National Jul 24, 2014
Fukushima No. 1 chief admits using used parts for water tanks
by Kazuaki Nagata
The manager of the Fukushima No. 1 plant admits some of the tanks storing its radioactive water were built with used parts.
National Jul 24, 2014
Cleanup sent 1 trillion becquerels of cesium into atmosphere last summer: Tepco
Up to 1.12 trillion becquerels of cesium was dispersed last summer as debris was removed from the battered building of reactor 3 at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, with tainted rice later being found in Miniamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, according to Tokyo Electric. Last ...
Voices | HOTLINE TO NAGATACHO Jul 23, 2014
Use your vote to dismantle shields that protect nuclear firms from post-Fukushima liability
Two tenable shields are being created to protect nuclear power companies. The first is the state secrets law. The second is the Convention on Supplementary Compensation for Nuclear Damage.
National Jul 21, 2014
Stigmatized workers quitting Tepco in droves
by Yuri Kageyama
Stigma, pay cuts and risk of radiation exposure are among the reasons why 3,000 employees have left Tepco, the utility at the center of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. Now there’s an additional factor: better paying jobs in the feel-good solar energy industry. Engineers ...
National Jul 16, 2014
Sendai nuclear plant gets first restart OK
by Kazuaki Nagata and Reiji Yoshida
Japan is a step closer to resuming suspended nuclear power operations, after the Sendai plant in Kyushu becomes the first to meet strict new safety standards.
National Jul 16, 2014
Disaster plans outstanding issue in plant restart, critics say
by Kazuaki Nagata
Anti-nuclear groups warn that the Sendai plant’s reactors are far from ready to go online, despite Kyushu Electric Power Co. clearing a major hurdle toward their restart.
National Jul 15, 2014
Sendai nuclear plant to clear safety hurdle
The Sendai nuclear plant in Kagoshima Prefecture is to clear an initial safety hurdle Wednesday, a key step in what is likely to be the gradual restart of an industry idled by the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
National Jul 14, 2014
Return home by villagers near Fukushima nuke plant postponed
The government postpones plans to lift the evacuation advisory for the village of Kawauchi, Fukushima Prefecture, which was tainted by radiation during the three reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in March 2011.
National Jul 14, 2014
Debris cleanup at Fukushima reactor may have contaminated rice crops
Debris cleanup work by Tokyo Electric Power Co. at the Fukushima No. 1 plant may have led to the contamination of rice crops in nearby areas.
National Jul 12, 2014
Minor tsunami hit Fukushima coast after strong quake
Minor tsunami hit Tohoku’s coastline early Saturday, including in a city near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, after a strong 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck off the Pacific coast. There were no immediate reports of damage, however, and authorities lifted all advisories roughly two hours later. ...
National Jul 7, 2014
Japanese nuclear regulators to delay interim report on restart of Kyushu plant
The Nuclear Regulation Authority will delay unveiling an interim report on restarting two reactors at a plant in Kagoshima Prefecture, sources say.
National Jul 5, 2014
Nuclear safety expenditures top ¥2 trillion
The cost of taking nuclear safety measures at the nation’s 10 major power companies is ¥2.2 trillion and climbing.