News

A nuclear accident at Tokaimura, Japan, exposed Hisashi Ouchi to a record-breaking radiation dose. His 83-day decline was agonizing, with organ failure and extreme suffering.
A HORRIFYING nuclear disaster left a man crying blood, suffering constant heart attacks and even made his skin melt away. Hisashi Ouchi, 35, was the most radioactive man in history after the Japane… ...
After the accident, nuclear power as a proportion of Japan’s electricity mix fell from about 30% to 6% in 2019. ... Without nuclear energy, Terazawa said Japan would need to import more costly ...
The nuclear disaster occurred when a 50-foot tsunami struck the power plant after a major earthquake occurred off Japan's coast on the afternoon of March 11, 2011.
Efforts by Japanese nuclear fuel manufacturers to develop accident tolerant fuel (ATF) materials are making progress, and their commercialization is currently expected between 2030 and 2035 after key ...
As Japan approaches the 13th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, efforts to clean up the site are ongoing. The country aims to remove damaged fuel debris.
Revisiting Japan's Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, 10 Years Later NPR's Scott Detrow talks to Alastair Gale, of The Wall Street Journal, who is based in Tokyo, on the tenth anniversary of the 9.0 ...
TOKYO — Japan has decided to raise its assessment of the accident at the crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant to the worst rating on an international scale, putting the ...
An increase in the severity level of Japan's nuclear accident does not mean the public health risk is any worse or that the disaster resembles Chernobyl in 1986, global expert bodies said on Tuesday.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 24, 2023.