Tag Archives: TEPCO

ALPS system at Fukushima No. 1 plant failing to remove more than tritium from toxic cooling water via the Japan Times

Posted on 2018/08/19 by nfield

[…] The government and Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. are under pressure to dispose the treated water, which is accumulating in hundreds of tanks on the premises. One option is to dump it into the sea, as tritium, a … Continue reading →

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Ongoing Casualties and Exploitation from Fukushima Nuclear Disaster via WBEZ

Posted on 2018/08/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, Japan still experiences devastating consequences.  The UN recently reported that tens of thousands of citizens, including workers in charge of decontaminating the nuclear plant, are at extreme risk of radiation exposure. Activists in … Continue reading →

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Leaving no stone unturned in heatstroke battle at nuclear plant via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2018/08/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By HIROSHI ISHIZUKA/ Staff Writer OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture–How to avert a heatstroke is more pressing than usual in Japan this summer as the archipelago bakes in a record heat wave. It’s not just sun-worshipers, children, the elderly and the infirm … Continue reading →

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Japan says U.N. experts’ call to protect nuclear clean-up workers is ‘regrettable’ via Reuters

Posted on 2018/08/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan on Friday described as “extremely regrettable” a call by U.N. human rights experts for greater protection of workers cleaning up its damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, and said it had notified U.N. officials of its … Continue reading →

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Tepco halts sale of folders with Fukushima nuclear plant pictures via The Mainichi

Posted on 2018/08/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUKUSHIMA (Kyodo) — The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant has halted its sale of file folders with photos showing the current conditions of the complex due to public criticism, company sources said Wednesday. […] The folders, offered in … Continue reading →

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TEPCO to open museum to display decommissioning process for Fukushima reactors via The Mainichi

Posted on 2018/08/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOMIOKA, Fukushima — Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced on July 27 that it will open a museum here to display exhibitions in relation to the Fukushima No. 1 Nuclear Power Plant disaster and its decommissioning work. The exhibition, which … Continue reading →

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Blowback Over Japanese Plan to Reuse Tainted Soil From Fukushima via Bloomberg

Posted on 2018/06/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Brian Yap Japan’s plan to reuse soil contaminated with radiation from the Fukushima-Daiichi nuclear power plant accident for agriculture is sparking something of its own nuclear reaction. Residents and other critics don’t want any part of it. “Pollutants contained … Continue reading →

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Japanese utility eyes scrapping 2nd Fukushima nuclear plant via Washington Post

Posted on 2018/06/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — The operator of a nuclear power plant in northeast Japan that suffered meltdowns seven years ago said Thursday for the first time publicly that it will start making concrete plans to decommission another plant in Fukushima that narrowly … Continue reading →

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Tepco shares rally as election result sparks nuclear restart hopes via Financial Times

Posted on 2018/06/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Edward White in Taipei  Shares in Tokyo Electric Power Company jumped as much as 8.8 per cent on Monday after the election of a new governor fuelled fresh optimism over the potential restart of a major nuclear power facility in … Continue reading →

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TEPCO employee dies working inside Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant via Taiwan News

Posted on 2018/06/07 by nfield

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) – A worker involved in the clean-up and maintenance of the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, died suddenly on Wednesday June 6, according to local media. A 50 year-old male employee of the Tokyo Electric Power … Continue reading →

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