The grounds at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were once alive with the sounds of nesting wild birds. But that was before the … TEPCO clears woodlands of trees for storage tanksRead more
Fukushima
Fukushima plant close to cold shutdown state
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said cold shutdown conditions have been achieved at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, and is awaiting government confirmation on … Fukushima plant close to cold shutdown stateRead more
New radioactive leak at Fukushima nuclear plant
05 Dec 2011 Crews were dispatched to find the cause of the run-off, which was discovered on Sunday near a system used to treat contaminated … New radioactive leak at Fukushima nuclear plantRead more
Radiation covers 8% of Japan
Japan’s science ministry says 8 per cent of the country’s surface area has been contaminated by radiation from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. It says … Radiation covers 8% of JapanRead more
Fukushima plant exceed radiation standard used for Chernobyl
A government map of soil radiation levels mainly within a 100-kilometer radius of the disaster-hit Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant shows 34 locations with … Fukushima plant exceed radiation standard used for ChernobylRead more
The Atomic Artists
[vodpod id=Groupvideo.9793510&w=515&h=340&fv=width%3D512%26amp%3Bheight%3D288%26amp%3Bvideo%3D2070868960%26amp%3Bplayer%3Dviral%26amp%3Bend%3D0%26amp%3Blr_admap%3Din%3Apbs%3A0] MARCO WERMAN, PRI’s The World, Correspondent: [voice-over] It’s the evening rush hour in Shibuya train station in Tokyo. More than a million-and-a-half people … The Atomic ArtistsRead more
1 step forward, 2 steps back
Four months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tokyo Electric Power Co. still has a long and winding road to go before bringing the crisis … 1 step forward, 2 steps backRead more
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Never ending danger Soil radiation in a city 60 kilometers (40 miles) from Japan’s stricken nuclear plant is above levels that prompted resettlement after the … NewsRead more
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Radiation at Japanese Nuclear Plant Hits Record Level A robot sent into Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility has detected the highest levels of radiation … NewsRead more