Showing posts with label Fukushima Daiichi plant. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fukushima Daiichi plant. Show all posts

Wednesday, September 4, 2013

Japan unveils $470 million plan to stem Fukushima water leaks

The Japanese government on Tuesday unveiled a $470 million plan to stem radioactive water leaks at Fukushima, including freezing the ground underneath the stricken nuclear plant, as it pledged to lead from the front.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Japan Fukushima probe urges new disaster prevention steps, mindset

TOKYO (Reuters) - A government-appointed inquiry into Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis raised doubts on Monday about whether other atomic plants were prepared for massive disasters, and delivered a damning assessment of regulators and the station's operator.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Japan Prime Minister Naoto Kan sorry for nuclear mix-up

Japan's prime minister has apologised for causing confusion by ordering nuclear firms to carry out safety tests on their reactors, weeks after his government said the plants were safe.

Naoto Kan said his order for "stress tests" on Wednesday came too late.

Local officials and energy firms say they no longer know whether they can restart their reactors or not.