Nuclear Reactor Japan

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  Nuclear-Wary Japan Restarts Another Atomic Reactor

  A Japanese utility switched on another nuclear reactor Tuesday in a small victory for the government's pro-atomic push, despite strong public opposition after the 2011 Fukushima meltdown.

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  Japan Clears Restart of Third Nuclear Power Unit Under Strict Regulations

  The government of Japan today approved the reactivation of the Ikata nuclear plant, the third to become operational under new and strict security regulations following the Fukushima disaster in 2011.

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  Japan Eyes Nuclear Power for a Fifth of Electricity Supply

  A fifth of Japan's electricity supply should come from nuclear power generation, the country's industry ministry said Tuesday, despite widespread opposition in the aftermath of the Fukushima disaster.

• Fukushima Operator Unveils Newest Tainted-Water Plan

  The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant on Thursday unveiled a plan to dump scrubbed water directly into the ocean, sparking concerns over whether it would be properly decontaminated.

• Japan rushes to restart reactors to avoid total shutdown

  Japan's government is racing to get two nuclear reactors, idled after the Fukushima crisis, running again by next month out of what experts say is fear that a total shutdown would make it hard to convince a wary public that atomic power is vital.

• Japan plans to scrap nuclear plants after 40 years

  Japan says it will soon require atomic reactors to be shut down after 40 years of use to improve safety following the nuclear crisis set off by last year's tsunami. Concern about aging reactors has been growing because the three units at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant in northeastern Japan that went into meltdown following the tsunami in March were ...

• Japan: Progress at nuclear reactors; new signs of food radiation

  Japan appeared to make moderate progress in stabilizing some of the nuclear reactors at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi power plant on Sunday, but at the same time it disclosed new signs of radioactive contamination in agricultural produce and livestock.The government said it was barring all shipments of milk from Fukushima Prefecture and shipments ...

• Japan resumes cooling down nuclear reactors

  Japan resumed dousing its crippled nuclear plant early today after an overnight break of several hours, officials said, as they pushed on with a desperate effort to avert an atomic catastrophe.Fire trucks from the Self-Defense Forces had just started aiming their high pressure water jets at reactor four of the ruined Fukushima plant, said a nuclear...

• Helicopters drop seawater on stricken reactor in Japan

  Military helicopters were on Thursday morning dumping seawater on a stricken nuclear reactor in north-eastern Japan to cool overheated fuel rods inside its core.Japanese news agency NHK broadcast pictures of a helicopter dropping a load of water on Unit 3, one of six reactors at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant.A defence ministry spokeswo...

• Spent fuel rods in Japanese nuclear reactors a long-term risk

  Even as workers race to prevent the radioactive cores of the damaged nuclear reactors in Japan from melting down, concerns are growing that nearby pools holding spent fuel rods could pose an even greater danger. The pools, which sit on the top level of the reactor buildings and keep spent fuel submerged in water, have lost their cooling systems and...

• Flight ban over Fukushima nuclear plant

  Japan has banned flights within a 30-km range of the Fukushima nuclear plant amid radiation fears due to a series of explosions at the facility on Tuesday, Xinhua reported.The ban by the transport ministry excludes aircraft engaged in search and rescue operations. It is not expected to have a major impact on scheduled commercial flights, Xinhua cit...

• The mechanics of a partial nuclear meltdown

  The difference between a partial meltdown and a full meltdown at a nuclear plant is enormous, both in the degree of damage and in the potential release of radiation, experts in nuclear power said. A partial meltdown, like those suspected at two reactors in northeastern Japan over the weekend, may not necessarily mean that any of the uranium fuel in...

• Worst crisis since World War 2: Japanese PM

  Japan reeled from a rapidly unfolding disaster of epic scale on Sunday, pummeled by the death toll, destruction and homelessness caused by the earthquake and tsunami and new hazards from damaged nuclear reactors that were leaking radiation. The Prime Minister called it Japan's worst crisis since World War II.Japan's $5 trillion economy, the third l...