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This new technology for nuclear power could help fuel the AI revolution
Swiss startup Transmutex has pioneered a way to both reduce nuclear waste and increase energy outpu…
Lakshmi Varanasi
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Japan released treated wastewater from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean. Experts say it's safe, but one would avoid the fish.
Japan is releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster into the ocean. Some are conce…
Rupendra Brahambhatt
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Nuclear power could transform the US energy grid — but decades of roadblocks and rising prices are standing in the way
Experts say relying more nuclear power could reduce our dependence on fossil fuels, especially as t…
Avery Hartmans
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China's bragging about being the first to build a next-generation nuclear reactor. Here's how it compares to reactors in countries like the US, Japan, and Russia.
The Shidaowan reactor isn't the world's most powerful by far, but it comes with a new capability th…
Matthew Loh
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Afraid that its athletes may eat contaminated ingredients from Fukushima, South Korea created its own Olympic food program. Japan is not impressed.
South Korea launched its own food program for its athletes and delegates in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics…
Matthew Loh
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Uranium prices spike to their highest since the 2011 Fukushima disaster, as Biden weighs sanctions on Russian supplier
Uranium prices rose 11% Friday, their highest level since Japan's 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, …
Shalini Nagarajan
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Japan is waking up a nuclear reactor way past its prime. Some of the country's energy experts think this is a terrible idea.
Experts warned that the Japanese government should learn from the 2011 Fukushima disaster before ex…
Cheryl Teh
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South Korea and China are unhappy with Japan's decision to release radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean
China and South Korea, along with Japanese fishing unions and Weibo users, expressed concern that r…
Cheryl Teh
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Survivors of Japan's 2011 tsunami make a pilgrimage to the 'phone of the wind' to connect with lost loves
The Kaze no Denwa (or "phone of the wind") is, for some, the last connection they have to loved one…
Cheryl Teh
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Japan approves plan to dump 1 million tons of wastewater from Fukushima nuclear disaster into the sea, arguing that it has been treated and isn't harmful
Japan announced the decision on Tuesday. Experts say the plan is safe, but China has called the dec…
Marianne Guenot
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Japan scrapped a cartoon mascot meant to promote its plan to dump Fukushima nuclear wastewater into the sea
The mascot was pulled after just one day because people thought the cuteness of the character did n…
Marianne Guenot
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1 million tons of contaminated radioactive water still plagues Japan nearly a decade after the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Japan's Fukushima region has come a long way since 2011 when a massive tsunami damaged the nuclea…
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Russia joins China and South Korea in expressing 'serious concern' at Japan's plan to release waste water from the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Russia wants more information from Japan, spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Tuesday, including an…
Marianne Guenot
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A remote-working employee of the world's biggest nuclear power plant left important documents on the roof of his car before driving off. It could delay a Tepco plant restart.
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant has been offline since 2012 due to safety lapses and str…
Huileng Tan
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Uranium is the new gold as the world goes nuclear once again
Uranium spot prices have surged to levels not seen since Japan's Fukushima disaster in 2011 as the …
Zahra Tayeb
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Japan hints at possible reversal of post-Fukushima nuclear policy as energy crisis spurs scramble for alternative supplies
After the Fukushima Daiichi power plant disaster, Japan said it would not build any new nuclear rea…
Jennifer Sor
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The climate crisis has world leaders rethinking nuclear power
The US, Germany, and Japan are either extending the life of nuclear power plants or rebooting them …
Catherine Boudreau
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The risk of a catastrophic event at nuclear sites in Ukraine is low, nuclear experts said. But disaster is still possible, especially if there is fighting nearby.
There are many failsafes in place to avoid nuclear accidents. But these have never had to withstand…
Marianne Guenot
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Powerful magnitude 7.3 earthquake rattles Tokyo and triggers a tsunami advisory near Fukushima
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the earthquake hit at around 11:36 p.m. off the coast of Fukus…
Natalie Musumeci
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Elon Musk says he will travel to a high-radiation location and 'eat locally grown food on TV' after his tweet calling for more nuclear-powered energy in Europe draws criticism
There have been two major nuclear-plant disasters in history: at Chernobyl in the former Soviet Uni…