Showing posts with label Fukushima. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fukushima. Show all posts

Friday, August 16, 2024

TEPCO Confirms 25-Tonne Radioactive Water Leak in Japan's Fukushima-1 2nd Reactor - IAEA

Radioactive Water Leak in Japan's Fukushima

The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) told the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) that it had discovered a radioactive water leak of about 25 tonnes in the second reactor building of the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant (NPP) in northeastern Japan, the agency said.

Thursday, March 14, 2024

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolts Japan’s Fukushima province

Magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolts Japan’s Fukushima province

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake has shaken Japan northeastern prefecture of Fukushima, according to the country’s meteorological agency.

Thursday, November 02, 2023

Japan Starts 3rd Release of Fukushima Treated Water

Japan Starts 3rd Release of Fukushima Treated Water

The operator of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), has launched the third release of treated water, Japanese news agency Kyodo reported on Thursday.

Monday, August 21, 2023

Discharge of water from Fukushima NPP may begin on August 24

Discharge of water from Fukushima-1 NPP

The Japanese government is in the final stages of approving August 24 as the date for discharging treated water from the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant, NHK reported citing its sources.

Friday, January 20, 2023

IAEA Experts Complete Second Inspection Of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

IAEA Experts Complete Second Inspection Of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Friday its experts completed a second inspection of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant as part of an assessment of the Japanese operator's plan for wastewater discharge.

Friday, January 13, 2023

Japan's contentious plan to dump Fukushima radioactive water into sea to start in spring or summer

Japan's contentious plan to dump Fukushima radioactive water into sea to start in spring or summer

The Japanese government on Friday said a controversial plan to release radioactive wastewater from a crippled nuclear plant in Japan's northeast into the Pacific Ocean will start in the spring or summer.

Friday, July 22, 2022

Japón aprueba liberar agua de la planta nuclear de Fukushima al océano - RT

Japón aprueba liberar agua de la planta nuclear de Fukushima al océano


La Autoridad Reguladora Nuclear de Japón aprobó este viernes un plan para liberar al mar el agua de la planta de energía atómica de Fukushima, informó el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores del país.

Wednesday, March 16, 2022

7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, tsunami warning issued - report - The Jerusalem Post

7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Japan, tsunami warning issued

A strong earthquake jolted Japan's northeast coast on Wednesday, shaking buildings and triggering a tsunami warning.

Monday, February 14, 2022

‘Not a dumping ground’: Pacific condemns Fukushima water plan | Al Jazeera

Pacific condemns Fukushima water plan

The Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands says there is a viable alternative to Japan’s plan to dump more than 1 million tonnes of treated water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power station into the Pacific Ocean, and it requires urgent consideration.

Friday, December 17, 2021

Fukushima toxins in Arctic add to pressure on Japan - China.org.cn

Fukushima toxins in Arctic add to pressure on Japan

The revelation that radioactive material from the Fukushima nuclear plant has reached the Arctic Ocean is sparking renewed calls for Japan to scrap a decision to dump toxic water from the crippled plant into the sea.

Friday, May 14, 2021

6.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture, no tsunami warning issued - China.org.cn

6.0-magnitude quake strikes off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture

An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture on Friday, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).

Tuesday, April 20, 2021

Another fish caught off Fukushima waters with higher than permitted levels of caesium

 

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 Another fish contaminated with radiation was caught in waters off Japan's Fukushima Prefecture earlier this month.

Friday, April 16, 2021

China summons Japanese ambassador to lodge representations over Japan's decision to dump nuclear wastewater - China.org.cn

Fukushima nuclear plant

China's Assistant Foreign Minister Wu Jianghao Thursday summoned the Japanese ambassador to China Tarumi Hideo. Wu lodged solemn representations against the Japanese government's decision to dump the wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea.

Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Japan to dump contaminated water from Fukushima nuclear station into sea - france24 | EL ETOS UT

Japan to dump contaminated water from Fukushima nuclear station into sea


 Japan plans to release into the sea more than 1 million tonnes of contaminated water from the destroyed Fukushima nuclear station, the government said on Tuesday.

Saturday, April 10, 2021

China urges Japan to thoroughly assess radioactive water disposal plan - China.org.cn (video)

Fukushima nuclear power plant


China on Friday expressed hope that the Japanese government will conduct a thorough assessment of the possible impact of the disposal plan for tritium-contaminated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear power plant.