Nuclear power
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Three stories of hope: 10 years on from Japan’s triple disaster
Much has changed along the hundreds of miles of devastated coastline and the recovery is gathering paceAfter t…
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Fukushima meltdown did not damage health of local people, UN says
‘No adverse health effects’ detected despite three nuclear reactors being destroyed by an earthquake and tsuna…
- Fukushima, Japan, Environment, Japan disaster, World cinema, Nuclear power, Drama films, Asia Pacific, Culture, Film
Fukushima 50 review – Ken Watanabe in simmering tribute to power-plant heroes
There’s a touch of Hollywood in this dramatised account of the 50 workers who stayed at Fukushima Daiichi in a…
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Japan to release 1m tonnes of contaminated Fukushima water into the sea – reports
Local media say release could begin in 2022 and would take decades to complete, but local fishermen say move w…
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Fukushima nuclear disaster preventable, court rules, with more damages claims likely
Government and company Tepco ordered to pay some damages for 2011 event, but ruling could spur further claimsA…
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Hitachi to pull plug on north Wales nuclear power station
Scrapping of £16bn project on Anglesey down to lack of UK government investment in new nuclear, says unionThe …
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‘We always get A’: Fukushima strives to prove local food safe before Tokyo Games
Stringent testing regime still goes on in prefecture to counter reputational damage from triple disaster Knive…
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Fukushima radioactive water should be released into ocean, say Japan experts
Build-up of contaminated water from wrecked nuclear plant has been sticking point in clean-up likely to take d…
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Fukushima unveils plans to become renewable energy hub
Japan aims to power region, scene of 2011 meltdown, with 100% renewable energy by 2040Fukushima is planning to…
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Radiation hotspots ‘found near Fukushima Olympic site’
Greenpeace calls for fresh monitoring of region where nuclear disaster occurredGreenpeace has said it detected…
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Strategies for nuclear weapons and waste | Letters
It is essential that Europe does not become the arena for a build-up of nuclear weapons, writes Catherine West…