Tag: Fukushima
Japan agrees to ship nuclear materials to U.S.
Japan and the United States have co-signed an agreement to remove and dispose of over 300 kilograms of weapons grade plutonium and an unspecified amount [Read More…]
Estimated 300-ton radioactive leak at Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
Japan’s nuclear watchdog, the Nuclear Regulation Authority, yesterday said the revealed leaking of an estimated 300 metric tons of radioactive water at the damaged Fukushima [Read More…]
Tokyo Electric Power Company releases first figures on the extent of Fukushima leakage
Tokyo Electric Power Company, owner of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, has for the first time released figures on how much radioactive waste [Read More…]
Japan Pauses to Remember on Disaster’s First Anniversary
Japan collectively paused Sunday afternoon to remember the disaster that struck one year ago and the nearly 20,000 dead or missing. A magnitude 9.0 quake [Read More…]
Japan Opens Fukushima Nuclear Plant to Media
Japanese officials took a group of journalists inside the crippled Fukushima nuclear complex for the first time Saturday to show how the situation in the [Read More…]
Japan Marks 66th Anniversary of Hiroshima Atomic Bombing
Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan on Saturday attended the 66th anniversary in Hiroshima of the world’s first atomic bomb attack, and reaffirmed the need to [Read More…]
Magnitude-7.3 earthquake hits Japan, tsunami warning issued
Tokyo – A magnitude-7.3 earthquake struck north-eastern Japan Sunday morning, the Meteorological Agency said. No casualties or damage were reported. The quake prompted the agency [Read More…]
Japanese nuclear plant operators ordered to compensate affected families
The operators of the stricken Fukushima I nuclear power plant in northeast Japan have been ordered to pay compensation to families affected by the worsening [Read More…]
