japan’s wrecked Fukushima atomic plant, said it had successfully removed spent uranium fuel from a damaged reactor building in a key step in its clean up…

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13

Feb

Strong earthquake hits off coast of Japan’s Fukushima

TOKYO, Feb 13 (Reuters) - A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 hit off the coast of eastern Japan on Saturday, shaking buildings in Tokyo, but there appeared…

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16

Oct

Reports Japan preparing to release Fukushima’s contaminated water into sea

Nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Japan’s government has decided to release contaminated water from the destroyed plant into the sea, media reports said on Friday, with a…

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10

Oct

Japan fishermen oppose ‘catastrophic’ release of Fukushima water to ocean

Japanese fish industry representatives have urged the government not to allow the release at sea of tonnes of contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant, saying it would undo years…

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11

Mar

Japan marks ninth anniversary of earthquake and tsunami without ceremony

People release balloons to comfort souls of victims at Arahama district in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, norther Japan, 11 March 2020. The Japanese government was forced to call off events and…

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12

Sep

Japan’s new environment minister says country should stop using nuclear power

Japan’s newly installed environment minister, Shinjiro Koizumi, wants the country to close nuclear reactors to avoid a repeat of the Fukushima catastrophe in 2011. The comments by the son of…

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15

Apr

Nuclear fuel removal from Fukushima power plant begins

The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima power plant on Monday began the delicate operation of removing atomic fuel from inside a building housing one of the reactors that melted down…

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