Second cover assembly underway at Fukushima
Second cover assembly underway at Fukushima The installation of steel columns next to Fukushima Daiichi unit 4 marks the start of construction of a cover that will aid in the removal of fuel. This is...
View ArticleFukushima 4 frame takes shape
Fukushima 4 frame takes shape The first layer of steel framing for a cover that will allow removal of used fuel from Fukushima unit 4 has been completed. The completed first layer of the frame at unit...
View ArticleFukushima anniversary: Tour inside nuclear power plant
Fukushima Anniversary: tour inside nuclear power plant Click here to watch the BBC giving a tour inside Fukushima http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-21747378 Two years after Japan’s...
View ArticlePower at Fukushima nuclear fuel ponds ‘partially restored’
Power at Fukushima nuclear fuel ponds ‘partially restored’ Cooling systems to spent fuel ponds at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant have been partially restored after a power failure, operator Tepco...
View ArticleGreat nuclear shift towards Asia predicted
Great nuclear shift towards Asia predicted There’s going to be a “shift towards Asia” in the world’s nuclear power industry. This despite the region’s previous nuclear powerhouse Japan scaling down its...
View ArticleNuclear power: UK will get help to compete, say ministers
Nuclear power: UK will get help to compete, say ministers (The Sellafield Nuclear Plant on the west coast of Cumbria) The government has promised to help UK businesses “compete” more effectively in...
View ArticleFukushima nuclear plant: Cooling system power restored
Fukushima nuclear plant: Cooling system power restored Power has been restored to part of the cooling system at Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear plant, after it failed for the second time in a...
View ArticleFukushima nuclear plant: Radioactive water leak found
Fukushima nuclear plant: Radioactive water leak found (The tsunami knocked out cooling systems to the reactors at Fukushima) Radioactive water has leaked from a storage tank into the ground at Japan’s...
View ArticleFukushima radiation levels ’18 times higher’ than thought
Fukushima radiation levels ’18 times higher’ than thought (Japanese Economy Minister Toshimitsu Motegi inspected the site on Monday) Radiation levels around Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant are 18...
View ArticleJapan slashes climate reduction target amid nuclear shutdown
Japan slashes climate reduction target amid nuclear shutdown Ohi’s reactor 4, Japan’s last functioning reactor, went offline in September Japan is to significantly slash its greenhouse gas reduction...
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