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.
7.3-magnitude quake rocks Japan; no damage reports
Fp Archives • 12 years agoAn earthquake of magnitude 7.3 struck early Saturday off Japan's east coast, the US Geological Survey said, and Japan's emergency agencies issued a tsunami advisory for the region that includes the crippled Fukushima nuclear site.
Fukushima: Radiation readings near contaminated tanks hit new high
Fp Archives • 12 years agoRadiation readings around tanks holding contaminated water at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have spiked more than 20 percent to their highest level, Japan's nuclear regulator said, again raising questions about the clean-up of the worst atomic disaster in 27 years.
300 tons of radioactive water has leaked from Fukushima plant
Fp Archives • 12 years agoTokyo Electric Power Co. said the contaminated water leaked from a steel storage tank at the wrecked Fukushima Dai-ichi plant.
Former chief of Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant dies
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe nuclear power plant chief who led the life-risking battle to stabilise the cripple Fukushima reactors when they were spiraling into meltdowns two years ago has died of esophageal cancer.