Tag Archives: TEPCO

IAEA chief says Fukushima water release plan meets global standards　via Japan Today

Posted on 2020/02/27 by nfield

OKUMA, Fukushima The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency said Wednesday that Japan’s plan to release radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the environment meets global standards of practice in the industry. The comment by … Continue reading →

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TEPCO ordered to cough up after it refused deal on compensation via Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2020/02/20 by nfield

[…] The court on Feb. 19 ordered Tokyo Electric Power Co. to pay 12.03 million yen ($108,000) to 50 of the 52 plaintiffs.  The plaintiffs had sought 99 million yen in damages for their psychological suffering due to their voluntary evacuation … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Staff Could Use Raincoats As Virus Threatens Gear Production via International Business Times

Posted on 2020/02/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Workers at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant may need to wear plastic raincoats as the coronavirus outbreak threatens production of protective suits in China, the operator warned on Tuesday. Staff cleaning up the plant wear special plastic overcoats to prevent … Continue reading →

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Japan Wants to Dump Nuclear Plant’s Tainted Water. Fishermen Fear the Worst via The New York Times

Posted on 2019/12/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The water from the Fukushima disaster is more radioactive than the authorities have previously publicized, raising doubts about government assurances that it will be made safe. By Motoko Rich and Makiko Inoue […] Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s cabinet and the Tokyo Electric Power … Continue reading →

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Japan: Environmentalists say Fukushima water too radioactive to release　via DW

Posted on 2019/11/21 by nfield

Environmental groups are skeptical of a Japanese government declaration claiming that contaminated water stored at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is safe to release into the ocean. Officials from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry addressed a government committee Monday, and … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Workers Battle Leukemia – and Bureaucracy via Unseen Japan

Posted on 2019/11/13 by nfield

By Hiro Ugaya Editor’s Note The March 2011 tsunami, and the subsequent meltdown of three reactors at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, has had a devastating impact on Japan. Eight years later, and most journalists – in Japan and abroad … Continue reading →

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Regulators to review Fukushima Daiichi plant work via NHK World Japan

Posted on 2019/10/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan’s nuclear regulators plan to look into work management at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, which is being decommissioned following the 2011 accident. The move follows a series of mistakes and violations. In June this year, smoke came out … Continue reading →

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TEPCO to pour 220 billion yen into Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2019/10/29 by nfield

Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. decided on Oct. 28 to provide financial support to the aging Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant, which has been offline since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster and faces an uncertain future. TEPCO’S board … Continue reading →

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First Circuit Readies Blow for Fukushima Victims Suing GE via Courthouse News Service

Posted on 2019/10/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

THOMAS F. HARRISON BOSTON (CN) – Victims of the Fukushima nuclear disaster struggled Tuesday to make their case for the First Circuit to revive a lawsuit against the plant’s U.S.-based designer, General Electric Co. […] An attorney with the Philadelphia … Continue reading →

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Appeal filed against acquittal of ex-TEPCO execs over Fukushima crisis via The Mainichi

Posted on 2019/10/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (Kyodo) — An appeal was filed with the Tokyo High Court on Monday challenging the acquittal of three former executives of Tokyo Electric Power Co. over the Fukushima nuclear disaster, triggered by the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami in … Continue reading →

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