Fukushima

Video from Underwater Robot Shows Melted Nuclear Fuel in Bowels of Fukushima Reactor

This handout video grab taken with an underwater robot and provided by Japan's International Research Institute for Nuclear Decommissioning on July 21 shows a part of the pedestal wall inside reactor No. 3 at Fukushima nuclear power plant.

Experts: US Still 'Needlessly Vulnerable' to Fukushima-Style Disaster

Nadia Prupis, staff writer

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) did not adequately account for safety hazards when approving certain upgrades to nuclear sites around the U.S., meaning the risk of a Fukushima-like disaster caused by a reactor fire is still high, according to an article published in the journal Science on Friday . Researchers from Princeton University and...

Sparking Fears of Airborne Radiation, Wildfire Burns in Fukushima 'No-Go Zone'

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

A wildfire broke out in the highly radioactive "no-go zone" near the crippled...

Tsunami Panic After 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Fukushima Coast

Common Dreams staff

Breaking story... this post may be updated... Updated: According to NHK,...

Public Cost of Fukushima Cleanup Tops $40 Billion and Is Expected to Climb

Greenpeace: 'Extremely High' Jump in Post-Fukushima Radioactive Chemicals

Five Years After Fukushima, US 'Woefully' Unprepared for Nuclear Disaster

In 'Landmark Victory,' Japanese Court Orders Nuke Plant Shutdown

Five Years After Fukushima, 'No End in Sight' to Ecological Fallout

Ex-TEPCO Bosses Indicted in 'Major Step' for Justice in Fukushima

'Fukushima Fingerprint': Highest-Yet Radiation Levels Found Off US Coast

Chernobyl Wildlife Study: 'Amazing Illustration' of Humanity's Everyday Threat

Near-Total Meltdown of Fukushima Reactor 2 Confirmed

In First, TEPCO Dumps Fukushima Groundwater Into Pacific Ocean

Fukushima Report Dangerously Downplays Ongoing Health Risks

Despite Majority Opposition, Japan About to Hit 'Go' on Nuclear Restart

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Fish From Fukushima

Fishermen have resumed fishing after postponing their start when hundreds of tons of radioactive water were found leaking from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Twenty-one trawlers brought home 5 tons of seafood, including octopus and squid, from the trial operation; if testing shows they're safe, they'll be shipped to markets in Japan. While older people are said to be buying fish from the sea off Fukushima Prefecture, others don't want their kids or grandkids eating it...