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International Atomic Energy Agency Director-General Rafael Grossi on Wednesday said that the ongoing discharge of treated radioactive wastewater at the ruined nuclear power plant has met safety standards.

IAEA Chief Reassures Residents That Treated Wastewater Discharge at Fukushima Nuclear Plant Is Safe

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Mar 13, 2024

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Reecently highly radioactive water leaked from Japan's Fukushima radioactive nuclear power plant's water treatment machine. No injuries were reported

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3rd release of treated water from Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant ends safely, operator says

Nov 20, 2023

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant starts 3rd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Nov 2, 2023

AP (Associated Press)

Fukushima nuclear plant starts 2nd release of treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Oct 5, 2023

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Germany switched off its last three nuclear reactors in April, completing a process that received wide political support after Japan's Fukushima nuclear reactor disaster in 2011.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz dismisses talk of keeping nuclear energy option open in Germany

Sep 2, 2023

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Japan's PM visits fish market, vows to help fisheries hit by China ban over Fukushima water release

Aug 31, 2023

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Fukushima residents react cautiously after start of treated water release from wrecked nuclear plant

Aug 26, 2023

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The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says it has begun releasing its first batch of treated radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean — a controversial step, but a milestone for Japan’s battle with the growing radioactive water stockpile.

China bans seafood from Japan after the Fukushima nuclear plant begins its wastewater release

Aug 24, 2023

ETV Bharat English Team

The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will begin releasing the first batch of treated and diluted radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean later Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, utility executives said.

Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant begins releasing treated radioactive wastewater into the sea

Aug 24, 2023

ETV Bharat English Team

Japan to start releasing treated and diluted radioactive wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean as early as Thursday — a controversial but essential early step in the decades of work to shut down the facility 12 years after its meltdown disaster. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has given the final go-ahead Tuesday and instructed the operator, Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, to be ready to start the coastal release Thursday if weather and sea conditions permit.

Japan to start releasing Fukushima plant's treated radioactive water to sea as early as Thursday

Aug 22, 2023

Japan's Kishida visit to Fukushima plant to highlight safety before start of treated water release

Release of radioactive waste from Fukushima plant into Pacific: Japan PM to highlight safety

Aug 20, 2023

Fukushima residents worry nuclear plant's wastewater release in a few weeks will be another setback

Jul 25, 2023

South Korea endorses the safety of Japanese plans to release treated wastewater from Fukushima plant

Jul 7, 2023

The U.N. nuclear chief is to visit Japan's tsunami-wrecked nuclear power plant Wednesday after the agency affirmed the safety of a contentious plan to release treated radioactive water into the sea. On his way to the Fukushima Daiichi plant, a highlight of his four-day Japan visit, International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Mariano Grossi will join government and utility officials to hear the concerns of mayors and fishing association leaders and to assure them of the plan's safety.

IAEA chief will visit Japan's tsunami-wrecked nuclear plant before radioactive water is released

Jul 5, 2023

Fukushima nuclear plant begins tests of wastewater release plan; fishing officials remain opposed

Jun 12, 2023

Japan, South Korea eye visit by team of experts as Fukushima nuclear plant prepares water release

May 12, 2023

Head of Japan’s tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says details of the damages inside reactors are only beginning to unravel 12 years after the meltdowns, making it difficult to foresee what the place looks like even 30 years from now.

Fukushima plant head: Too early to predict decommissioning

Mar 3, 2023

Fearing blackouts and high energy prices, the Free Democrats — also part of Scholz's government — have lately demanded that all three reactors keep running as long as needed. Experts have questioned whether this would help and the Greens voiced strong opposition.

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4 killed, 90 injured after powerful quake jolts north Japan

Mar 17, 2022

A powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of Fukushima in northern Japan on Wednesday evening, triggering a tsunami advisory and plunging more than 2 million homes in the Tokyo area into darkness.

7.3 magnitude quake hits north Japan, tsunami alert issued

Mar 16, 2022

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