Fukushima's lingering water issue
One of many obstacles in decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is the continued accumulation of radi...
read moreJapan remembers the Tohoku disaster
People pause to mourn the victims of the disaster that ravaged Northeastern Japan on March 11, 2011.
read moreShunichi Tanaka's new mission
The former head of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority moves to the village of Iitate in Fukushima to help residents de...
read moreNuclear power policy at crossroads
6 years since the Fukushima disaster, Japan is at a nuclear crossroads. Tokyo Electric, which is responsible for the acc...
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Where to store nuclear waste?
Japan's government creates a radioactive waste storage feasibility map, one step toward building a final repository for ...
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The hunt for melted fuel debris
Experts stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant have started operating a new robot at one of its failed reactors ...
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TEPCO officials on trial
Three former TEPCO officials and their disaster planning skills are on trial for deaths caused by the 2011 tsunami and n...
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"Giraffe" prevented meltdown
6 years ago, the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami triggered meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.An...
read moreFukushima Daiichi, 6 years on
The decommissioning process at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has just started.
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The future of Japan's nuclear fuel cycle
Lawmakers decide to decommission the troubled Monju Nuclear Power Plant, Japan's main facility designed to use recycled ...
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