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Fukushima Nuclear Crisis

The ruling, in a civil case brought by Tepco shareholders, marks the first time a court has found former executives responsible for the nuclear disaster

Updated On: 13 Jul 2022 | 11:41 PM IST

Speeding up restart of nuclear reactors halted in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear accident may be Japan's best option for riding out any oil and gas shortages that result from sanctions on Russia

Updated On: 08 Mar 2022 | 12:42 PM IST

The ice wall is intended to limit the seepage of groundwater into the plant, which has created large amounts of toxic water being stored by Tepco in tanks.

Updated On: 26 Nov 2021 | 1:29 PM IST

Honestly speaking, I don't know, and I don't know if anybody knows, said Christophe Xerri, head of an International Atomic Energy Agency team reviewing progress in the plant's cleanup.

Updated On: 27 Aug 2021 | 8:04 PM IST

South Korea expressed strong regret on Tuesday over Japan's decision to dump radioactive wastewater from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean

Updated On: 14 Apr 2021 | 7:55 AM IST

A draft investigation report into the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown says it has detected dangerously high levels of radioactive contamination at two of the three reactors

Updated On: 27 Jan 2021 | 1:54 PM IST

Japan hopes the Tokyo Olympics will showcase recovery in areas devastated by the tsunami that left over 18,500 people dead and missing, and unleashed the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl

Updated On: 09 Mar 2020 | 11:40 AM IST

The disaster, second only to the massive Chernobyl meltdown in 1986, spewed radioactive material over a huge area

Updated On: 12 Dec 2019 | 5:20 PM IST

The milestone step of debris removal is scheduled to begin at Unit 2 by the end of 2021.

Updated On: 02 Dec 2019 | 1:35 PM IST

The three men were senior officials at the TEPCO firm operating the Fukushima Daiichi plant and had faced up to five years in prison if convicted

Updated On: 20 Sep 2019 | 2:45 AM IST

Triggered by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake, the water overwhelmed reactor cooling systems, sending three into meltdown at the plant in eastern Japan

Updated On: 22 Sep 2017 | 5:57 PM IST

For over 4 years, residents were barred from Naraha in Fukushima after an earthquake and tsunami

Updated On: 23 Apr 2017 | 2:40 AM IST