Beginning this week, Japan will begin releasing water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean

On Tuesday, Japan announced that it will begin the process of releasing more than one million metric tonnes of cleaned radioactive water from the ruined Fukushima nuclear power plant on August 24. This will put into motion a plan that has garnered harsh condemnation from China.

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Fukushima nuclear facility prepares to release radioactive water into the sea after diluting it.

At the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility in Japan, enormous blue pipes have been installed to bring in torrents of seawater to dilute treated, radioactive water in preparation for its gradual discharge into the Pacific Ocean.

Friday was a rare opportunity for Associated...

Grossi, the head of the IAEA, says that there may be disagreements among the experts who worked on the Fukushima study.

On Friday, the head of the U.N. agency that keeps an eye on nuclear issues said that one or two of the foreign experts who worked on the report that gave Japan permission to release treated radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima plant may have had concerns.

When asked if there wer...

A Missouri elementary school has been accused of having "unacceptably high" quantities of radioactive waste, which has sparked widespread public outcry

A Missouri elementary school with "unacceptably high" amounts of radioactive waste was shut down after it was determined that pupils' health was at risk from staying open.

Jana Elementary School in Florissant, Missouri, will transition to online instruction, as revealed by...

New Australian Nuclear Waste Facility

The Government of Australia has decided to build a National Radioactive Waste Management Facility (NRWMF) in Napandee, South Australia (SA).

Traditional owners are in strong opposition to the project and are also planning to file a judicial review. Environmentalists are also not in favo...

NRA SAYS 31 HIGHLY RADIOACTIVE SEDIMENT CONTAINERS EXCEEDED LIFESPANS

Highlights –

• NRA says 31 highly radioactive sediment containers exceeded lifespans.
• TEPCO has said it will start the contents to new containers in August.
• Contaminated water is treated by filtering at a multi-nuclide removal facility ...

CHINA CALLS JAPAN’S RELEASE OF TREATED RADIOACTIVE WATER “EXTREMELY IRRESPONSIBLE”

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• China calls Japan’s release of treated radioactive water “extremely irresponsible”.
• China’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian commented the same.
• Zhao was found to reject Japan’s comp...

JAPAN GOVT. TO RELEASE TREATED RADIOACTIVE WATER INTO THE SEA

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• Japan govt. to release treated radioactive water into the sea.
• The treated water is said to not pose safety concerns to humans or the environment.
• TEPCO expects to run out of storage capacity as early as fall next year.

JAPAN COURT ORDER STATE HEALTH CARE BENEFITS TO PEOPLE AFFECTED IN THE ‘BLACK RAIN’ INCIDENT

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• Japan court order state health care benefits to people affected in the ‘Black Rain’ incident.
• The ruling was delivered by the Hiroshima District Court.
• A suit was filed by 84 plaintiffs in their 70s to 90s.

The Nuclear disaster Site to be turned into a renewable energy source.

World’s worst nuclear disaster site, Fukushima is going through a change and is getting clean and green. According to Japanese newspaper report a project worth of 2.75 billion dollar has been launched to turn Fukushima into renewable energy source.

It has been planned that eleven ...