Japan’s Chubu Electric Power has admitted that it may have underestimated earthquake risks at its Hamaoka nuclear plant, raising concerns as the country seeks to revive atomic energy nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster. The plant, located in central Japan, sits near a seismic fault line prone to a potential “megaquake.” Authorities are conducting […]
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Japan greenlights restart, 15 years after Fukushima
NIIGATA, JAPAN: Japan has taken the final step to restart the world’s largest nuclear power plant, Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, nearly 15 years after the Fukushima disaster, following a vote of confidence in Niigata Governor Hideyo Hanazumi. The move allows Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO) to resume operations at the plant, marking a major milestone in Japan’s gradual […]
Residents survey damage after powerful Japan quake
Soma, Japan : People in northeast Japan were cleaning up and surveying the damage on Thursday after a powerful 7.4-magnitude quake derailed a bullet train, opened cracks in highways and initially cut power to over two million homes. At least one death was directly caused by the overnight quake, government spokesman Hirokazu Matsuno said, but […]
7.3-magnitude quake hits east Japan, tsunami advisory issued
Tokyo :A powerful 7.3-magnitude quake jolted east Japan on Wednesday night, rattling the capital Tokyo and prompting a tsunami advisory for parts of the northeast coast, the Japan Meteorological Agency said. The quake was centred off the coast of the Fukushima region at a depth of 60 kilometres and shortly after it hit at 11:36 […]
Extreme makeover: Fukushima nuclear plant tries image overhaul
Call it an extreme makeover: In Japan’s Fukushima, officials are attempting what might seem impossible, an image overhaul at the site of the worst nuclear meltdown in decades. At the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, there’s a flashy new administrative building, debris has been moved and covered, and officials tout the “light” radioactive security measures now […]