Tokyo Electric Power Co. will start a demonstration project as early as Thursday to remove a small amount of radioactive debris from its wrecked nuclear power plant in Fukushima. The …
Minamisoma, Fukushima Pref. – A beach in Fukushima Prefecture opened to the public Saturday for the first time since the country began releasing treated water from its meltdown-stricken Fukushima No. …
Ever since the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California achieved ignition in a nuclear fusion experiment in December 2022, a new wave of excitement and hype has grown around the …
Investment in clean energy technologies will climb to $2 trillion this year, almost double the amount spent on fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency. Two-thirds of the record …
Genkai, Saga Pref. – Mayor Shintaro Wakiyama of Genkai, Saga Prefecture, said Friday that the town will accept a so-called literature survey to determine whether it is suitable to host …
Kaminoseki, Yamaguchi Pref. – Chugoku Electric Power started a drilling survey Tuesday in the town of Kaminoseki in Yamaguchi Prefecture for the possible construction of an interim storage facility for …
Atomic power’s potential as a clean-energy source forestalling climate change is increasingly at risk, with new data suggesting nuclear growth could be threatened by spreading geopolitical instability and war. While …
Industry minister Ken Saito has asked the mayor of the town of Genkai in Saga Prefecture to accept a so-called literature survey, as part of the process for selecting a …
Okuma, Fukushima Pref. – Former Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga visited the disaster-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant on Monday to inspect progress on the release of tritium-containing treated water …
Fukui – Fukui District Court on Friday rejected petitions to suspend aging nuclear reactors at two Kansai Electric Power (Kepco) plants in Fukui Prefecture. The petitions were filed by local …