What’s happening at Fukushima plant 12 years after meltdown?
Mar 10, 2023 · OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Twelve years after the triple reactor meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japan is preparing to release a massive amount of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea. Japanese officials say the release is unavoidable and should start soon.
Fukushima Daiichi Status Updates | IAEA - International Atomic …
Jun 13, 2024 · On 21 November 2023, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during October, which the Ministry of Foreign …
Robot pulls tiny grain of radioactive nuclear fuel from Fukushima ...
5 days ago · Updated 9:20 PM PST, November 7, 2024. TOKYO (AP) — A robot that has spent months inside the ruins of a nuclear reactor at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi plant delivered a tiny sample of melted nuclear fuel on Thursday, in what plant officials said was a step toward beginning the cleanup of hundreds of tons of melted fuel debris. The ...
Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant? - BBC
Aug 23, 2023 · At the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the gigantic wave surged over coastal defences and flooded the reactors, sparking a major disaster.
Fukushima cleanup pulls tiny grain of nuclear fuel from reactor | CTV News
4 days ago · A piece of melted fuel debris is collected by a remote-controlled robot from inside of No. 2 reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024.
At Fukushima Daiichi, decommissioning the nuclear plant is far …
Aug 27, 2023 · For the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, managing the ever-growing radioactive water held in more than 1,000 tanks has been a safety risk and a burden since the meltdown in March 2011. The start of treated wastewater release Thursday marked a milestone for the decommissioning, which is expected to take decades.
Fukushima disaster: What happened at the nuclear plant? - BBC News
Aug 23, 2023 · At the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the gigantic wave surged over coastal defences and flooded the reactors, sparking a major disaster.
Test retrieval of nuclear fuel debris completed at Fukushima Daiichi plant
5 days ago · The operator of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has completed the first test retrieval of fuel debris from one of the damaged reactors. Removal of all debris is considered ...
Japan's Reports on Conditions at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear ...
Nov 6, 2024 · This assessment has been performed on aspects presented in the June 2024 report 'Events and highlights on the progress related to recovery operations at TEPCO's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Stationn'. It does not include recent developments that will be taken into consideration in a next report.
Breakthrough at Fukushima: First Nuclear Fuel Sample
5 days ago · Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, also known as TEPCO, the operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, reveals a robot to be used to retrieve debris at the power plant ...