Marine-related stories about the nuclear plant and nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan.
Japan will begin releasing treated radioactive water from the tsunami-hit nuclear power plant in Fukushima on Thursday (24 August 2023), despite objections from other nations about the move. The decision to release over 1 million tonnes of treated wastewater comes weeks after the UN’s nuclear watchdog approved the plan. Since the 2011 Fukushima disaster — […]
A UN watchdog has approved plans for Japan to release up to a million tonnes of wastewater from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, after finding the plan complies with international standards. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) says the release will have a ‘negligible’ impact on the environment. IAEA chief Rafael Grossi […]