Fukushima nuclear disaster

Why is slightly radioactive soil being used at Japan PM’s Office?

July 21, 2025 11:58 am

Japan’s Environment Ministry announced on Saturday that two cubic meters of decontaminated soil from Fukushima have been delivered to the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo.

IAEA team samples seawater near Fukushima plant to ensure safe release of wastewater

October 07, 2024 11:50 pm

The plant was damaged in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, triggering meltdowns in its three reactors and large amounts of radioactive water to accumulate.

A robot will soon try to remove melted nuclear fuel from Japan's destroyed Fukushima reactor

May 29, 2024 10:27 am

The operator of Japan's destroyed Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant demonstrated Tuesday how a remote-controlled robot would retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from one of three damaged reactors later this year for the first time since the 2011 meltdown.

Images taken deep inside melted Fukushima reactor show damage, but leave many questions unanswered

March 20, 2024 2:15 pm

About 880 tons of highly radioactive melted nuclear fuel remain inside the three damaged reactors.

Kriti Kharbanda, Pulkit Samrat to have pastel-themed wedding; Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal and Farhan Akhtar on guest list: reports

March 12, 2024 4:18 pm

Kriti Kharbanda and Pulkit Samrat are all set to get hitched on March 15 in Manesar. Sources reveal that their wedding will be attended by Richa Chadha, Ali Fazal, Farhan Akhtar, Shibani Dandekar, Zoya Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani and Luv Ranjan among others.

Conditions inside Fukushima's melted nuclear reactors still unclear 13 years after disaster struck

March 11, 2024 6:32 pm

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government reversed that policy and has accelerated restarts of workable reactors to maintain nuclear power as a main source of Japan’s power supply.

A small drone flies into a damaged Fukushima nuclear reactor for the first time to study melted fuel

February 29, 2024 3:43 pm

A magnitude 9.0 quake and tsunami in March 2011 destroyed the plant's power supply and cooling systems, causing three reactors to melt down.

Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

October 05, 2023 8:41 pm

TEPCO and the government say discharging the water into the sea is unavoidable because the tanks will reach capacity early next year and space at the plant will be needed for its decommissioning, which is expected to take decades.

Russia says Japan did not inform it fully about radioactive Fukushima water

October 04, 2023 4:39 pm

Japan started releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima into the Pacific Ocean in August, and was heavily criticised by China, which immediately banned all seafood imports from Japan.

Why is Japan releasing Fukushima water — and is it safe?

August 27, 2023 12:16 pm

In response, China announced it is suspending Japanese seafood imports with immediate effect. South Korea’s largest opposition party has amped up protests.

Richa Chadha And Shibani Kashyap's Funny Social Media Banter

June 22, 2020 6:27 pm