nuclear disaster
Japan’s top court says government not responsible for Fukushima damage
World
June 18, 2022
Japan’s top court says government not responsible for Fukushima damage
Tokyo – Japan’s government is not liable for damages demanded by people whose lives were devastated by the Fukushima nuclear…
UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water
World
November 16, 2021
UN experts review plans for release of Fukushima plant water
TOKYO (AP) — A team from the U.N. nuclear agency arrived in Japan on Monday to assess preparations for the…
Fukushima plant failed to probe cause of faulty filters
World
September 14, 2021
Fukushima plant failed to probe cause of faulty filters
TOKYO (AP) — Officials at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant have acknowledged they neglected to investigate the cause of…
UN team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051
World
August 28, 2021
UN team: Unclear if Fukushima cleanup can finish by 2051
TOKYO (AP) — Too little is known about melted fuel inside damaged reactors at the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant,…
35 years on, Chernobyl warns and inspires
World
April 25, 2021
35 years on, Chernobyl warns and inspires
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — The vast and empty Chernobyl Exclusion Zone around the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident…
Pope urges fresh help for Fukushima victims on Japan trip
World
November 25, 2019
Pope urges fresh help for Fukushima victims on Japan trip
Pope Francis called Monday for renewed efforts to help victims of Japan’s 2011 “triple disaster” of earthquake, tsunami and the…
EMA head: Egypt not at risk from Russia nuclear explosion
Egypt
August 14, 2019
EMA head: Egypt not at risk from Russia nuclear explosion
The Chairman of the Egyptian Meteorological Authority (EMA) Ahmed Abdel Aal said that Egypt is far from the path of…
Chernobyl is symbol of shaky EU-Ukraine ties
World
April 28, 2016
Chernobyl is symbol of shaky EU-Ukraine ties
Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant blew up exactly 30 years ago. Since April 26, 1986, European peers have poured millions…
Chernobyl nuclear disaster – 29 years later
World
April 26, 2015
Chernobyl nuclear disaster – 29 years later
According to the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES), only two accidents in history can be classified as level…
Fukushima fallout worse than suspected
Environment
October 29, 2011
Fukushima fallout worse than suspected
The Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much radioactive substance into the atmosphere as Japanese authorities estimated. A preliminary report…