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Japan Restarts Fukushima Plant After 15 Years, But Shuts It Down Immediately
The restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in north-central Japan was suspended due to a glitch related to control rods, which are essential to safely starting up and shutting down reactors, according to its operator, TEPCO.
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Japan's Fukushima Radioactive Debris Reaches Lab After Secret Robot Operation
A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the plant operator said Tuesday, after a journey kept secret for safety reasons.
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Japan, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster
A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
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No Threat From Fukushima's Products, Japan Farmers Struggle To Win Trust
The pumpkin is diced, the chicken carved and the eggs beaten into an omelette, but the people preparing the food are not chefs -- they are scientists testing produce from Japan's Fukushima region.
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Japan Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Construction Of Nuclear Plant
A court in northern Japan on Monday rejected a lawsuit to halt construction of a nuclear plant, said the company building the facility, Electric Power Development Co (J-Power).
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6 Years After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Residents Trickle Back To Deserted Towns
A truck occasionally whizzes past the darkened shops with cracked walls and fallen signs that line the main street of Japan's mostly deserted seaside town of Namie.
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Japan Election Key To World's Biggest Nuclear Plant, Shinzo Abe's Energy Policy
A regional election north of Tokyo between candidates most Japanese have never heard of may decide the fate of the world's biggest nuclear plant and mark a turning point for an industry all but shut down after the Fukushima disaster.
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Deserted Fukushima Town to Remove Pro-Nuclear Signs
A Japanese town that was evacuated after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has decided to remove street signs trumpeting the benefits of atomic power, an official said today.
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Fresh Leak Detected at Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan
Sensors at the Fukushima nuclear plant have detected a fresh leak of highly radioactive water to the sea, the plant's operator announced Sunday, highlighting difficulties in decommissioning the crippled plant.
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Japan Nuclear Regulator Advisers Fear Loss of its 'Essential' Independence
International advisers to Japan's atomic regulator have raised concern a mandatory review of its performance could lead to a loss of independence for the body, which was set up in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Tsunami Advisory Issued in Northern Japan After 6.9 Quake: Agency
Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Tuesday morning following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in northern Japan, the meteorological agency said.
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Years-Long 'Silent Quake' Unleashed Fukushima Tsunami, Say Scientists
The earthquake that set off the tsunami which caused the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster was unleashed by a stealthy nine-year buildup of pressure on a plate boundary, scientists said today.
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After Nuclear Phase-Out, Germany Debates Scrapping Coal
After deciding to scrap nuclear power, Germany is pondering saying goodbye to coal, its biggest energy source but also its top polluter and main threat to ambitious climate goals.
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Fukushima Fallout: Resentment Grows in Nearby Japanese City
Like many of her neighbours, Satomi Inokoshi worries that her gritty hometown is being spoiled by the newcomers and the money that have rolled into Iwaki since the Fukushima nuclear disaster almost three and a half years ago.
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Fukushima Farmer Takes on Nuclear Plant Operator Over Wife's Suicide
A Japanese court is due to rule next month on a claim that Tokyo Electric Power is responsible for a woman's suicide, in a landmark case that could force the utility to publicly admit culpability for deaths related to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Japan Restarts Fukushima Plant After 15 Years, But Shuts It Down Immediately
The restart of the No. 6 reactor at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in north-central Japan was suspended due to a glitch related to control rods, which are essential to safely starting up and shutting down reactors, according to its operator, TEPCO.
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Japan's Fukushima Radioactive Debris Reaches Lab After Secret Robot Operation
A small amount of radioactive debris removed by a robot from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant has arrived at a research lab near Tokyo, the plant operator said Tuesday, after a journey kept secret for safety reasons.
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Japan, Fukushima Operator Told To Pay $3.8 Million Over Nuclear Disaster
A Japanese court has awarded nearly $4 million in fresh damages to scores of residents forced to flee their homes after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown.
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No Threat From Fukushima's Products, Japan Farmers Struggle To Win Trust
The pumpkin is diced, the chicken carved and the eggs beaten into an omelette, but the people preparing the food are not chefs -- they are scientists testing produce from Japan's Fukushima region.
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Japan Court Rejects Lawsuit Against Construction Of Nuclear Plant
A court in northern Japan on Monday rejected a lawsuit to halt construction of a nuclear plant, said the company building the facility, Electric Power Development Co (J-Power).
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6 Years After Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, Residents Trickle Back To Deserted Towns
A truck occasionally whizzes past the darkened shops with cracked walls and fallen signs that line the main street of Japan's mostly deserted seaside town of Namie.
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Japan Election Key To World's Biggest Nuclear Plant, Shinzo Abe's Energy Policy
A regional election north of Tokyo between candidates most Japanese have never heard of may decide the fate of the world's biggest nuclear plant and mark a turning point for an industry all but shut down after the Fukushima disaster.
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Deserted Fukushima Town to Remove Pro-Nuclear Signs
A Japanese town that was evacuated after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster has decided to remove street signs trumpeting the benefits of atomic power, an official said today.
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Fresh Leak Detected at Fukushima Nuclear Plant in Japan
Sensors at the Fukushima nuclear plant have detected a fresh leak of highly radioactive water to the sea, the plant's operator announced Sunday, highlighting difficulties in decommissioning the crippled plant.
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Japan Nuclear Regulator Advisers Fear Loss of its 'Essential' Independence
International advisers to Japan's atomic regulator have raised concern a mandatory review of its performance could lead to a loss of independence for the body, which was set up in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
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Tsunami Advisory Issued in Northern Japan After 6.9 Quake: Agency
Japan issued a tsunami advisory on Tuesday morning following a 6.9-magnitude earthquake in northern Japan, the meteorological agency said.
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Years-Long 'Silent Quake' Unleashed Fukushima Tsunami, Say Scientists
The earthquake that set off the tsunami which caused the Fukushima nuclear plant disaster was unleashed by a stealthy nine-year buildup of pressure on a plate boundary, scientists said today.
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After Nuclear Phase-Out, Germany Debates Scrapping Coal
After deciding to scrap nuclear power, Germany is pondering saying goodbye to coal, its biggest energy source but also its top polluter and main threat to ambitious climate goals.
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Fukushima Fallout: Resentment Grows in Nearby Japanese City
Like many of her neighbours, Satomi Inokoshi worries that her gritty hometown is being spoiled by the newcomers and the money that have rolled into Iwaki since the Fukushima nuclear disaster almost three and a half years ago.
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Fukushima Farmer Takes on Nuclear Plant Operator Over Wife's Suicide
A Japanese court is due to rule next month on a claim that Tokyo Electric Power is responsible for a woman's suicide, in a landmark case that could force the utility to publicly admit culpability for deaths related to the Fukushima nuclear disaster.
