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Ukrainians mark 27th anniversary of Chernobyl nuclear disaster Ukrainians have begun marking the 27th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster with a midnight vigil. Thousands of people arrived to pay their… 26/04/2013
Leak force Japan’s stricken atomic plant to expand storage Tepco, the operators of Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant, say they are scrambling to build more tanks to safely store radioactive water after leaks… 11/04/2013
Iran claims nuclear reactor undamaged by quake The death toll following a powerful earthquake in Iran has risen to 37 according to state media, with some 850 injured. The 6.3 magnitude quake struck near… 10/04/2013
30 dead, hundreds injured in quake near Iran’s nuclear plant A 6.3-magnitude earthquake has hit 89km southeast of Bushehr, the site of Iran’s only nuclear power station. It was also felt on the other side of the Gulf… 09/04/2013
Japan opens radioactive sewage treatment plant Japan’s Environment Minister and the mayor of the city of Fukushima have attended a ceremony for the official opening of a treatment plant for radioactive… 07/04/2013
Leak at Fukishima Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant may have leaked contaminated water from a storage tank into surrounding ground, according to the Tokyo Electric Power… 06/04/2013
Anti-nuclear rallies mark run-up to Fukushima anniversary Demonstrators turned out in force in several Japanese cities in the run-up to the second anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. March 11 is the… 10/03/2013
European nuclear power plants undergo stress tests Could European nuclear power plants withstand an extreme natural disaster or would they be as susceptible as Japan’s Fukushima, which suffered a meltdown of… 04/10/2012
Japan: Fukushima nuclear disaster caused by arrogance Last year’s nuclear disaster at Fukushima was caused by overconfidence, both by the Japanese government and Tepco the company that manages the plant. That was… 23/07/2012
Tokyo says ‘no’ to nukes – nocomment Tens of thousands of people rallied at a Tokyo park on July 16 demanding that Japan abandon nuclear power. The country is preparing to restart another reactor… 17/07/2012
Tepco nationalised, sticks with nuclear Shareholders of Tokyo Electric Power, the company at the centre of last year’s Fukushima disaster, have approved its nationalisation. The government will… 27/06/2012
Checking progress at Fukushima nuclear plant – nocomment Japan’s environment and nuclear minister, Goshi Hosono, visited the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant to inspect a spent fuel pool which… 27/05/2012
Anti-nuclear protesters march in Tokyo – nocomment As Japan’s last active nuclear reactor is shut down for maintenance, protesters march to call for a permanent end to nuclear power generation. 06/05/2012
Nuclear Nation: story of Fukushima refugees Almost a year after the explosion at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, the 1,000 or so residents of the nearby town of Futaba do not know when or even if they… 08/03/2012
Media visit to FukushimaMembers of the media wearing protective suits and masks are escorted by TEPCO employees at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. They… 21/02/2012
IAEA chief visits Fukushima nuclear plant – nocomment IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano said he is optimistic that workers at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant could bring the radiation leaking reactors under… 26/07/2011
Possible breakthrough in nuclear clear-up Scientists in Japan think they may have found a way to remove caesium radiation from contaminated ground around the Fukushima nuclear plant damaged in the… 19/07/2011
Angry shareholders fail to close TEPCO nuclear reactors Tokyo Electric Power Company has held its first annual shareholders’ meeting since the nuclear disaster caused by the tsunami in March and it was a stormy… 28/06/2011
Anti-nuclear rally in Paris – nocomment Three months after the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan, several hundred demonstrators and activists gathered in central Paris to voice their opposition to… 12/06/2011
Tokyo anti-nuclear demo three months after tsunami – nocomment Protesters in Tokyo held mass demonstrations on Saturday against the use of nuclear power, as Japan marked the three-month anniversary of the earthquake and… 11/06/2011
TEPCO stock dives on restructuring talk Shares of Tokyo Electric Power fell to their lowest ever after the head of the Tokyo stock exchange said the operator of the quake-hit Fukushima nuclear plant… 06/06/2011
Nuclear safety within the EU U-talk gives you the chance to pose questions about issues that matter in Europe. Francesca in Italy asked: “I’m wondering if there is an EU policy on… 03/06/2011
Europe Weekly: body scanners at airports, nuclear plants safety, and Mladic arest Welome to Europe Weekly, our round-up of European news. This week has been very busy. MEPs voted to authorise body scanners at airports, nuclear plants are… 28/05/2011
Fitch goes negative on Japan credit rating Fitch has joined the other two ratings agencies – Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s – in cutting its outlook on Japan’s sovereign debt to negative from… 27/05/2011
EU agrees ‘stress tests’ for nuclear reactors After months of wrangling the EU has struck a deal on so-called ‘‘stress tests’‘ for the continent’s nuclear power plants. The bloc’s 27 separate atomic… 25/05/2011
TEPCO boss quits after huge loss The disaster at its tsunami hit Fukushima nuclear plant means Tokyo Electric Power has reported a 10.5 billion euro net loss for the fiscal year just… 20/05/2011
TEPCO releases new photos of the Fukushima power plantCars are washed away by a tsunami at Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO)‘s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, in this handout photo… 19/05/2011
Anti-nuclear rally in front of the TEPCO headquartersA protester shouts slogans at an anti-nuclear rally in front of the headquarters of Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), the operator of the tsunami-crippled… 14/05/2011
Nuclear Power: Italy a unique case The Fukushima disaster in Japan in March threw the spotlight on Europe’s nuclear power plants. While the EU Commission and the bloc’s 27 member states… 12/05/2011
Does the media influence our view of climate change? These are some of the questions you asked Nicholas Mirzoeff: 1- Does the media influence our perception of climate change in a negative way? 2- Why does… 10/05/2011
Will recent disasters inspire new movies? These are some of the questions you asked Xabi Molia: 1- Do movies over sensationalise disasters? 2-Will recent disasters inspire new movies? Disaster… 09/05/2011
Are some countries more disaster-prone than others? These are the questions you asked Patrick Savidan: 1- Do disasters affect poor countries more than rich countries? 2- Is it inevitable that natural… 09/05/2011
Is visiting disaster sites a way of healing the pain? These are some of the questions you asked Marita Sturken: 1-Is visiting disaster sites a way of healing the pain and move forward? 2- Does promoting tourism… 09/05/2011
Was Hurricane Katrina a turning point for the US? These are some of the questions you asked Craig Calhoun: 1- Did the US respond adequately to Haiti’s earthquake? 2- Was Hurricane Katrina a turning point… 09/05/2011
Are there invisible disasters?These are some of the questions you asked Eric Klinenberg: 1- Does the media have a role in responding to disaster? 2- Are there invisible disasters that… 09/05/2011
Are politicians controlled by banks? These are some of the questions you asked Saskia Sassen, our expert on global sustainability. 1- Is Europe facing a financial disaster? 2- Should Greece… 09/05/2011
Can we predict a disaster? These are some of the questions you asked Michel Lussault: 1- Can we predict a disaster? 2- As summer approaches, is Europe prepared to deal with possible… 09/05/2011
Chernobyl’s 1986 disaster On 26 April 1986, it was decided at Chernobyl to take advantage of reactor number four’s downtime by carrying out a safety test on an emergency core cooling… 26/04/2011
Chernobyl’s health impact Twenty five years on, agreement on the number of Chernobyl-related health cases remains hard to come by. Kiev says five million people across Ukraine… 26/04/2011
Ukraine marks 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disasterA widow holds a portrait of her husband during a ceremony in Kiev to honour the victims of the Chernobyl accident. REUTERS/Konstantin Chernichkin 26/04/2011
Germany commemorates workers killed in ChernobylWooden crosses to commemorate workers killed during the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 are put in the ground as part of a demonstration against nuclear… 25/04/2011
Chernobyl needs costly new dome An extra 110 million euro donation for Chernobyl, to build a new containment structure… The promise from the European Union coincides with the opening this… 18/04/2011
Nuke test on Japanese ship The first ship to leave Japan since the Fukushima nuclear crisis has arrived at Europe’s biggest port Rotterdam. The ‘Carsten Maersk’ container vessel… 14/04/2011
Anti-nuclear protest in TokyoAnti-nuclear activists demonstrating in Tokyo One month after the devastating earthquake and tsunami. REUTERS/Issei Kato 10/04/2011
Tokyo Electric shares slump Shares of Tokyo Electric Power tumbled to a record low on Tuesday amid mounting investor concerns about how it will cope with the bill for its tsunami-hit… 05/04/2011
Japanese PM criticised for “late” visit to disaster zone Officials in Japan have confirmed that radioactive water is leaking into the sea from a damaged reactor at the Fukishima nuclear complex. Efforts are being… 02/04/2011
Nissan checks cars for radiation In an effort to reassure customers, Nissan is carrying out radiation checks on the car parts and vehicles that it imports into Taiwan from Japan. The… 30/03/2011
Tokyo Electric may be nationalised Tokyo Electric Power, the company at the centre of Japan’s deepening nuclear crisis, could be nationalised by the Japanese government. The National Strategy… 29/03/2011
Links to data on the Japan disasterThe following are links that are useful in helping to understand the earthquake that struck Japan on March 11 and the consequences it had on the Fukushima… 24/03/2011
An abandoned house near Chernobyl in BelarusMakar Krosovsky, 73, visits his abandoned in the state radiation ecology reserve in the 30 km (18 miles) exclusion zone around the Chernobyl nuclear reactor… 23/03/2011
Cook operates radiation detector over shellfish from JapanA cook operates a radiation detector over shellfish from Kyushu, Japan, as a Japanese restaurant tries to maintain confidence in the consumption of Japanese… 22/03/2011
Pick of the Clicks: Nature’s worst brings out Human nature’s bestPick of the Clicks looks at the most clicked story of the week on our website and how it is being treated elsewhere on the net. This week: Disaster in… 18/03/2011
Japan’s anonymous nuclear heroes On the road to Fukushima Daiichi, Japan’s stricken nuclear power plant a big sign says it all. It reads ‘Danger – entry forbidden.’ It is the beginning of a… 17/03/2011
Japan’s nuclear crisis sparks energy rethink The unfolding nuclear crisis in Fukushima has raised questions over the safety of atomic power, not only in Japan, but across the world. The US is the… 16/03/2011
Europe sounding nuclear alarm bells Japan’s nuclear disaster has spurred political movement in Europe. Industry experts and energy ministers have held safety talks in Brussels, convened by … 15/03/2011
UN atomic chief sees more core damage in Japan Tokyo could soon be threatened by the radiation plume from Japan’s damaged nuclear power plant, according to a US scientists’ organisation. The Union of… 15/03/2011
Japan’s nuclear nightmare The threat of a radiation leak from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant has become real. On Saturday, the building housing reactor number one blew. That was… 15/03/2011
Fukushima witness: ‘Really it is very hard to leave’ As fears of a nuclear meltdown continue to grow in Fukushima, those living there are confronted with a dilemma: leave or sit tight. Graham Chave is a New… 15/03/2011
Isolate Japan girl looks at her relatives through a windowA girl who has been isolated at a makeshift facility to screen, cleanse and isolate people with high radiation levels, looks at her dog through a window in… 14/03/2011
A second blast rocks Japan’s quake-damaged nuclear plant A fresh explosion has rocked Japan’s quake-damaged Fukushima nuclear power complex in the north east of the country. The blast happened in the plant’s… 14/03/2011
Greenpeace slams WHO over Fukushima radiationGreenpeace has criticised the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) assessment of radioactive risks around Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant. The environmental… 01/03/2013
Several tanks at nuclear site ‘leaking radioactive waste’, say US officialsUS authorities say six underground storage tanks at the Hanford nuclear site in the western Washington state have been leaking radioactive waste. Earlier they… 23/02/2013
Roof collapses at Chernobyl nuclear power plantA roof at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has collapsed under the weight of snow. There are no immediate radiation concerns. The Emergencies Ministry… 13/02/2013
Japan PM visits Fukushima as government pledges nuclear restartJapan’s new prime minister Shinzo Abe has visited the stricken nuclear site at Fukushima, just three days after he was sworn in. Despite strong reservations… 29/12/2012
New cover arches over Chernobyl reactor 4The first section of a colossal arch-shaped structure has been put up over the exploded reactor number 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. “This… 28/11/2012
Nuclear danger grows from dumped Soviet subsSoviet-era submarines dumped more than 30 years ago in the Arctic Ocean are threatening a major nuclear catastrophe, according to a report by a German… 26/09/2012
Japan’s turnaround ditches nuclear by 2030sJapan’s government has performed a major U-turn on nuclear energy, saying it will stop using atomic power stations by the 2030s. All but two of Japan’s 50… 14/09/2012
Radioactive fish caught close to FukushimaFish contaminated by radioactive cesium 258 times above government safety levels have been caught within 20 kilometres of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear… 23/08/2012
Expert sparks nuclear fears after Belgium shuts reactorAn international nuclear expert has set alarm bells ringing after Belgium shut down a reactor where anomalies including possible cracks were found. The… 10/08/2012
Hiroshima victims remembered amid growing anti-nuclear concernsSixty-seven years on, Japan has been remembering the victims of the world’s first atomic bomb attack. Around 50 thousand people attended an annual ceremony… 06/08/2012
Second Japanese reactor reaches capacityThe second nuclear reactor to be restarted in Japan since the Fukushima disaster has now reached full capacity, authorities have confirmed. With two… 25/07/2012
Fukushima probe delivers damning verdictThe Fukushima probe panel has handed down a damning conclusion on the handling of the disaster in its final report released on Monday in Japan. The… 23/07/2012
Japanese to investigate radiation claimsJapan’s government says it will investigate reports that workers at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant were urged to disguise their exposure to… 22/07/2012
Report concludes Japan’s atomic disaster was avoidableJapan’s Fukushima nuclear crisis, the world’s worst nuclear accident in a quarter of a century, was a preventable disaster, according to an official inquiry… 05/07/2012
Record high radiation levels at Fukushima power plantRadiation levels which would kill a person within 50 minutes have been detected inside the number one reactor at the Fukushima Power Plant. It is the highest… 28/06/2012
Workers still at risk decades after Chernobyl blastWith the memorial ceremonies over for another year, the hard work of building a new permanent shelter to secure the stricken Chernobyl nuclear plant has… 27/04/2012
Yanukovych warns on nuclear power on Chernobyl anniversaryUkraine’s president Viktor Yanukovych has warned of the dangers of nuclear energy as his country marks the 26th anniversary of the world’s worst atomic… 26/04/2012
Chernobyl: 26 years onTwenty-six years after the world’s worst nuclear accident and Chernobyl survivors and victims’ families have held a midnight memorial. pause Dozens of… 26/04/2012
Hunger strikers protest over Japanese nuclear moveA group of hunger strikers are protesting against the Japanese government’s plans to restart two of the country’s nuclear reactors. The demonstrators have… 24/04/2012
Energy firm says water leak stopped at nuclear plantA water leak at a French nuclear plant has been stopped according to the company that operates the facility. EDF said the reactor will remain closed for… 06/04/2012
No injuries from French nuclear plant firesTwo fires at a French nuclear plant have been put out without any injuries or release of radiation. The Penly power plant, close to the English Channel port… 05/04/2012
Japan relaxes limits around some Fukushima no-go areasJapan lifted restrictions Sunday on several towns that were designated no-go areas following last year’s giant earthquake and tsunami on its north-east… 01/04/2012
Fukushima farmer braves nuclear risks to feed stray animalsOne year after Japan’s tsunami and Fukushima disaster, the town of Tomioka is frozen in time. It was a thriving community for thousands but now Naoto… 09/03/2012
Anger in Japan over nuclear restart movesMoves towards restarting nuclear reactors in Japan have provoked an angry protest from people worried about a repeat of the Fukushima disaster. They… 19/01/2012
Japanese nuclear plant reaches ‘cold shutdown’The Japanese government said on Friday that the country’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has reached ‘cold shutdown’, meaning that its reactors have stayed… 16/12/2011
Japanese baby milk recalled over radiation scareHundreds of thousands of tins of powdered baby milk are being recalled in Japan after traces of radioactive caesium from the Fukushima nuclear plant were… 07/12/2011
Radiation leak at Japan nuclear plantHighly radioactive water has leaked into the sea from Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear reactor, according to TEPCO, the company that owns the plant. … 05/12/2011
Greens slam EU nuclear safety testingHow safe are Europe’s nuclear power plants? The European Commission is due to present an authoritative answer this Thursday. It will be based on EU-wide… 23/11/2011
Activists protest over French ‘nuclear train’Anti-nuclear activists are protesting as a train carrying highly radioactive waste prepares to cross France en route to a German storage… 22/11/2011
Japanese govt approves Tepco bailout planJapan’s beleaguered atomic energy firm Tepco is set to receive an eight-billion-euro bailout. The government funding follows approval of its business… 04/11/2011
‘Fission’ scare hits Japan’s crippled nuclear plantA radioactive gas has been found at Japan’s tsunami-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, raising fresh fears over its safety. Xenon gas, which could be the… 02/11/2011
Worker dies at FukushimaA worker at the ill-fated Fukushima nuclear plant has died. The death of the 56-year-old man is the third at the plant since three of the reactors melted… 07/10/2011
Incident at Belgian nuclear waste siteIn Belgium three people are being checked for radiation exposure after what is described as a “contamination incident” at a nuclear waste processing facility… 05/10/2011
20-30 km exclusion zone lifted around FukushimaEvacuation warnings have been lifted for five areas near the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. People living between 20 and 30 kilometres from… 30/09/2011
French nuclear blast forces rethinkMonday’s blast at the Marcoule nuclear site in the south a France has once again sparked a debate about the safety of Europe’s energy facilities. French… 13/09/2011
‘Restart nuclear plants’ says new Japan PMJapan’s new Prime Minister has called for nuclear power plants shut down following the earthquake and tsunami earlier this year to be restarted. In his… 13/09/2011
Deadly explosion at French nuclear facilityAn explosion at a nuclear waste treatment facility in France has killed one man and injured four others, one seriously. The Nuclear Security Authority says… 12/09/2011
Deadly explosion at French nuclear siteThe French are describing an explosion at a nuclear waste treatment plant as an industrial rather than nuclear accident, and insist there is no danger to the… 12/09/2011
Japan’s PM makes first visit to FukushimaClean-up workers at Japan’s stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have welcomed the first visit of the country’s new Prime Minister. Yoshihiko Noda has only been… 08/09/2011
