カテゴリー: Nuclear power
Operator says it does now know when the problem at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa plant in Niigata province will be solved, after an alarm sounded during start-upThe restart of the world’s largest nuclear power plant was suspended in Japan on Thursday just a d…
A return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy but, in the wake of the 2011 disaster, residents’ fears about tsunamis, earthquakes and evacuation plans remain The activity around the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is reachin…
Trump’s decision to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine will admit Seoul to a small club of nations possessing such vesselsUS president Donald Trump has given approval for South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, a move that…
Trump’s decision to allow South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine will admit Seoul to a small club of nations possessing such vesselsUS president Donald Trump has given approval for South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine, a move that…
Clear majority backs restarting Maanshan reactor but doesn’t reach legal threshold, as president says nuclear power may be reconsidered if it becomes safeA referendum to push for the reopening of Taiwan’s last nuclear plant has failed to reach the lega…
The government has suggested the material, which it describes as low risk, could also be used in roads and infrastructure in other parts of Japan.Slightly radioactive soil from near the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will be transported …
Tokyo wants to drop attempts to lessen its reliance on nuclear power, according to a draft energy planMore than a decade after the triple meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant, Japan is again turning to nuclear power as it struggles to reach it…
Treasury minister denies claims by Bangladesh that she helped broker corrupt deal with Russia to build nuclear plantThe Treasury minister Tulip Siddiq has been questioned by the Cabinet Office’s propriety and ethics team after Bangladesh’s anti-corrupt…
Joint project with EU involves more than 500 scientists and engineers and more than 70 companiesThe world’s biggest operational experimental nuclear fusion reactor – a technology in its infancy but billed by some as the answer to humanity’s future ener…
UN-approved release to go ahead despite China’s ban on all Japanese sea imports following first batchJapan will begin releasing a second batch of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant from next week, its operator has said, an exercise th…
In today’s newsletter: Japan’s decision to release radioactive water from the tsunami-hit power plant has divided groups – is it entirely safe or staggeringly stupid?• Sign up here for our daily newsletter, First EditionGood morning.Today’s newsletter …
Rafael Grossi met with protests in Seoul during visit to try to calm fears over radioactive water dischargeProtesters have confronted the head of the United Nations nuclear watchdog during a visit to South Korea in an attempt to calm fears over Japan’s…
IAEA report says discharge would have ‘negligible radiological impact on people and the environment’The UN’s nuclear watchdog has approved plans by Japan to release more than 1m tonnes of water from the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant int…
Government has promised not to enrich uranium or reprocess spent fuel as part of the nuclear-powered submarine programFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe…
The four-phase plan has made nuclear arms control experts nervous … here’s whyAukus: nuclear submarines deal will cost Australia up to $368bnIn a tripartite deal with the US and the UK, Australia has unveiled a plan to acquire a fleet of up to eight nu…