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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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  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, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster

  A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.

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  Japan Government Not Responsible For Fukushima: Court

  A Japanese court ruled Friday that the plant operator not the government was responsible for the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, ordering the former to pay damages

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  Fukushima Nuclear Plant Chief Says 'No Textbook' For Clean Up

  The man leading the daunting task of dealing with the Fukushima nuclear plant that sank into meltdowns in northeastern Japan warns with surprising candour: Nothing can be promised.

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  Former Fukushima Executives to be Charged over 2011 Nuclear Disaster

  A trio of former executives from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant will be indicted over the 2011 accident, a judicial review panel decided Friday, paving the way for the first criminal trial linked to the disaster.

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  Fresh Leak Detected at Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan

  Sensors at the Fukushima nuclear plant have detected a fresh leak of highly radioactive water to the sea, the plant's operator announced Sunday, highlighting difficulties in decommissioning the crippled plant.

• Angry Scenes as Japan's TEPCO Shareholders Demand Closure of Fukushima's Atomic Plants

  Furious shareholders of the company that runs Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power station joined campaigners Thursday to demand the permanent closure of the utility's atomic plants as it held its annual meeting.

• Japan Court Rules Against Nuclear Restart in Rare Ruling

  A Japanese court ruled against allowing the restart of a nuclear power plant west of Tokyo on Wednesday, its operator said, a rare case in which anti-nuclear plaintiffs have successfully won a ruling to shut down reactors.

• Japan Fukushima Operator Starts Diverting Groundwater to Sea

  The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said on Wednesday it has begun a bypass system that diverts groundwater into the sea in a bid to reduce the volume of contaminated water.

• Fukushima operator halts water decontamination system

  The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant said on Wednesday it has temporarily shut down a decontamination system that scrubs radiation-tainted water used to cool damaged reactors.

• Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant still fragile three years after accident

  Japan on Tuesday marks the third anniversary of the massive quake-tsunami disaster that sparked the Fukushima nuclear crisis.

• Japan to lift part of Fukushima evacuation order: official

  Japan will lift an exclusion order on an area around the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, allowing some residents to return to live for the first time since the disaster.

• 100-tonne radioactive water leak at Fukushima, says operator

  A new leak of 100 tonnes of highly radioactive water has been discovered at Fukushima, the plant's operator said on Thursday.

• Japan says it will approve Fukushima operator's revival plan

  Japan's trade ministry said it would approve on Wednesday a revival plan for the utility responsible for the Fukushima nuclear disaster, Tokyo Electric Power Co, its second attempt at restoring battered finances.