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UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan marks return to nuclear power
The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power.
IAEA chief in Fukushima as Japan OKs nuclear use
The head of the United Nations' nuclear watchdog visited Japan's stricken Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant on Wednesday, the day after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks its return to nuclear power.
Fukushima disaster: UN nuclear chief to visit contaminated soil storage
The organisation is monitoring the decades-long process to decommission the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which went into meltdown after being hit by a tsunami in the worst nuclear disaster since C
Japan to increase nuclear power as new crisis overshadows Fukushima
On 11 March, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake sent a tsunami hurtling towards Japan's east coast, killing 20,000 people, wiping out 120,000 buildings and sparking a partial meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Japan to increase nuclear power as new crises overshadow fears of Fukushima repeat
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake sent a tsunami hurtling towards Japan's east coast, killing 20,000 people, wiping out 120,000 buildings and sparking a partial meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
A decade after Fukushima disaster, Japan decides to bank on nuclear power
Japan is turning to nuclear power more than a decade after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Japan is ditching plans to lessen its relia
Japan aims for increased use of nuclear in latest energy plan
Japan is to "make maximum use of nuclear power", with about 20% of the country's total electricity generation in fiscal 2040 coming from nuclear, according to the government's latest Basic Energy Plan.
Japan raises nuclear power goal in post-Fukushima shift
Japan now operates 14 commercial nuclear reactors, compared to 54 before the Fukushima disaster when 30% of the country's energy was from nuclear sources. The plan still needs app
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Turning Japan's nuclear challenges into opportunities
Japan’s nuclear history presents an opportunity to lead regional safety and disaster preparedness in East Asia ...
Japan approves new climate, energy and industry policies through 2040
Japan's government approved on Tuesday new targets to cut the country's greenhouse gas emissions through 2040, alongside a ...
EDITORIAL: New basic energy plan too focused on errant 'return to nuclear power'
Japan’s Seventh Basic Energy Plan, approved by the Cabinet on Feb. 18, indicates next to no qualms about a “return to nuclear ...
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Japan to pick final disposal sites for crippled nuclear plant soil by 2030
Japan plans to decide by 2030 where to finally dispose of radioactive Fukushima soil removed during the decontamination ...
Japan has figured out how to build resilient housing in disaster-prone places — here's what the US can learn
Japan has spent decades making its buildings more resilient to earthquakes. Similar changes could be difficult for the US to implement.
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Japan to skip nuke ban treaty meeting again
Japan will not participate as an observer in the third meeting of signatories to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in New York in March, Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya said Tuesday. The ...
Quake-resistant home ratios near nuclear plants below average
Nearly 80 percent of municipalities within 30 kilometers of 15 nuclear power plants across Japan have a lower proportion of ...