Chiba court recognizes nuke disaster evacuees’ ‘loss of hometown’ for first time
Lawyers for the plaintiffs in a lawsuit seeking damages from the government and TEPCO for residents who evacuated to Chiba Prefecture following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster hold up banners reading “Government not liable,” left, and “TEPCO must pay portion of compensation,” right, in front of the Chiba District Court on Sept. 22, 2017. CLICK […]
Tepco Seeking Partners For #Fukushima-Specific Technology
Six years after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami events, the Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), owner of the damaged Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, is seeking partners to help develop technology that would move the massive dmissioning project forward. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Nuclear Street
Fukushima fishermen fight release of tainted water as tritium standoff continues
On Feb. 25, against a clear sky, fishing boats bearing colorful banners used to signal a rich haul returned to their home port of Ukedo in the town of Namie, Fukushima Prefecture. Cheers erupted as the boats, which had taken refuge in Minamisoma in the wake of the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and the […]
James Fisher Nuclear (JFN) wins bid to find spent fuel at #FukushimaDaiichi
James Fisher Nuclear (JFN) has just been awarded a prestigious new high value contract by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) to develop the cutting edge technology needed to sample radioactive debris sitting below reactor cores at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Energy Business Review
TEPCO to dismantle top of exhaust stack at Fukushima plant due to fractures
Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) will begin dismantling the upper section of the joint exhaust stack for the No. 1 and 2 reactors of its Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant in fiscal 2018. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Mainichi
#Fukushima ranchers honor dead cattle from nuke disaster
Cattlemen dedicate a monument to livestock that died as result of the 2011 nuclear disaster on April 15, in Tomioka, Fukushima Prefecture. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Asahi Shimbun
FIVE YEARS AFTER: Tougher work awaits TEPCO at Fukushima after water issue ends
The ever-increasing rows of tanks storing radioactive water continue to eat up the precious available land at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of The Asahi Shimbun
Japan Indicts 3 Former Executives Over Fukushima Nuclear Disaster
Japanese prosecutors indicted three former executives of the Tokyo Electric Power Company, the owner of the ruined Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, on Monday, charging them with criminal negligence for their role in reactor meltdowns after an earthquake and tsunami five years ago. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of New York Times
New Plan To Inspect Fukushima Unit 1 Unveiled
IRID has published a new plan to complete phase 2 of the robot containment inspection of unit 1 at Fukushima Daiichi. The initial plan involved dropping the shape changing robot down to the basement level of the containment structure. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of Fukuleaks.org
Fukushima to turn to third-party mediator to resolve claims dispute with TEPCO
The Fukushima prefectural government, exasperated by Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s foot-dragging, plans to turn to a third-party organ for the first time to resolve a dispute over damages arising from the 2011 nuclear disaster. CLICK FOR MORE Courtesy of The Asahi Shimbun
