bs2Jan 12, 2024

> The quake struck just days after regulators lifted a ban on the operation of the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, the world’s largest, owned by Tokyo Electric (Tepco). The plant, about 120 kilometers from the quake’s epicenter, has been offline since 2012 due to safety violations, including a failure to protect #NuclearMaterials.

https://interestingengineering.com/culture/japans-recent-earthquake-casts-doubt-over-restarting-its-nuclear-plants
#TokyoElectric #TEPCO #KashiwazakiKariwaNuclearPlant #LargestNuclearPlant

Japan’s new year earthquake raises nuclear concerns

The earthquake has reignited the debate over Japan’s reliance on nuclear power, which accounts for about 30% of its energy supply.

Interesting Engineering
bs2Mar 3, 2023
"The future's so bright, I gotta wear shades" --- Timbuk 3
> Over a 7 day period, "The Days" depicts three different viewpoints from people involved with the #Fukushima Daiichi #NuclearPowerPlant when it experienced an extreme crisis caused by the #TohokuEarthquake and tsunami. The viewpoints are from government officials, #TokyoElectric Power Company employees, and employees at Fukushima #DaiichiNuclear Power Plant.
https://asianwiki.com/The_Days_(Netflix)
https://www.netflix.com/jp/title/81233755
bs2Jan 28, 2022
> Six young people in Japan are to sue the company behind the Fukushima nuclear disaster claiming they developed thyroid cancer due to exposure to radiation from the stricken power plant.
- https://news.sky.com/story/six-thyroid-cancer-patients-to-sue-over-fukushima-radiation-12526268
#thyroid #cancer #FukushimaDaiIchi #TokyoElectric #ToxicArchipelago #nuclear #disaster
Six thyroid cancer patients to sue over Fukushima radiation

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