Tag: Fukushima
Japan raises nuclear accident level to maximum
Japan’s nuclear safety agency has raised the crisis level at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant to 7, from the current 5. The agency [Read More…]
Japan Nuclear Plant to Release Contaminated Water Into Ocean
Operators of Japan’s crippled power plant say they will release more than 10,000 tons of contaminated water into the ocean to make room in their [Read More…]
Thailand detects low-level radiation in vegetables from Japan
BANGKOK, March 31 – Thailand’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday said a low-level of radiation was found in one kilogramme of vegetables carried [Read More…]
Tokyo Electric Power Company retracts radioactivity test result
Tokyo Electric Power Company has retracted its announcement that 10 million times the normal density of radioactive materials had been detected in water at the [Read More…]
Fukushima workers in hospital after radiation exposure
Two workers at Japan’s damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been taken to hospital after being exposed to high levels of radiation. The pair [Read More…]
Several strong quakes rocks northeastern Japan
Tokyo: Several strong earthquakes shook northeastern parts of Japan on Wednesday morning, days after a devastaing 8.9 magnitude earthquake-cum-tsunami rocked the country on March 11, [Read More…]
More nukes for China?
It’s not that nuclear power is so great, but that the alternatives are worse, writes Philip Bowring China’s response to the Fukushima nuclear disaster should [Read More…]
New 6.1 magnitude earthquake rattles eastern Japan
MOSCOW, March 19 – A fresh tremor measuring 6.1 jolted eastern Japan on Saturday, but no major damage was reported, Kyodo news said. Officials say [Read More…]
