The Latest Breaking News from Nuclear Power

Ukraine’s leader calls for greater international attention to ‘serious threat’ at Europe’s largest nuclear plant

BRUSSELS -- The European Union on Thursday began finalizing procedures to completely eliminate import restrictions on Japanese food products imposed following the 2011 accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it has been learned.

The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi spoke to FRANCE 24 from Vienna and stated that his teams had not observed any Russian military deployment inside the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant, despite Ukrainian authorities claiming that Moscow was preparing to attack the site.

The director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency plans to visit South Korea, the Cook Islands and New Zealand in July, regarding the ocean discharge of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, several government sources said.

FUKUSHIMA -- The fishing sector and municipalities in Fukushima Prefecture are calling for action from the central government and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. to mitigate the risk of reputational damage after the planned ocean discharge of treated water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

The U.S. Department of Energy reported a major scientific breakthrough in nuclear fusion science in December 2022. For the first time, more energy was released from a fusion reaction than was used to ignite it.

As Japan plans to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea this summer, concerned South Koreans are stocking up on sea salt.

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Dhanin Chearavanont, chairman of Charoen Pokphand Group, told a forum in Bangkok that he personally sees nuclear power as a clean option for the production of electricity necessary for future economic development.