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Japan Nuclear Reactor Resumes Power Generation, For First Time In 13 Years
A reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has resumed power generation for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, its operator said.
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Fukushima Nuclear Plant Worker Detects High Radiation Levels In Nasal Passage
This serves as a reminder of the risks associated with the ongoing cleanup efforts at the facility, which was severely damaged in 2011.
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Japan Says Workers Stole Possibly Radioactive Metal From Fukushima
Construction workers stole and sold potentially radioactive scrap metal from near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, the Japanese environment ministry said on Thursday.
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Japan PM Eats Fukushima Fish To Dispel Radioactive Water Fears
vIn a video released on social media by his office, Mr Kishida and three officials were shown eating Fukushima fish.
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"Talk Quietly In Public": Japan To Citizens In China Over Nuke Water Release
Japan told its citizens living in China to keep a low profile after Beijing blasted Tokyo for releasing treated radioactive water from a wrecked nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
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Fukushima Wastewater Released Into Ocean, China Bans All Japanese Seafood
Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a polarising move that prompted China to announce an immediate blanket ban on all aquatic products from Japan.
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UN Atomic Watchdog Backs Japan, Says Water Released From Plant Below Limit
The tritium concentration in the wastewater from the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant, which Japan began releasing into the Pacific Ocean Thursday, is well below the operational limit, the UN nuclear watchdog said.
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Japan's Nuclear Plant Wastewater Release To Begin Today Amid Protests
Most Fukushima fishermen are tight-lipped but Haruo Ono can't keep his thoughts to himself on Japan's plans to release treated cooling water from the stricken nearby nuclear power plant into the Pacific from Thursday.
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South Koreans Rush To Buy Salt Before Japan Dumps Nuclear Waste In Sea
South Korean shoppers are snapping up sea salt and other items as worry grows about their safety with Japan due to dump more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water from a wrecked nuclear power plant into the sea.
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World's Biggest Nuclear Plant May Stay Shut As Papers Left On Car Roof
A week after Japanese regulators postponed the restart of the world's biggest nuclear power plant due to safety lapses, a careless employee working from home added to the company's woes.
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New Images Show Internal Damage To Fukushima Nuclear Plant Reactor
Fresh images from inside a crippled reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant revealed heavy damage to its foundation and significant debris, its operator said.
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Japan Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down Automatically, No Radiation Rise Seen
A reactor at a Japanese nuclear power plant automatically shut down on Monday after an alert, but no radiation rise was detected and regulators said they were investigating the cause.
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Japan To Assist Bill Gates' Next-Generation Nuclear Power Project
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Thursday it will work with Japan's atomic energy agency to provide technical assistance to a US start-up run by Bill Gates that is building a next-generation nuclear reactor in Wyoming.
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Japan Court Halts Nuclear Reactor Restart Citing Volcano, Earthquake Risks
A Japanese nuclear reactor near a fault line must remain shut because of the risk of its being struck by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, a high court ordered on Friday.
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Fukushima Disaster: Japan Court Acquits 3 Ex-Tokyo Power Firm Executives
A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted three former officials from the firm that operated the Fukushima nuclear plant, in the only criminal trial to stem from the 2011 disaster.
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Japan Nuclear Reactor Resumes Power Generation, For First Time In 13 Years
A reactor at the Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi Prefecture, northeastern Japan, has resumed power generation for the first time since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in March 2011, its operator said.
-
Fukushima Nuclear Plant Worker Detects High Radiation Levels In Nasal Passage
This serves as a reminder of the risks associated with the ongoing cleanup efforts at the facility, which was severely damaged in 2011.
-
Japan Says Workers Stole Possibly Radioactive Metal From Fukushima
Construction workers stole and sold potentially radioactive scrap metal from near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, the Japanese environment ministry said on Thursday.
-
Japan PM Eats Fukushima Fish To Dispel Radioactive Water Fears
vIn a video released on social media by his office, Mr Kishida and three officials were shown eating Fukushima fish.
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"Talk Quietly In Public": Japan To Citizens In China Over Nuke Water Release
Japan told its citizens living in China to keep a low profile after Beijing blasted Tokyo for releasing treated radioactive water from a wrecked nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean.
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Fukushima Wastewater Released Into Ocean, China Bans All Japanese Seafood
Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, a polarising move that prompted China to announce an immediate blanket ban on all aquatic products from Japan.
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UN Atomic Watchdog Backs Japan, Says Water Released From Plant Below Limit
The tritium concentration in the wastewater from the stricken Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear plant, which Japan began releasing into the Pacific Ocean Thursday, is well below the operational limit, the UN nuclear watchdog said.
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Japan's Nuclear Plant Wastewater Release To Begin Today Amid Protests
Most Fukushima fishermen are tight-lipped but Haruo Ono can't keep his thoughts to himself on Japan's plans to release treated cooling water from the stricken nearby nuclear power plant into the Pacific from Thursday.
-
South Koreans Rush To Buy Salt Before Japan Dumps Nuclear Waste In Sea
South Korean shoppers are snapping up sea salt and other items as worry grows about their safety with Japan due to dump more than 1 million metric tons of treated radioactive water from a wrecked nuclear power plant into the sea.
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World's Biggest Nuclear Plant May Stay Shut As Papers Left On Car Roof
A week after Japanese regulators postponed the restart of the world's biggest nuclear power plant due to safety lapses, a careless employee working from home added to the company's woes.
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New Images Show Internal Damage To Fukushima Nuclear Plant Reactor
Fresh images from inside a crippled reactor at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant revealed heavy damage to its foundation and significant debris, its operator said.
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Japan Nuclear Power Plant Shut Down Automatically, No Radiation Rise Seen
A reactor at a Japanese nuclear power plant automatically shut down on Monday after an alert, but no radiation rise was detected and regulators said they were investigating the cause.
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Japan To Assist Bill Gates' Next-Generation Nuclear Power Project
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Thursday it will work with Japan's atomic energy agency to provide technical assistance to a US start-up run by Bill Gates that is building a next-generation nuclear reactor in Wyoming.
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Japan Court Halts Nuclear Reactor Restart Citing Volcano, Earthquake Risks
A Japanese nuclear reactor near a fault line must remain shut because of the risk of its being struck by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, a high court ordered on Friday.
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Fukushima Disaster: Japan Court Acquits 3 Ex-Tokyo Power Firm Executives
A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted three former officials from the firm that operated the Fukushima nuclear plant, in the only criminal trial to stem from the 2011 disaster.
