Japanese Nuclear Reactor Disqualified Under Post-Fukushima Safety Standards
This is the first reactor barred in Japan under stricter safety protocols adopted after the Fukushima disaster.
Japan’s nuclear watchdog disqualifies a reactor for the first time since Fukushima disaster
Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region for a restart, ...
Japanese regulators disqualify a reactor under post-Fukushima safety standards for the first time
Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region for a restart, ...
A tiny grain of nuclear fuel is pulled from ruined Japanese nuclear plant, in a step toward cleanup
The nuclear fuel sample, the size of a grain of rice, was placed into a secure container Thursday, marking the end of the ...
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TEPCO: Device grabs nuclear fuel debris in No.2 reactor at Fukushima Daiichi
The operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says a retrieval device has successfully grabbed nuclear fuel debris in the containment vessel of the No.2 reactor. Tokyo ...
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Japanese nuclear reactor which survived earthquake that badly damaged Fukushima power plant restarts
The No. 2 reactor at the Onagawa nuclear power plant on Japan's northern ... which is 100 kilometers (62 miles) north of the Fukushima Daiichi plant where three reactors melted following a ...
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How a robotic arm will remove nuclear fuel debris from the Fukushima Daiichi reactors
2011 caused a loss of power at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, leading to simultaneous meltdowns at three nuclear reactors. Tokyo Electric Power Company, the operator of the plant ...
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Lessons from Fukushima: Japan prioritises safety amid push to reopen more nuclear plants
FUKUI/FUKUSHIMA – The Mihama nuclear power station in Fukui prefecture, which started operations in the 1970s, is one of Japan’s oldest. It was suspended in 2011 after the Fukushima nuclear ...
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ODD taps $27M for diamond chips to clear radioactive debris at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
Back in 2011, the world held its breath after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan suffered a ... WBG materials are considered to have better power conversion efficiency and exceptional ...
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ODD taps $27M for diamond chips to clear radioactive debris at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant
The startup, a spinout from Japan’s AIST and Hokkaido University, was specifically founded in 2021 to help with decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Two co-founders ...