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Where will Fukushima’s nuclear waste go? Japanese governors reject tainted soil
02 Mar 2026 06:30 GMT
… the eastern Japan prefecture.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, hit by a powerful … meltdowns at three of its nuclear reactors, releasing radiation into the … during a simulation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Wednesday. Photo: …
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Japan aims to expand use of soil from Fukushima decontamination
02 Mar 2026 03:03 GMT
… decontamination work at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant following the 2011 meltdown … Electric Power Company Holdings' Fukushima plant.
It began using the …
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No prefectures ready to accept soil from Fukushima accident cleanup: survey
02 Mar 2026 02:33 GMT
… the eastern Japan prefecture.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, hit by a powerful … meltdowns at three of its nuclear reactors, releasing radiation into the atmosphere … storage facility near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant must be moved outside …
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15 Years On: Medical Care Key to Evacuees' Return to Fukushima
01 Mar 2026 15:17 GMT
… , 2026 20:27 (JST)
Fukushima, March 1 (Jiji Press)-- … Many evacuees from Fukushima Prefecture cite anxiety about a … Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, was evacuated entirely … as hospitals."
In Fukushima, the number of medical …
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France's nuclear 'renaissance' faces uncertainty amid uranium crunch
01 Mar 2026 12:41 GMT
… large reactors, with the nuclear power plant near … as the Fukushima incident of … nuclear tests in Polynesia
Anti-Western backlash
But France's atomic … Nuclear Fuel Report 2025.
The UK nuclear sector currently operates five ageing power stations …
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Snake-like robot to retrieve radioactive debris from inside Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant
27 Feb 2026 13:09 GMT
… and resulting tsunami wrecked the Fukushima nuclear power plant. The meltdown was considered the … radioactive melted fuel inside three reactors damaged during the disaster.
The … restarted a reactor at the world’s largest nuclear power plant for the first …
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Experts raise concerns about US officials' nuclear power plans: 'We're going to have to have some things figured out'
28 Feb 2026 18:51 GMT
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Why is nuclear energy important?
Nuclear power is often … at Chernobyl and Fukushima.
Industry leaders justify nuclear's … equity group Brookfield and reactor designer Westinghouse aims to … the reopening of shuttered power stations, while Amazon is trying …
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TEPCO removing empty tanks to advance Fukushima plant decommissioning work
28 Feb 2026 03:03 GMT
… The operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant continues to demolish tanks … 15 years after the nuclear accident triggered by a massive … the process of cooling melted reactor fuel, although the daily … from the No.3 reactor and to conduct maintenance …
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Fukushima water discharged over 40 years say Pacific adviser
27 Feb 2026 23:33 GMT
… water from the troubled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean … , and the International Atomic Energy Agency, which … to cool the damaged reactors, groundwater contaminated following … direct area around the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant, is still a …
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Huge Study Finds Living Near Nuclear Plants Linked With Cancer Deaths
27 Feb 2026 20:18 GMT
… nuclear power plants — outside of ultra-rare disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima … that lived closer to nuclear power plants. And the closer … living near a [nuclear power plant] may carry a … attributable to proximity to nuclear power plants.
Again, this is …