Fukushima

The slipshod organization of the mammoth decontamination program around the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant created an environment where cutting corners came naturally and morals and … Decontamination workers sayingRead more

Workers began installing a special cover to be used in the removal of spent nuclear fuel from the No. 4 reactor at the stricken Fukushima … Cover for fuel removalRead more

Ten workers at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant were exposed to radiation from contaminated mist used to cool temperatures near a quake-proof building, plant operator … Fukushima Workers Exposed to Radiation From SprayRead more

The Fukushima Prefectural Government has tried to kill a proposal by a local assemblyperson to store local children’s milk teeth to examine their internal radiation … Fukushima gov’t tried to kill proposal to store baby teeth for future radiation checksRead more

There are clear signs of progress in recovery work at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 plant, but radiation levels there remain dangerously high. Journalists toured … Some progress, but radiation remains high at Fukushima nuclear plantRead more

More water than expected has been found, but dangerously high radiation levels will make it difficult to remove the melted fuel from the most heavily … Despite more water, radiation still high in Fukushima reactorRead more

The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant succeeded Friday in taking a sample of water from the No. 1 reactor’s primary containment … TEPCO succeeds in taking water sample from crippled No. 1 reactorRead more