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Asylum Seekers Forced to Work In Decontamination of Fukushima

Ece Polat — Thu, 09 Mar 2017 12:36:50 +0000

Two Bangladeshi asylum seekers, found shelter in Japan through a decontamination job in Fukushima with false promise, the news reported Wednesday. As the Fukushima nuclear plant suffered greatly from several meltdowns after the tsunami in 2011, contractors had trouble finding workers to decontaminate the radioactive top soil. The two men were actually running away from […]

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Even Robots Die In Fukushima’s Old Nuclear Plant!

Nicholas Say — Mon, 06 Mar 2017 12:35:36 +0000

It seems as though yet another robot has died while trying to investigate the Fukushima disaster. This robot is the third that has failed to do much of anything, and it would seem that we know little about what is going on inside of the failed reactor. The now dead robot was able to record […]

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Project Resumes Agricultural Practices In Fukushima, Alongside Solar Power Plant

Mila Luleva — Wed, 08 Jan 2014 21:07:29 +0000

You would expect that after a major nuclear disaster, the region around the plant will be a designated area, left unused and deserted. But unlike Chernobyl, where the land is completely abandoned, the region of Fukushima is regaining its pre-disaster shape, and it is doing it with a bang. Local farmers are resuming agricultural practices, […]

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After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Japan Moves toward Coal and Gas Power

Leigh Hutchens — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 01:16:43 +0000

In wake of Tokyo’s struggles with moving away from costly oil, Japan is planning to build 14 new gas and coal-fired power plants by the end of 2014. Two of the planned coal power plants will be finished by December, and the other 12 gas-fired plants will be completed during 2014. They will use liquefied […]

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Radioactive Water Leaking From Fukushima Estimated at 300 Tons

Mila Luleva — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 20:25:12 +0000

The volume of radioactivity of water coming from Fukushima nuclear power plant has reached record numbers. The Nuclear Regulatory Authority (NRA) announced that 300 tonnes of contaminated water have leaked from one of the waste water storage tanks since Monday, rating the disaster as a level three incident on the International Nuclear and Radiological Seven-point […]

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Use of Solar and Wind Power Grows, Ending Nuclear Renaissance

Leigh Hutchens — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 01:39:47 +0000

Between the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the exploding growth of the renewable energy sector, nuclear power seems to be on the sharp decline, ending what some have called the nuclear renaissance. In sharp contrast, solar and wind power are growing by leaps and bounds. Experts from the World Nuclear Industry Status Report (WNISR), a consortium […]

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Cleaning Up Fukushima May Take up to 40 Years, IAEA Panel Says

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:39:09 +0000

It may take 40 more years to decommission the Fukushima power plant, said a team from the International Atomic Energy Agency recently. The damage, they say, is so complex, that it’s not possible to predict how long the cleanup may last, but in either scenario it won’t take less than 30 to 40 years. The […]

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How Many Billions France Would Lose in Case of a Nuclear Accident

Ovidiu Sandru — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:59:51 +0000

France’s own nuclear safety institute (IRSN) has published a study in which they assess the financial losses in case of a nuclear power plant accident. The paper says it would cost them about 430 bln euros, or $580 bln. That is 20 percent of their economic output. 100,000 people would be displaced in such circumstances […]

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Official: Japanese Government Thinks Emission Targets Too Difficult to Achieve, Backs Off

Mila Luleva — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 18:05:58 +0000

Top governmental officials in Japan are planning to reconsider the pledge to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Yoshihide Suga, Chief Cabinet Secretary, stated that the target set in Tokyo in 2009 is too ambitious and difficult to achieve. The prime minister at the time, Yukio Hatoyama, has set the pledge right after the election victory if […]

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Japan’s Nuclear Program Still on Hold

Benji Jerew — Fri, 28 Dec 2012 19:49:25 +0000

On March 11, 2011, an earthquake in Northeastern Japan sparked a cascade of failures at the Fukishima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Three of the four reactors there suffered catastrophic meltdown and subsequent explosions, littering the landscape with radioactive fallout. Amid public outcry against nuclear power, all fifty of Japan’s nuclear plants were shut down. Eventually, […]

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Japanese Power Operator Admits Fukushima Disaster Could Have Been Prevented

Mila Luleva — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 21:10:09 +0000

Tokyo Electric Power Co admitted that they have committed “collusion” with industry regulators in relation to the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Last year, an earthquake caused a tsunami that damaged the nuclear power plant on the northeast coast of Japan, leading to leakage of large amounts of radiation. According to Takefumi Anegawa, head of a company […]

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Fukushima disaster still determines the world’s nuclear energy growth

Mila Luleva — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 13:43:56 +0000

A year and a half after the major nuclear accident on 11th of March 2011 in Fukushima, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) released their predictions for the future world nuclear power generating capacity. In comparison with last year’s projections, the reported numbers are between eight and sixteen percent lower that the estimates made before […]

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Fukushima Butterflies Genetically Affected by March 11 Accident

Ovidiu Sandru — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:30:33 +0000

Last year’s Fukushima March 11 event taught us one of the most important lessons ever: there’s no toying with tsunamis or nuclear power – they’re too powerful to be contained and controlled. Now, the butterflies from Fukushima, exposed to the harmful radiation, teach us something even more terrifying: they suffered genetic mutations and fears are […]

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Japan Builds Offshore Floating Wind Farm Near Fukushima

Ovidiu Sandru — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 11:47:38 +0000

The Japanese government has plans to build an off-shore floating wind farm near Fukushima, thus seeking to reduce its dependence on nuclear power and the associated dangers. “This is part of the government’s effort towards reconstructing the disaster area while promoting renewable energy,” said an official at the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy. “Building […]

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Japan to Continue Pursuing Nuclear Power, No Viable Alternatives Left

Ovidiu Sandru — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 18:58:03 +0000

Even if the consequences had been among the ugliest since 1986's Chernobyl, if it's to think about it, the 40 year-old Fukushima nuclear plant survived a magnitude 9 earthquake, and was only affected by the tsunami - extreme conditions all over. A new interview with Hidehiko Nishiyama, a director general at Japan's trade ministry reveals the country's need for even more nuclear power.

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