Ten years ago, on a Friday afternoon in March, the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan struck off the country's eastern coast. The 9.0-magnitude quake was so forceful it shifted the Earth off its axis. It triggered a tsunami…
Japan's Fukushima Cleanup Plan Delays Spent Fuel Removal TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government on Tuesday approved a revision to its 30-to-40-year plan to decommission the Fukushima nuclear plant, delaying by two more years the removal of radioactive fuel rods in…
Fukushima Operator Hit By Second Multi-Billion Dollar US Lawsuit Japanese utility Tokyo Electric Power Co Holdings (Tepco) said another lawsuit had been filed in a US court seeking $5 billion in compensation over the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, the second…
Fukushima Internal Radiation Levels At Highest Level Since 2011 Meltdown, Cost Reach $150 BILLION Radiation levels inside a damaged reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station are at their highest since the plant suffered a triple meltdown almost six…
Containing Fukushima's 760,000 Tons Of Radioactive Water May Be 9-Year Fight TOKYO (AP) — After battling radioactive water leaks for five years at Japan's crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant, the utility that ran it says it will need another four to…
TOKYO (AP) — Three former Japanese utility executives were formally charged Monday with negligence in the Fukushima nuclear disaster, becoming the first officials from the company to face a criminal trial. Five court-appointed lawyers indicted Tsunehisa Katsumata, chairman of Tokyo…
A worker at Japan's wrecked nuclear power plant died after the hatch at the back of a truck closed on his head Saturday, the latest mishap at a complex still struggling with the cleanup from the 2011 Fukushima disaster. The…
Japan's government approved Friday a revised 30- to 40-year roadmap to clean up the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant, but many questions remain. The plan, endorsed by Cabinet members and officials, delays the start of a key initial step — the…
Leaking containers at Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are at risk of possible hydrogen explosions, according to Japan’s nuclear regulator. The Fukushima facility, owned and operated by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), was hit by an earthquake and …
Charles Casto advised the Japanese authorities on their handling of the Fukushima crisis on behalf of the US government. Here he talks about Fukushima Incident and the preparedness of the Japanese Nuclear Industry. Four years ago, on March 11, 2011,…
