China has concluded its sampling of Fukushima seafood as part of a process that could lead to lifting its ban on Japanese seafood imports, Chinese officials said
Japan is set to increase its nuclear power capacity, reversing a post-Fukushima policy to reduce reliance on nuclear energy, and aiming for 20% nuclear power production by 2040 to decarbonize its economy.
The suspension of Japan's nuclear fleet after the Fukushima accident had an immediate and substantial impact of Japan’s electricity sector, significantly increasing its dependence on liquefied natural gas (LNG),
Before Fukushima, Japan’s fleet of 54 nuclear plants generated about 30% of the country’s electricity. (NucNet contributed to this report) The Japanese government said in a planning document on 02/18/25 that the country will make maximum use of nuclear power as it is preparing for a surge in electricity demand from data centers.
During his latest trip to Japan, International Atomic Energy Agency Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi assisted in collecting seawater samples near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for analysis.
In February, eight school officials from Taiwan visited the ruins of an elementary school building preserved in Namie, Fukushima prefecture. A guide explained to the Taiwanese group how all the teachers and students in the school at the time were quickly evacuated to the mountains 1.5 kilometers away.
A massive earthquake shook Japan, but the real nightmare was just beginning. At Fukushima, a disaster was unfolding that would change history.
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Japan is set to increase its nuclear power capacity, reversing a post-Fukushima policy to reduce reliance on nuclear energy, and aiming for 20% nuclear power production by 2040 to decarbonize its economy.
The Board of Audit of Japan submitted an investigative report ... The results show 159 out of 170 sites in Fukushima Prefecture, where contaminated soil resulting from the accident at Tokyo ...
An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.0 struck off the northeastern Japanese prefecture of Fukushima on Friday, Xinhua reported, citing the country's weather agency.
The suspension of Japan's nuclear fleet after the Fukushima accident had an immediate and substantial impact of Japan’s electricity sector, significantly increasing its dependence on liquefied natural gas (LNG),