Optimistically? Melted fuel removal at Fukushima plant seen optimistically starting in 2020 Work to remove melted fuel from the three crippled reactors at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant could start in 2020, the government and Tepco … Continue reading →
Tepco trying to keep flow from reaching sea, will build bank Groundwater contaminated with highly radioactive substances has been detected from a monitoring well just 27 meters from the seashore within the compound of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear … Continue reading →
TOKYO — As much as 120 tons of radioactive water may have leaked from a storage tank at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, contaminating the surrounding ground, Tokyo Electric Power Co said on Saturday. The power company has yet to … Continue reading →
Understatement of the year: “Tohoku Electric President Makoto Kaiwa has said it would be difficult to build a new plant in the radiation evacuation zone.” SENDAI – Tohoku Electric Power Co. on Thursday dropped its plan to build a new … Continue reading →