Two Workers At Fukushima Plant Hospitalised After Coming In Contact With Radioactive Water
Japan began releasing treated radioactive waste water from the damaged nuclear plant into the sea in August of this year.
Fuel rods removal from Fukushima reactors begins 8 years after disaster
The plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power said Monday workers started removing the first of 566 fuel units stored in the pool at building No 3.
Fukushima operator to pay £100,000 to family of 102-year-old who killed himself when told to flee
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) ordered to pay £100,000 to family of 102-year-old Fumio Okubo who killed himself when told to flee Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster.
Boris Johnson drinks peach juice from Fukushima to prove area is safe after nuclear meltdown
Foreign secretary makes diplomatic gesture in move filmed by his Japanese counterpart during UK visit.
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The sixth anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated swathes of Japan on 11 March 2011.
In pictures: 'Radioactive' wild boars roam the empty streets in Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone
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The evacuation order for several towns in the shadow of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is set to be lifted on 31 March.
Radiation levels at Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant disaster site reach record high
The plant suffered 3 meltdowns as a result of the tsunami on 11 March, 2011.
Radiation from 2011 Fukushima disaster in Japan reaches the US
Disaster triggered tsunami which killed nearly 15,000 and sparked a nuclear disaster on 11 March 2011.
Japan 7.4 magnitude earthquake an aftershock of 2011 mega quake says Met agency
Tsunami warnings withdrawn after brief advisory, Fukushima nuclear power plant safe.
The only way of stopping more nuclear tests in North Korea is by bypassing the state
Diplomacy with the DPRK has failed, but there are many North Koreans who still have networks back home.
Powerful typhoon strikes region of Japan devasted by 2011 tsunami
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The Faces of Chernobyl: A documentary on the nuclear disaster
Watch this special documentary from IBTimes UK on the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster.
Faces of Chernobyl: Ukraine conflict brings fears of another nuclear disaster
War in the east and new concerns raised by the Fukushima disaster presents a dangerous future for Ukraine.
Fukushima: 'Radioactive' wild boars on rampage in nuclear disaster site
Despite heavy culling, boar population is increasing dramatically, adding to woes of residents in the region.
Fukushima: Ice wall at nuclear plant turned on to stop radioactive contamination of groundwater
A project to freeze soil around the Fukushima Daiichi Power Plant has started, estimated to finish in 2020.
Japan 2011 earthquake and tsunami: Anti-nuclear protesters march on fifth anniversary
The country mourned the thousands who lost their lives in a massive earthquake and tsunami five years ago.
Deeply moving pictures of Japan mourning the victims of 2011 earthquake and tsunami
On 3 March 2011, a massive earthquake hit northern Japan, triggering a tsunami that killed nearly 20,000 people and sparked a nuclear disaster.
2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami: Time-lapse aerial footage shows rebuilding progress 5 years on
A time-lapse using Google Street View images shows the reconstruction efforts since the natural disaster.
Japan marks 5th anniversary of Fukushima nuclear disaster
Deadly quake triggered a massive tsunami in 2011 leaving up to 19,000 people either dead or missing.
Fukushima disaster: Robots sent in to fix nuclear reactors have 'died' say owners Tepco
Radioactive leaks at Fukushima following earthquake and tsunami in 2011 still lethal 5 years on.
Chernobyl and Fukushima exclusion zones: Nuclear disaster sites are not wildlife havens
Radiation effects at Chernobyl and Fukushima disaster sites continue to be seen in plants and animals.
Fukushima nuclear disaster health effects: Trauma, psychological distress and cancer threaten survivors
5 years after the disaster cancer risk is difficult to evaluate and evacuees suffer from psychological problems.
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