Fukushima

he operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant said Wednesday that it had found what it believed was the cause of an extended blackout … Anti Nuclear RatRead more

Some 7,000 people joined an anti-nuclear power rally here over the weekend, calling for the abolishment of all nuclear reactors in this disaster-hit prefecture, organizers … Anti-nuclear power rally in FukushimaRead more

Radioactive material from the damaged Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant spread to residential areas hours before workers vented the containment vessel of the plant’s … Fukushima radiation spread to residential areas hours before ventingRead more

Radioactive water continues to leak from tanks at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. Space is running out to store the hundreds of tons of contaminated … TEPCO plans for storing radioactive water dealt heavy blowRead more

The unfolding radiation decontamination scandal in Japan’s Fukushima prefecture – the scene of the 2011 nuclear disaster – shows the nuclear industry at its cynical … Fukushima’s decontamination scandalRead more

Work to prevent rodents from causing another blackout at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant accidentally shut down the cooling system for a spent … Anti-rat work caused latest cooling system problem at Fukushima nuclear plantRead more

Tokyo Electric Power Co. suspects two leaks of radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant were caused by shoddy workmanship to install devices … Defect could affect all radioactive water storage tanks at Fukushima plantRead more

A fish contaminated with radiation levels more than 2,500 times the legal limit has been caught near Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, its operator … Record high radiation found in Fukushima fishRead more

Photos and videos taken by The Asahi Shimbun show that general contractors lied in their reports about shoddy decontamination work around the Fukushima nuclear plant. … Contractors lied in decontamination reportsRead more

The decontamination crews at a deserted elementary school here are at the forefront of what Japan says is the most ambitious radiological cleanup the world … In Japan, a Painfully Slow SweepRead more