Japan's Environment Ministry has presented a proposal for the final disposal of soil exposed to radioactive fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant accident.

Interest in nuclear energy declined after the Fukushima disaster of 2011 but exponential demand for electricity in recent ...

The process of emptying the reservoirs at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, which was severely impacted by the 2011 tsunami, ...

Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of ...

The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident reinforced the importance of having adequate national and international safety standards and guidelines in place so that nuclear power and technology remain safe ...

“But the earthquake and the nuclear accident changed everything all of a sudden.” This classroom at Futaba Minami Elementary School has been untouched since the accident at the Fukushima ...

Around 12.1 trillion yen ($82 billion) has already been spent to deal with the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima ... accident, including the amount the public will have to bear. TEPCO pays for all ...

The recovery of Fukushima Prefecture cannot be considered complete until the disposal of soil generated from radiation decontamination work after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant triple ...

The nuclear accident was ... families impacted by the Fukushima tragedy. Thousands of people fled their homes when exclusion zones were set up in the aftermath of the disaster, although local ...

An interim disposal area for soil contaminated by the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant (seen at rear) is seen in Futaba, Fukushima Prefecture, in this March 3, 2024, file photo. (Mainichi ...