Fukushima no. 1 nuclear power plant
March 07, 2013
Early on the morning of March 17, 2011, six days after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Self-Defense Force members at Camp Kasuminome in Sendai received a sudden order to...
March 07, 2013
At 9:48 a.m. on March 17, six days after the nuclear crisis broke out at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the lead aircraft for the water-dropping mission, a helicopter ...
March 07, 2013
At 11:40 a.m. on March 17, shortly after the Ground Self-Defense Force’s 1st Helicopter Brigade completed the mission to spray water on a crippled nuclear reactor that was...
March 07, 2013
With the crisis raging at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Japanese government agreed to hold regular meetings to...
March 03, 2013
FUTABA, Fukushima Prefecture--In the shadow of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, about 40 people clad in protective gear attended a ceremony on March 2 marking...
March 02, 2013
Dozens of workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant were exposed to radiation levels higher than those registered in their personal records, according to a...
March 02, 2013
Government figures show airborne radiation levels in the vicinity of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant fell by about 40 percent over the course of a year, reflecting natural...
March 01, 2013
More than half of local governments devastated by the 2011 disaster in northeastern Japan say they will need six to 10 more years to completely rebuild their communities, an...
March 01, 2013
Three laborers involved in radioactive cleanup around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant have alleged that a supervisor told them to dump debris in a river without regard for...
March 01, 2013
A record concentration of radioactive cesium--5,100 times the government's food safety standard--was detected in a fish caught near the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant,...
February 28, 2013
Tokyo Electric Power Co. failed to submit radiation dose data to an industry database, compromising the health of 21,000 people who worked at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant...
February 28, 2013
Japan could be saddled with fragile and hazardous reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant for years to come, warned an official with the Nuclear Regulation...
February 28, 2013
LONDON--People exposed to the highest doses of radiation during the Fukushima nuclear plant accident in 2011 may have a slightly higher risk of cancer that is so small it...
February 28, 2013
Many commuters on trains are wearing face masks these days. I began wondering whether they are suffering from colds or hay fever. Although we see signs of the coming spring, we ...
February 27, 2013
FUKUSHIMA--Thyroid gland doses of internal radiation in year-old infants living within 30 kilometers of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are well within safety limits,...
February 26, 2013
Populations have declined in nearly all coastal municipalities in the three prefectures hit hardest by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, creating an overall exodus of 72,000...
February 25, 2013
Editor's note: This is the 13th part of a series that has run in the past under the overall title of The Prometheus Trap. This series deals with the different responses between ...
February 25, 2013
Fewer than half of prefectural and municipal leaders near nuclear plants believe nuclear power should be phased out in Japan, reflecting the struggles of communities in...
February 22, 2013
Editor's note: This is the 12th part of a series that has run in the past under the overall title of The Prometheus Trap. This series deals with the different responses between ...
February 21, 2013
Preparations for the mammoth task of decommissioning crippled reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant are being stymied by continued high levels of radiation from...