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Japan reverts to max nuclear power to tackle energy, climate

Japan has adopted a new policy promoting greater use of nuclear energy to ensure stable power supply amid global fuel shortages and to reduce carbon emissions — a major reversal of its phase-out plan since the Fukushima crisis

The Independent UK

Scope of Fukushima N-accident compensation expanded

Psychological damage stemming from the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant accident is being recognized by a government panel as eligible for compensation.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Japan shifting back to nuclear power

TOKYO: Japan has confirmed a major nuclear power policy shift to tackle an energy crisis, more than a decade after the 2011 Fukushima disaster prompted it to idle most of its reactors.

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Japan turns back to nuclear power to tackle energy crisis

Japan confirmed a major nuclear power policy shift on Friday to tackle an energy crisis more than a decade after the 2011 Fukushima disaster prompted it to idle most of its reactors.

Reuters

‘A form of self-destruction’: Japan weighs up plan to expand nuclear power

Japan’s prime minister is pushing for as many as 17 nuclear reactors to be switched back on, more than a decade on from the meltdown at Fukushima

The Guardian - AU

IAEA: Decision on Fukushima wastewater release up to Japan

The head of a taskforce from the International Atomic Energy Agency says it is examining whether Japan’s planned release into the sea of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant meets international standards, but the decision on whether to go ahead with the plan is up to the…

The Independent UK

Ministry panel calls for expanding eligibility for nuclear damage compensation

Additional compensation should be provided to more evacuees affected by the 2011 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, according to experts on the Dispute Reconciliation Committee for Nuclear Damage Compensation.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

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Yumi Asada on 20 years working in the ABC Tokyo bureau and covering 2011 earthquake, tsunami and Fukushima nuclear disaster

A quiet Friday and then the building started to sway. For producer Yumi Asada, this signalled the start of a devastating triple disaster and a news story she'd cover for more than a decade.

ABC News

Nuclear zombie town Fukushima reopens after earthquake caused radiation disaster

In 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake caused tidal waves to smash into Fukushima, where they flooded the nuclear power plant's reactor cooling systems and triggered one of the world's worst ever nuclear disasters

Daily Mirror

TEPCO raises flounder in 'treated water' at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA -- Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. is raising flounder in so-called treated water containing radioactive materials from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crippled by the March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

UN expert says Japan should do more for Fukushima evacuees

A United Nations human rights expert is urging Japan’s government to provide evacuees from the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster with more support, including housing, jobs and other needs, regardless of whether they fled forcibly or not

The Independent UK

Fukushima: Japan Attempts to Safely Remove Nuclear Fuel From Crippled Reactors

More than a decade after one of the worst nuclear disasters in history, engineers want to construct a huge water-filled tank around one of the damaged reactors and carry out underwater dismantling work.

The News Lens

At U.N., Micronesia denounces Japan plan to release Fukushima water into Pacific

The president of the Pacific island state of Micronesia denounced at the United Nations on Thursday Japan's decision to discharge what he called nuclear-contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station into the Pacific Ocean.

Reuters

Chateau Fukushima? Japanese winery tries to shake off negative image

Ten years after the nuclear disaster, local agri-businesses are looking to the future

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The Japan News/Yomiuri

Plan mooted to submerge reactor at Fukushima plant

The Nuclear Damage Compensation and Decommissioning Facilitation Corp. (NDF) is considering the feasibility of a submersion method for the removal of radioactive debris at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Officials return to new municipal office of Futaba

FUKUSHIMA -- The local government in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, held an opening ceremony at its new municipal office Saturday, 11-1/2 years after all residents were evacuated from the town in the wake of an earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown at a power plant in the prefecture.

The Independent UK

Robot issue delays fuel removal from Fukushima nuclear plant

The operator of the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant says it is postponing the start of the removal of highly radioactive melted fuel from its damaged reactors because of delays in the development of a remote-controlled robotic arm

The Guardian - AU

Japan eyes return to nuclear power more than a decade after Fukushima disaster

Move would mark a dramatic shift in energy policy stance held since 2011 reactor meltdown, to wean Japan off nuclear power

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Daily Mirror

Power company paid 'biggest fine ever' of £330 BILLION after nuclear disaster

A company in Japan was issued 'with the biggest ever fine' when the Fukushima power plant tragically went into meltdown in 2011. They were ordered to pay out billions

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Cornfield maze leaves visitors in a daze over summer break

FUKUSHIMA -- Adventurers have been trying their best not to get lost in a maze of maize at Iwase Farm in Kagamiishi, Fukushima Prefecture, over the summer holidays.

The Independent UK

Construction begins at Fukushima plant for water release

The construction of facilities needed for a planned release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea next year from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant has begun despite opposition from the local fishing community

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Fukushima local govts OK construction of treated water discharge facilities

The Fukushima prefectural government and two towns where the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant is located have approved the construction of facilities needed to discharge treated water into the Pacific Ocean, clearing the way for this work to begin.

Daily Mirror

Spooky abandoned towns near Fukushima with empty arcades and wild boars roaming streets

People are being encouraged to return to the towns surrounding the Fukushima power plant after the Japanese earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Much of the area remains hauntingly empty

Al Jazeera

Asia goes nuclear as climate, Ukraine banish memory of Fukushima

China, Japan, South Korea, India and Pakistan are betting on nuclear power amid climate crisis, energy security fears.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

Agency OK's treated water release at Fukushima plant

The Nuclear Regulation Authority officially approved Friday morning Tokyo Electric Power Company Holding, Inc.'s plan to discharge treated water from its Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant into the sea, saying there are no safety problems.

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