Japan's nuclear watchdog disqualifies a reactor for the first time ...
1 day ago · TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region from restarting, the first rejection under safety standards that were reinforced after the 2011 Fukushima disaster.The decision is a setback for Japan as it seeks to accelerate reactor restarts to maximize nuclear power.
Breakthrough at Fukushima: First Nuclear Fuel Sample
Nov 7, 2024 · Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, also known as TEPCO, the operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, reveals a robot to be used to retrieve debris at the power plant ...
Test retrieval of nuclear fuel debris completed at Fukushima Daiichi plant
Nov 7, 2024 · The operator of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has completed the first test retrieval of fuel debris from one of the damaged reactors. Removal of all debris is considered ...
Fukushima cleanup pulls tiny grain of nuclear fuel from reactor | CTV News
6 days ago · A piece of melted fuel debris is collected by a remote-controlled robot from inside of No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.
Fukushima Daiichi Status Updates | IAEA - International Atomic …
Jun 13, 2024 · On 21 November 2023, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during October, which the Ministry of Foreign …
What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?
Mar 10, 2023 · OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. Japanese officials say the release is unavoidable and should start soon.
Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant? - BBC
Aug 23, 2023 · At the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the gigantic wave surged over coastal defences and flooded the reactors, sparking a major disaster.
At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far …
Aug 27, 2023 · For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing radioactive water held in more than 1,000 tanks has been a safety risk and a burden since the meltdown in March 2011. The start of treated wastewater release Thursday marked a milestone for the decommissioning, which is expected to take decades.
Japan: IAEA monitoring treated water release from Fukushima nuclear plant
Aug 24, 2023 · Japan has begun discharging treated radioactive wastewater from the disabled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Pacific Ocean, 12 years on from the major meltdown there, the...
Japanese regulators disqualify a reactor under post-Fukushima …
1 day ago · Tsuruga No. 2, operated by the Japan Atomic Power Co., is the first reactor to be rejected under the safety standards adopted in 2013 based on lessons from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi meltdown ...