Fukushima Nuclear Fallout

UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima

Japan raises nuclear power goal in post-Fukushima shift

Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from power-hungry sectors like AI and semiconductors.An energy plan approved by the cabinet on Tuesday called for "maximising the use of nuclear energy" and dropped reference to "reducing reliance on nuclear energy".

Channel NewsAsia Singapore · 4d

UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan returns to nuclear power

The shift back to nuclear comes as Japan contends with how to remove around 880 tonnes of radioactive debris from the Fukushima Daiichi reactors. So far, only one tiny sample has been retrieved by ...

The Independent · 4d

UN nuclear chief arrives in Japan to inspect Fukushima soil storage

Rafael Grossi, the head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog, will visit Fukushima this week to inspect vast storage sites holding soil contaminated by the 2011 nuclear disaster. The Japanese government ...

BBC · 5d

Japan to increase reliance on nuclear energy in post-Fukushima shift

In response to the new energy plan announced this week, Greenpeace said promoting nuclear energy is "outrageous" when the fallout from Fukushima is still ongoing. "There is no justification for ...

KTEN3d

UN nuclear chief to view contaminated Fukushima soil

The UN nuclear watchdog chief will visit storage facilities for vast quantities of soil contaminated in the 2011 Fukushima ...

ジャパンタイムズ11d

Japan to pick final disposal sites for Fukushima soil around 2030

The plan was included in a draft timetable for the final disposal of such soil outside Fukushima Prefecture by March 2045, presented by the ministry at a meeting of a related expert panel on the day ...

The Taipei Times3d

IAEA official visits Fukushima; Japan revives nuclear power

The UN nuclear watchdog chief yesterday visited Japan’s stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi plant, a day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power. The International ...

The Daily Gazette6d

UN nuclear chief to view soil removed from Fukushima

The UN nuclear watchdog chief arrives in Japan on Tuesday for a trip that will include his first visit to storage facilities for vast quantities of soil contaminated in the 2011 Fukushima disaster ...

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