Mastodawn

OPINION🧐: #Japan must toughen #nuclear #regulation after #Hamaoka data #falsification
"In terms of #misconduct, #ChubuElectric surpasses #TEPCO.. 4yrs b4 te accident, regulators strongly urged TEPCO to take countermeasures against tsunamis tt exceeded prev assumptions, but were brushed off, later saying TEPCO "didn't respond +vely." These failures were kept hidden for ~7yrs aft te accident.. seems tt Nuclear Regulation Authority's still taken lightly by power #utilities"🤦‍♂️
https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/72804

OPINION: Japan must toughen nuclear regulation after Hamaoka data falsification

The 2011 accident caused by Tokyo Electric Power Company at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant is estimated to cost 23.4 trillion yen ($147 billion) for decontamination, compensation and cleanup of the damaged reactors.

Japan Wire by Kyodo News

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RTN Apr 8

"The 10,000 fuel assemblies held in the units’ storage pools will be removed over 22-years and will be reprocessed."

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/fukushima-daiini-cooling-system-halted/

#AKW #Atomkraft #FukushimaDaiini #Japan #Kernenergie #NPP #NuclearPower #Tepco

Fukushima Daiini cooling system halted - Nuclear Engineering International

Tepco has temporarily suspended cooling of the spent fuel pool at Fukushima Daiini unit 1 after smoke was detected and an alarm triggered.

Nuclear Engineering International

RTN Apr 8

#neimagazine:
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Fukushima Daiini cooling system halted

Cooling of the spent fuel pool at Unit 1 was temporarily suspended following smoke detection and alarm activation
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"According to .. NHK, the pool water temperature stood at 26.5 degrees C. when the cooling system was halted, leaving about 8 days before it would exceed the 65-degree Celsius threshold set for safe operation."

https://www.neimagazine.com/news/fukushima-daiini-cooling-system-halted/

7.4.2026

#AKW #Atomkraft #FukushimaDaiini #Japan #Kernenergie #NPP #NuclearPower #Tepco

Fukushima Daiini cooling system halted - Nuclear Engineering International

Tepco has temporarily suspended cooling of the spent fuel pool at Fukushima Daiini unit 1 after smoke was detected and an alarm triggered.

Nuclear Engineering International

RTN Apr 2

#IPPNW:
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The ongoing Fukushima nuclear disaster 15 years on: a photoessay
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https://peaceandhealthblog.com/2026/04/02/the-ongoing-fukushima-nuclear-disaster-15-years-on-a-photoessay/

2.4.2026

#Atomkraft #FDNPP #Fukushima #Japan #Kernenergie #Kernschmelze #NuclearPower #Tepco

The ongoing Fukushima nuclear disaster 15 years on: a photoessay

Tsunami-damaged firetruck, Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum, Futaba, 22 Oct 2025. Photo: Tilman Ruff It is now 15 years since the Great East Japan Earthquake on 11 M…

IPPNW peace and health blog

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Joseph Lim

Apr 2

Would one insist on developing more #nuclear power plants after watching this & hearing what the #Fukushima Daiichi NPP's on-site chief Yoshida had to say about the 2011 meltdown ordeals?
P.S. Yoshida suffered from #cancer & died about a year after this interview. RIP🙏
#mastofilm
15 Years Since Fukushima: The Plant Chief's Final Message
NHK revisits the account of the man who led the battle to contain the disaster & considers the lessons it holds for #Japan today
#TEPCO 🤦‍♂️
https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/shows/4048013/

The Japan Times Apr 1

Fifteen years after the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear disaster and the death of his family, Norio Kimura can't stop asking who pays the price for Japan's "cheap" nuclear power? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/04/01/japan/paying-price-for-japans-nuclear-power/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #greateastjapanearthquake #fukushimano1 #kashiwazakikariwa #tepco #sanaetakaichi #tsunami #nuclearpower

Who pays the price for Japan’s nuclear power?

In the context of a sluggish economy and rising energy prices, affordable electricity is widely seen as a prerequisite for Japan's competitiveness.

The Japan Times

Joseph Lim

Mar 28

#Fukushima #contamination persists, #radiation hazard maps necessary
"According to te "polluter pays" principle, #TEPCO shld decontaminate & restore all affected areas to their pre-accident state. However, te law has left contaminat'n in forests & other areas outside its target untouched. With cesium-137, which has a 30-year half-life & is te main source of current contaminatn, te #pollution level will remain unignorable on a century scale🤦‍♂️" #energy #nuclear #truth #Japan
https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/73037

OPINION: Fukushima contamination persists, radiation hazard maps necessary

Radiation levels in areas affected by the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant operated by Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. have fallen somewhat over the past 15 years due to natural decay and decontamination efforts.

Japan Wire by Kyodo News

The Japan Times Mar 25

A total of about 54,600 metric tons of treated water containing tritium, a radioactive substance, were discharged from the company's crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/03/25/japan/tepco-completes-2025-water-release/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #fukushimano1 #tepco #radioactivewater