Tag: Fukushima
In Japan, the discharge of water from Fukushima into the sea was suspended after an earthquake
The operator of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (north-eastern Japan) announced on Friday that it had suspended “as a precaution” its process of releasing treated water from the…
13 years after the meltdown – Fukushima is still being cleaned up – News
Contents Hundreds of thousands of liters of contaminated water must be disposed of. Some of it is now being drained into the sea. It’s all about this: On March 11,…
Safety violations eliminated?: Japan lifts operating ban on world’s largest nuclear power plant
Security breaches eliminated? Japan lifts operating ban on world’s largest nuclear power plant December 27, 2023, 1:16 p.m Listen to article This audio version was artificially generated. More info |…
Triple nuclear capacity? “It doesn’t work,” says WNISR publisher Mycle Schneider in the “Climate Laboratory”
At the World Climate Conference, 22 countries declared that they wanted to triple their nuclear capacities by 2050. These include many friendly and experienced nuclear power nations: the USA, France,…
Where is the decontamination of Fukushima soil?
Twelve years after the Fukushima disaster, soil decontamination still raises questions. An assessment carried out by the Bureau of Geological and Mining Research shows a contrasting result. In March 2011,…
In Fukushima, a sake has become a symbol of fishermen’s resilience
A bottle of sake from the Iwaki Kotobuki brewery taken on August 31, 2023 in a restaurant in Namie, in the Fukushima department (northeast of Japan) (AFP/Philip FONG) Daisuke Suzuki…
3 questions about the discharge of contaminated water from Fukushima into the ocean
Since August 24, 2023, the waters of the Fukushima nuclear power plant, destroyed by a tsunami in 2011, have been discharged into the Pacific Ocean. Since last Thursday, August 24,…
Over 50,000 South Koreans protest against Fukushima water discharge
Massive demonstration in Seoul. On Saturday August 26, tens of thousands of people gathered in the capital of South Korea to protest against the discharge of wastewater from the Fukushima…
Japan: everything you need to know about the discharge of contaminated water from the Fukushima power plant
Ophélie Artaud with AFP / Photo credit: Takuya Matsumoto / Yomiuri / The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP 4:51 p.m., August 24, 2023 More than 1.3 million cubic meters of water…
Japan begins introduction: Fukushima cooling water now flows into the sea
Japan begins with introduction Fukushima cooling water now flows into the sea 08/24/2023, 08:30 am Despite complaints from fishermen and neighboring countries such as China, Japan is now dumping the…
Discharge of Fukushima water to sea to start on Thursday, Japan announces
Europe 1 with AFP // Photo credit: Handout / AIR PHOTO SERVICE / AFP 11:30 a.m., August 22, 2023 The controversial discharge into the sea of water from the damaged…
Green light from nuclear agency: Japan begins dumping Fukushima cooling water
Green light from nuclear authority Japan begins dumping Fukushima cooling water 08/22/2023, 04:09 am The criticism inside and outside of Japan is great. However, after both the Japanese and the…