decommission

INSIGHT: Japan largely excludes foreign firms in...
The fifth floor of the No. 4 reactor building at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant as seen on May 26. The spent fuel rod pool is on the right, covered with a white tarp. (Pool)
Nearly two years after a massive earthquake and tsunami caused meltdowns at the Fukushima nuclear plant, Japan is failing to keep a pledge to tap global expertise to...
EDITORIAL: Keep the minimum standard for reducing...
In negotiations to revise bills on the new nuclear power regulations, the Democratic Party of Japan, the Liberal Democratic Party and New Komeito incorporated a provision for...
EDITORIAL: Nuclear-free society can be achieved...
There is now no nuclear reactor in western Japan that is generating electricity. The two reactors that are still in operation in Japan, both located in eastern parts of the...
Fukushima governor wants all reactors decommissioned
Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
FUKUSHIMA--Fukushima Governor Yuhei Sato on Nov. 30 said he will ask Tokyo Electric Power Co. and the central government to decommission all nuclear reactors in the prefecture.
In 'uncharted territory,' TEPCO drafts fuel-removal ...
The Asahi Shimbun
Tokyo Electric Power Co. has drafted a blueprint for removing fuel from reactors and storage pools at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a task described by...
Panel lists five key challenges at Fukushima
Five key challenges stand in the way of Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s efforts to stabilize the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant and eventually remove damaged fuel from ...
Government reveals timeline for decommissioning...
The hydrogen explosion in the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in March. (Provided by Tokyo Electric Power Co.)
Japanese authorities published on July 19 the first detailed timeline for decommissioning the damaged reactors of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant but offered no dates...
Decades eyed to bring Fukushima crisis to a close
An aerial view of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant (Air Photo Service)
It will take several decades to decommission reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, where meltdowns occurred in three reactors, according to a draft plan compiled ...
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