Japan pledges to boost renewable energy while not abandoning nuclear power
• 7 years agoCritics though say the government has done too little to push renewable energy as a viable option.
Japanese company TEPCO to decommission Fukushima nuclear plant, plans on dismantling all 10 reactors
• 7 years agoTokyo Electric Power Company responsible for meltdowns at a nuclear power plant in Japan seven years ago said it might decommission a plant in Fukushima that narrowly escaped the crisis
Fukushima operator TEPCO releases fresh images of reactor wreckage; broken parts, debris that could be melted fuel seen
• 7 years agoThe operator of Fukushima's crippled nuclear power plant has released fresh images of the wreckage inside a damaged reactor, showing broken metal parts and debris
Science battles human fears as Japan fails to reach consensus on dealing with radioactive water at Fukushima
• 7 years agoMany people believe the water is stored because it’s not safe to release, and they think Fukushima fish is not available because it’s not safe to eat.
Six years after Fukushima disaster, TEPCO found guilty by Japan court; fined $3.3 million
• 7 years agoA Japanese court ruled on Friday that the plant operator not the government was responsible for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, ordering the former to pay damages.
Fukushima trial: Ex-bosses of Tokya Electric Power to face criminal court over Japan's 2011 nuclear crisis
• 8 years agoThree former executives at the operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant went on trial on Friday, the only people ever to face a criminal court in connection with the 2011 meltdowns that left swathes of countryside uninhabitable
Robot sent to study Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan
Fp Archives • 8 years agoJapanese authorities sent a robot to the Fukushima nuclear plant on Tuesday to measure radiation levels inside and evaluate its condition ahead of a future dismantling of a reactor.
Robot death at Fukushima: Bots sent to repair damage at nuclear power plant got their circuits destroyed
Fp Staff • 9 years agoJapan on Friday marked the fifth anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear power plant disaster. Robots sent into repair the site are ‘dying’ – as soon as the robots get close to the damaged reactors, their circuits get destroyed because of the radiation.
Containing Fukushima's radioactive water may be 9-year fight
Fp Archives • 9 years agoAfter battling radioactive water leaks for five years at Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, the utility says it will need another four to finish the job.
Fukushima disaster: Three ex-TEPCO executives charged with negligence
Fp Archives • 9 years agoThree former Japanese utility executives were formally charged on Monday with negligence in the Fukushima nuclear disaster, becoming the first officials from the company to face a criminal trial.