Fukushima Today Japan’s nuclear export dreams fade as world abandons nuclear power
Nuclear plant export dreams collapseOn the international scene, with the rapid growth of renewable energy, many countrie...
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Fukushima Today Our money is used to restart Tokai No. 2 NPP
Why restart old and damaged reactors?In September 2018, the Nuclear Regulation Authority deemed that the Tokai No. 2 Nuc...
Fukushima Today Initial exposure and nuclear evacuation plans
Initial exposure not properly documentedOne of the reasons it has been difficult to prove a cause-and-effect relationshi...
Fukushima Today Ocean release of ALPS processed contaminated water
Many tanks sit at the site of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, filled with water that has been processed by th...
Fukushima Today Who ultimately pays the price of a nuclear accident?
Amended Act on Compensation for Nuclear Damage The amended Act on Compensation for Nuclear Damage was passed in the Nati...
Fukushima Today Evacuation orders lifted in three “difficult-to-return” zones: Yonomori, Ono, Futaba train station vicinity
Before opening of the JR Joban train line on March 14, 2020, evacuation orders were gradually lifted starting March 4 in the vicinity of three train stations that had been designated as difficult-to-return zones (due to radiation levels after the nuclear accident): Yonomori Station (Tomioka), Ono Station (Okuma), and Futaba Station (Futaba).
Fukushima Today Electricity procurement: Many local governments go back to big utilities and abandon new power producers
The survey found that among the 67 local governments studied (47 prefectures and 20 major cities), 36 (i.e., more than half) had returned to the big power utilities like TEPCO for their electricity procurement, after briefly having contracts with new power producers
Fukushima Today Contaminated water, ALPS committee report emphasizes benefits of discharge into Pacific Ocean
As the volume of contaminated water treated by the so-called Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS) and stored at the TEPCO Daiichi nuclear plant continues to grow, a subcommittee was established by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) to discuss how to deal with this water.
Fukushima Today Lymph node metastasis in 72% of thyroid cancers, invasive in 47%: Experts call for long-term studies
Prof. Suzuki emphasized the need for long-term studies. The Fukushima Health Management Survey, found that 231 people had or were suspected of having thyroid cancer, and 172 underwent surgery (as reported by the prefecture as of October 2019).
Fukushima Today Radiation along the Olympic torch relay route
High radiation levels were observed near the "J Village" soccer facility in Fukushima Prefecture, which is intended to be the starting point for the Olympic torch relay for the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020.