Tag Archives: TEPCO

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Trial Ends With Acquittals of 3 Executives via The New York Times

Posted on 2019/09/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Ben Dooley, Eimi Yamamitsu and Makiko Inoue TOKYO — A Japanese court on Thursday acquitted three former Tokyo Electric Power Company executives who had been accused of criminal negligence for their roles in the meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The verdict … Continue reading →

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Trial of Tepco Executives Over Japan’s Fukushima Disaster Heads to Conclusion via U.S. News

Posted on 2019/09/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BY AARON SHELDRICKTOKYO (Reuters) – A Tokyo court will hand down a verdict later this week on whether three Tokyo Electric Power executives are liable for the 2011 Fukushima disaster, the only criminal case to arise out of the world’s … Continue reading →

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TEPCO bears responsibility for decommissioning over generations via Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2019/07/31 by nfield

Tokyo Electric Power Co. has announced that it will decommission all four reactors at its Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant. The decision indicates the landscape of nuclear energy in Japan is entering an age of mass decommissioning. TEPCO plans … Continue reading →

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Toxic water level at Fukushima plant still not under control via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2019/07/31 by nfield

Almost six years after Prime Minister Shinzo Abe famously declared the contaminated water problem at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant “under control,” today it remains anything but. […] About 18,000 tons of highly contaminated water remain accumulated in reactor … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Tepco to decommission second, undamaged Fukushima nuclear plant via CNA

Posted on 2019/07/24 by nfield

[…] Scrapping the reactors could mean Japanese nuclear operators would decommission 21 units, or nearly 40 per cent of their pre-disaster fleet, saddling them will billions of dollars of costs to dismantle and decontaminate the facilities. […] Before the March 2011 … Continue reading →

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Tepco tests halting water injection into crippled reactor at Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant via The Japan Times

Posted on 2019/05/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUKUSHIMA – The operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant conducted a test Monday temporarily halting the water being injected into one of the reactors that suffered a core meltdown in the wake of the 2011 accident. Through the … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Daiichi operator warned for lax security via NHK World–Japan

Posted on 2019/04/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority has issued a warning to the operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant for not complying with rules to safeguard nuclear materials. The regulator says the company was not keeping a list of keys … Continue reading →

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Japan needs thousands of foreign workers to decommission Fukushima plant, prompting backlash from anti-nuke campaigners and rights activists via South China Morning Post

Posted on 2019/04/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

・Activists are not convinced working at the site is safe for anyone and they fear foreign workers will feel ‘pressured’ to ignore risks if jobs are at risk・Towns and villages around the plant are still out of bounds because radiation … Continue reading →

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TEPCO transfers some fuel from Fukushima plant No. 3 unit pool via The Mainichi

Posted on 2019/04/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUKUSHIMA, Japan(Kyodo) — The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant said Tuesday it has transferred some nuclear fuel from one of the reactor buildings damaged by hydrogen explosions in the 2011 disaster to another location for safer … Continue reading →

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Tepco says foreign workers on new visas can work at crisis-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant via Japan Times

Posted on 2019/04/18 by nfield

[…] Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. has told dozens of its subcontractors that foreign workers coming under the recently adopted program, which is intended to address Japan’s acute labor shortage, may engage in the work of decommissioning the plant. … Continue reading →

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