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Breakthrough at Fukushima: Robot retrieves melted nuclear fuel fragment 13 years after tsunami disaster
More than a decade after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, TEPCO has successfully extracted a…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Japan takes earthquake safety seriously. Here's how its culture of preparedness keeps so many people alive.
Japan is a hot spot for earthquakes, and it's spent decades becoming one of the best-prepared count…
Jenny McGrath,Morgan McFall-J…
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Ukraine's nuclear power plants are built strong, and experts say there's little chance of a Chernobyl-like disaster
Russia attacked and took control of the Zaporizhzhia power plant, prompting apocalyptic warnings. B…
Marianne Guenot
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I bought a house in Japan for less than $45,000. I live in the peaceful countryside close to every convenience, and everything's cheaper here.
Ned Watson bought an abandoned Japanese home, known as an akiya, in 2019. It's brought him tranquil…
Jordan Pandy
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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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Japan can help ease Europe's energy crisis by restarting more nuclear power plants, IEA chief says
"Japan will import less LNG and more LNG will become available in the market, helping Europe surviv…