Rappler's latest stories on nuclear plants
France begins shutting down oldest nuclear plant
The plant will be fully decommissioned by 2040 at the earliest
Japan could release Fukushima radioactive water into environment
Japan's Agency for Natural Resources and Energy proposes 3 ways to deal with the water: Releasing it into the sea, into the air using vaporization, or a combination of the two
At 50, Europe's oldest nuclear plant not ready to retire
Commercial operation began at Switzerland's Beznau plant on December 9, 1969 – back when The Beatles were still together and a man had just walked on the Moon
Japan turns to foreigners to decommission Fukushima plant
The step comes after Japan launched new visa statuses to attract more foreign workers and ease the impact of the nation's shrinking workforce and population
Japan's Hitachi freezes British nuclear project
Hitachi CEO Toshiaki Higashihara told reporters that Britain's looming EU departure had had 'no bearing' on the decision
Russia denies nuclear incident after contamination reports
An 'extremely high pollution' of radiation is detected, but a representative of Rosatom nuclear corporation told AFP 'there have been no incidents at nuclear infrastructure facilities in Russia'
Fukushima operator gets first safety approval since 2011 disaster
TEPCO is granted preliminary approval to restart two reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant, but it also needs local consent to bring the reactors online
Fukushima reactor 'ice wall' nearly finished
Fukushima s operator starts freezing the last section of a 320 million ice wall designed to combat widespread water contamination at the site of the worst nuclear accident in a generation
Robot finds possible melted fuel inside Fukushima reactor
Large amounts of the solidified lumps and deposit were spotted for the first time by the robot on the floor of the primary containment vessel underneath the core of Fukushima s No 3 reactor
Ex-bosses stand trial over 2011 Fukushima crisis in Japan
UPDATED Ex Tokyo Electric Power chairman Tsunehisa Katsumata and former vice presidents Sakae Muto and Ichiro Takekuro all plead not guilty to charges of professional negligence resulting in death and injury
Ex-bosses to go on trial over Fukushima disaster
The indictments are the first – and only – criminal charges stemming from the tsunami sparked reactor meltdowns at the plant that set off the worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986
Explosion at French nuclear plant, 'no radiation risk'
Senior local official Jacques Witkowski says a ventilator had exploded outside the nuclear zone at the plant Five people suffer smoke inhalation but there were no serious injuries
Radiation level in Fukushima plant at record high
We believe the captured images offer very useful information but we still need to investigate given that it is very difficult to assume the actual condition inside says TEPCO spokesman Tatsuhiro Yamagishi
Recto: Don't use Malampaya funds for Bataan nuke plant revival
Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto says the funds can instead be used for an independent scientific study on the economic and technical feasibility of completing the plant
Consult scientists on Bataan Nuclear Power Plant – Recto
Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto makes the suggestion following reports that President Rodrigo Duterte allowed the rehabilitation of the BNPP
British PM defends delays on China-backed nuclear project
British Prime Minister Theresa May says she will be taking a decision over Britain s first nuclear plant in decades sometime this month
Japan, US, France to team up on Fukushima cleanup – official
Experts from the 3 countries will work to develop technologies for the major cleanup which could take up to 4 decades
Japan court orders two nuclear reactors to shut down over safety fears
The order would bring the number of operating reactors in Japan down to two
Former TEPCO bosses indicted over Fukushima disaster
If convicted they face up to 5 years in prison or a penalty of up to one million yen 8 850
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Hundreds trapped as floods sweep Japan
UPDATED At least 12 people are missing after being swept away when the levee on the Kinugawa river gave way flooding an area that reports say spanned 32 square kilometers and included 6 500 homes
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Japan court rejects bid to block restart of two nuclear reactors
The district court in southern Kagoshima prefecture turns down the challenge by local residents who wanted to halt the refiring of the No 1 and No 2 reactors at the Sendai nuclear plant
Japan court blocks restarting of two nuclear reactors
The verdict comes months after the country s nuclear watchdog had given the green light to switch them back on
Radiation from Fukushima detected off Canada west coast
It is the first time traces of Cesium 134 had been detected off North American coasts the isotope characteristic of the 2011 Fukushima disaster
4 years on, Japan's tsunami victims frozen in their tragedy
Four years after the tsunami thousands of people are unable to turn the page on the horror For them grief is frozen in time because they cannot find the bodies they need to mourn
Fukushima workers to sue TEPCO for hazard pay
The workers whose ages range from those in their 30s to their 60s say they have not been properly compensated for the risks their work entails including removing contaminated debris and patrolling at the plant
Japan Fukushima operator diverts groundwater to sea
The bypass system is an attempt to stop tons of unpolluted groundwater from mixing with water laced with radioactive isotopes
Thousands rally in Taiwan against nuclear plant
Taiwanese protesters worry about the potential dangers of nuclear plants especially after Japan s nuclear disaster in 2011
Japan marks 3rd anniversary of quake-tsunami disaster
Remembrance ceremonies will be held in towns and cities around the disaster zone and in the capital Tokyo
Hundreds protest dropped charges over Fukushima crisis
Hundreds protested Japanese prosecutors decision to drop charges over the Fukushima nuclear crisis with no one yet punished nearly three years after the man made disaster
Japan to lift part of Fukushima evacuation order: official
Over the next two years up to 30 000 people will be allowed to return to their homes in the original exclusion zone
Experts visit Iran uranium mine for first time in years
After several years inspectors from the International Atomic Agency set foot in an Iranian uranium plant
UN experts inspect Iran's Arak nuclear plant
The visit forms part of a mid November agreement in Tehran with IAEA as the Vienna based agency seeks to clarify concerns about Iran s past nuclear activities
Fukushima operator to start dangerous fuel-rod removal
It follows months of setbacks and glitches that have stoked widespread criticism of the utility s handling of the crisis
Fukushima plant readies for dangerous fuel rod removal
Experts say the operation is a tricky but essential step in the decades long decommissioning process after the worst atomic accident in a generation
Britain grabs slice of Chinese investment
Britain assuages its hunger for economic ties with China after finance minister George Osborne returns from a trip to the Asian powerhouse with a range of investment deals
Groundwater radiation spikes at crippled Fukushima
TEPCO said water samples contained 400 000 becquerels per liter of beta ray emitting substances the highest since March 2011
6 Fukushima workers doused with radioactive water
The fluid splashed onto the men when they accidentaly removed a pipe connected to the system
New leak at crippled Fukushima nuclear plant – TEPCO
UPDATED TEPCO says the highly radioactive water had leaked at the Fukushima No 1 plant from a different storage tank
Anti-radiation fence at Fukushima has hole – TEPCO
Workers at Japan s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant spot a hole in one of the barriers intended to keep radioactive particles contained in the harbor
Over 1,000 tons of Fukushima water dumped after typhoon
The utility said about 1 130 tons of water with low levels of radiation were released into the ground
Typhoon Man-yi hits Japan, 3 dead
Man yi forces the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to release rainwater with low levels of radiation into the ocean
TEPCO finds high radiation in Fukushima groundwater
Late on Monday plant operator TEPCO announced samples taken from a well at the site showed the presence of radioactive substances including strontium
Japan unveils $470-M plan for Fukushima water leaks
UPDATED Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said his administration will spend public money to get the job done
Fukushima operator discovers pipe leaking radioactive water
The discovery of the pipe came a day after Tokyo Electric Power Co TEPCO said it found new radiation hotspots at four sites around coolant tanks
High radiation readings found at Fukushima tanks
TEPCO detected high radiation readings at 4 sites around the tanks although none of the containers showed any visible fall in their water levels
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Radioactive water may have leaked from Fukushima: TEPCO
Up to 120 tonnes of contaminated water may have escaped from one of the seven underground reservoir tanks at the tsunami damaged plant
EU condemns Iran nuclear upgrade decision as 'clear violation'
EU says Iran s decision to install more modern equipment at its Natanz nuclear plant would be in clear violation of its international obligations
