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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.
Sadhna Yadav Oct 27, 2023
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.
Suman Varandani Apr 15, 2019
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.
Isabelle Gerretsen Feb 20, 2018
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.
Ewan Palmer Dec 15, 2017
Japan ponders releasing 1m tonnes of radioactive Fukushima water into the sea
Experts advise firm in charge of Fukushima nuclear power plant, damaged by a tsunami in 2011, to release about 1m tonnes of radioactive water into the Pacific.
Claire Toureille Nov 27, 2017
Melted uranium core finally discovered at Fukushima nuclear plant, clean-up to take 40 years
The disastrous accident at the power plant in Japan was triggered by the 2011 tsunami which caused nuclear meltdowns in three of the reactors.
Lara Rebello Nov 21, 2017
Drones to deliver food near Fukushima nuclear disaster site
A six-month trial to deliver food by drones is being rolled out in Minamisoma, a neighbouring town of the Fukushima nuclear disaster site.
James Hetherington Nov 01, 2017
Japanese beaches 60 miles away have become major source of radioactivity after Fukushima
Beaches are leaching highly radioactive caesium.
Martha Henriques Oct 02, 2017
Fukushima: Underwater robot captures photos of possible melted nuclear fuel inside reactor
Previous attempts to find fuel deposits have not been successful due to extremely high radiation levels.
Hyacinth Mascarenhas Jul 24, 2017
Toshiba's nuclear unit Westinghouse to file for bankruptcy in US
Japanese conglomerate's board approves plans for Pittsburgh-based company to file for Chapter 11.
Karthick Arvinth Mar 29, 2017
Japan tsunami: 60 powerful photos of the earthquake and nuclear disaster that hit six years ago
The sixth anniversary of the massive earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster that devastated swathes of Japan on 11 March 2011.
David Sim Mar 10, 2017
In pictures: 'Radioactive' wild boars roam the empty streets in Fukushima nuclear exclusion zone
The animals descended from the mountains and invaded residential areas after people were forced to flee after the March 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear catastrophe.
David Sim Mar 09, 2017
Fukushima images: Six years after the tsunami, life is returning to the ghost towns of northern Japan
The evacuation order for several towns in the shadow of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is set to be lifted on 31 March.
David Sim Mar 08, 2017
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.
Lara Rebello Feb 03, 2017
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.
William Watkinson Dec 10, 2016
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.
Vasudevan Sridharan Nov 22, 2016
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.
Remco Breuker Sep 09, 2016
Powerful typhoon strikes region of Japan devasted by 2011 tsunami
Hundreds of flights have been grounded and work suspended at damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor.
Tom Porter Aug 30, 2016
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.
Alice de la Chapelle Apr 26, 2016
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.
Alice de la Chapelle Apr 25, 2016
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.
Lara Rebello Apr 08, 2016
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.
Matt Atherton Mar 31, 2016
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.
Adam Justice Mar 11, 2016
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.
David Sim Mar 11, 2016
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.
Alfred Joyner Mar 11, 2016
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.
Vasudevan Sridharan Mar 11, 2016
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.
Mark Piggott Mar 10, 2016
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.
Hannah Osborne Mar 09, 2016
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.
Léa Surugue Mar 08, 2016
Fukushima disaster facts and figures: What happened and what were the effects of the nuclear meltdown?
11 March marks the five-year anniversary of the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear disaster. What caused the explosions?
Matt Atherton Mar 07, 2016
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