Japan, Fukushima

Japan electric company removes small debris from Fukushima nuclear plant
Japanese nuclear plant workers, for the first time, removed a small amount of melted fuel from one of the Fukushima Daiichi plant reactors damaged in the devastating 2011 earthquake and tsunami, officials said on Thursday.
Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted 13 years after Fukushima disaster is shut down again
A Japanese nuclear reactor that restarted last week for the first time in more than 13 years after it survived a massive earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant ha
Breakthrough at Fukushima: First Nuclear Fuel Sample Extracted from Reactor
A robot tasked with navigating the wreckage inside Fukushima Daiichi's Unit 2 reactor has successfully retrieved a small sample of melted nuclear fuel, marking a crucial step in Japan's journey toward decommissioning the disaster-stricken plant.
Tepco Removes Nuclear Fuel Debris From Fukushima Disaster Site
Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Co. said it removed nuclear fuel debris left inside a reactor in a demonstration at its Fukushima power plant, 13 years after a meltdown.
Fukushima Trial Nuclear Debris Removal Complete
A difficult operation to remove a small piece of radioactive debris from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant using a robotic device was completed successfully, the plant operator said Thursday, after technical issues halted earlier attempts.
Robot Removes First Bit Of Fukushima's Nuclear Fuel Debris – Just 880 Tons More To Go
A robot has delved into the radioactive ruins of Fukushima to retrieve a tiny chunk of spent nuclear fuel. It’s the first time solid fuel debris has been removed from the plant – but they’ve still got a hell of a long way to go: 880 tons of the stuff to be precise.
Fabricated remarks on Japan's nuclear wastewater release misrepresent Trump interview from 2023
After Donald Trump was re-elected US president, a screengrab of his 2023 interview with former Fox News host Tucker Carlson ...
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Earthquake, tsunami-damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor restarts for the first time
A Japanese nuclear reactor which survived a massive 2011 earthquake and tsunami that badly damaged the nearby Fukush ...
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A robot retrieves the first melted fuel from Fukushima nuclear reactor
Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. A device to remove debris from a reactor at the damaged Fukushima ...
Can Quake-Prone Japan Ever Embrace Nuclear Energy Again?
The government, its makeup in flux after the governing party lost seats this week, will soon need to make decisions that will ...
Robot successfully retrieves first radioactive fuel sample from Fukushima reactor
Small sample to aid in planning the safe decommissioning of the nuclear plant, which contains an estimated 880 tons of highly ...
Japan nuclear reactor near Fukushima to restart
A Japanese nuclear reactor with an upgraded anti-tsunami wall was set to restart Tuesday in a region near the crippled ...
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South Korea shoppers buy up salt before Japan’s Fukushima water dump
South Korea has banned seafood from the waters near Fukushima, on Japan’s east coast. China has also criticized Japan’s plan to release the water, accusing it of a lack of transparency and ...
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Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts
All of Japan's 54 commercial nuclear power plants were shut down after the Fukushima disaster for safety checks and upgrades. Onagawa No. 2 is the 13th of the 33 still useable reactors to return ...