Tag: Fukushima
Japanese Fukushima-2 NPP Stops Cooling System of Spent Nuclear Fuel After Quake
Japanese Fukushima-2 nuclear power plant (NPP) on Tuesday stopped the cooling system of the power plant’s reservoir with spent nuclear fuel after a powerful earthquake [Read More…]
Evacuation order on Fukushima to be lifted in July
On Friday the Japanese Government decided that evacuation orders imposed in Fukushima, in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami which led to one of [Read More…]
Japan to Start Fukushima Rice Exports to EU With Britain in July
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Japan is set to begin exporting rice from the country’s Fukushima region to the European Union, starting with the United Kingdom, next [Read More…]
Japan Marks Anniversary of 2011 Tsunami Victims With Moment of Silence
At 2:46 p.m. local time (06:46 GMT), the exact moment that the earthquake struck Japan five years ago, millions of the Japanese citizens observed a [Read More…]
First Case of Cancer Triggered by Fukushima Recovery Confirmed in Japan
Japanese authorities have confirmed the first case of cancer due to radiation exposure of an employee of the Fukushima power plant, which suffered a meltdown [Read More…]
Typhoon Etau causes more leakage at Fukushima
Radioactive water has been leaking from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant following damage caused by Typhoon Etau. The plant’s drainage system has been inundated by [Read More…]
Amateur Cartoonist Lands Radioactive Drone on Japanese Prime Minister’s House
For the foreseeable future, the Tokyo Metropolitan government has banned hobbyists from flying drones in public parks following a strange protest against nuclear power targeting [Read More…]
Power outage at Fukushima poses radioactive risk
A power outage at Japan’s Fukushima 1 nuclear plant on Tuesday has seen eight water transfer pumps shut down, hindering efforts to collect leaked radioactive [Read More…]
