The government is struggling to decide the future of Tepco's Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant, which has been suspended since the March 2011 disaster. There have been increasing calls for decommissioning the power plant located just a few kilometers south of the wrecked Fukushima ...
The powerful earthquake that rocked the Tohoku region Tuesday morning temporarily stopped the critical cooling system for a spent fuel pool at the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant for about 100 minutes, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said. The cooling system was automatically shut ...
The government is considering legislation to oblige Tepco to obtain approval from local governments if it applies for restarting its Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power station.
A few signs of life are returning to this rural town made desolate by the Fukushima nuclear disaster 4½ years ago: Carpenters bang on houses, an occasional delivery truck drives by and a noodle shop has opened to serve employees who have returned to ...
The Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday it is considering raising the maximum radiation exposure limit for nuclear workers in emergencies, from the current 100 millisieverts. "We cannot completely deny the possibility" that accidents involving radiation exceeding the current limit would occur in the future, NRA ...
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Toshimitsu Motegi has suggested he supports local calls to scrap the Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant, located near the stricken Fukushima No. 1 complex. "Thinking about the current feelings of the people in Fukushima Prefecture, I don't think we ...
