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Contaminated water still troubles Japan nuke plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Mon Mar 10, 9:23AM CDT
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — The radioactive water that has accumulated at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant remains the biggest problem hampering the cleanup process three years after the disaster.
Japan sees future business in Fukushima cleanup
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Sat Mar 08, 1:29AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — There is something surprising in the radioactive wreck that is the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant: opportunity. To clean it up, Japan will have to develop technology and expertise that any nation with a nuclear reactor will one day need.
Hundreds sue makers of Fukushima nuclear plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Thu Jan 30, 9:15AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — About 1,400 people filed a joint lawsuit Thursday against three companies that manufactured reactors at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, saying they should be financially liable for damage caused by their 2011 meltdowns.
Japanese gov't to pay more for Fukushima cleanup
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Fri Dec 20, 7:06AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government announced Friday that it will increase the amount of money it is providing to the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to step up cleanup and decommissioning efforts.
Japan lacks decommissioning experts for Fukushima
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Sun Dec 15, 12:10AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is incapable of safely decommissioning the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant alone and must stitch together an international team for the massive undertaking, experts say, but has made only halting progress in that direction.
Fuel removal at Fukushima plant: What's at stake?
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Mon Nov 18, 9:43AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Workers started the difficult task Monday of removing nuclear fuel rods from a heavily damaged reactor building at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant in Japan. It's the first major step toward decommissioning the plant, a decades-long process fraught with uncertainty and challenges.
Damaged Japan nuke plant begin removing fuel rods
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Mon Nov 18, 7:23AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Workers started removing radioactive fuel rods Monday from a reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. The painstaking and risky task is a crucial first step toward a full cleanup of the earthquake and tsunami-damaged plant in northeastern Japan.
Japan ex-leaders join calls against nuclear power
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Tue Nov 12, 5:46AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's flagging anti-nuclear movement is getting a boost from two former prime ministers who are calling for atomic power to be phased out following the Fukushima disaster.
Japan starts up offshore wind farm near Fukushima
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Mon Nov 11, 5:44AM CST
ONAHAMA PORT, Japan (AP) — Japan switched on the first turbine at a wind farm 20 kilometers (12 miles) off the coast of Fukushima on Monday, feeding electricity to the grid tethered to the tsunami-crippled nuclear plant onshore.
TEPCO, US to cooperate in Japan nuke plant cleanup
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Fri Nov 01, 11:29AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — The utility operating Japan's crippled nuclear power plant said Friday that it will work with the U.S. Department of Energy in decommissioning the site and in dealing with radioactive water problems.
News Summary: US energy chief offers to help Japan
By The Associated Press - AP - Thu Oct 31, 1:01PM CDT
INTERNATIONAL ASSIST: U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said that he expects deepening cooperation with Japan over the high-stakes cleanup and decommissioning of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
US energy chief offers Japan aid with nuke cleanup
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Thu Oct 31, 8:11AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Thursday that he expects deepening cooperation with Japan over the high-stakes cleaning up and decommissioning of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
Japan OKs fuel removal from pool at nuclear plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Wed Oct 30, 9:15AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese regulators on Wednesday formally approved the removal of fuel rods from an uncontained cooling pool at a damaged reactor building considered the highest risk at a crippled nuclear plant.
Japan nuke agency urges drastic steps at Fukushima
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Mon Oct 28, 5:25AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — In their first meeting since Japan created a new, more independent nuclear agency 13 months ago, the top regulator urged the head of the utility that runs the crippled Fukushima power plant on Monday to take "drastic steps" to mitigate a spate of mishaps at the complex.
Typhoon, mudslides kill 17 in Japan; 50 missing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Wed Oct 16, 9:23AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — A typhoon caused deadly mudslides that buried people and destroyed homes on a Japanese island Wednesday before sweeping up the Pacific coast, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting Tokyo's transportation during the morning rush. At least 17 deaths were reported and nearly 50 people were missing.
Japan, IAEA to monitor radioactivity off Fukushima
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Thu Oct 10, 9:12AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency urged Japan on Thursday to work harder to address international concerns about leaks of contaminated water at its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and said his agency will jointly monitor radiation levels in the nearby ocean.
5.3-magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Fukushima
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Sep 20, 5:51AM CDT
DENVER (AP) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake has hit the Japanese prefecture that is home to the nuclear power plant crippled in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan PM wants Fukushima plant entirely scrapped
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Thu Sep 19, 11:19AM CDT
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the operator of the country's crippled nuclear power plant on Thursday to scrap all six reactors at the site instead of just four already slated for decommissioning and to concentrate on tackling pressing issues like leaks of radioactive water.
Powerful typhoon downgraded after lashing Japan
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Tue Sep 17, 9:18AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Crews were cleaning up wrecked houses and assessing damage Tuesday in the wake of a powerful typhoon that lashed Japan with torrential rains, leaving at least two people dead.
Powerful typhoon lashes Japan; thousands evacuate
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Mon Sep 16, 8:57AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon lashed Japan with torrential rain Monday, leaving two dead as it damaged homes and flooded parts of the country's popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where 260,000 people were ordered to evacuate to shelters.
Contaminated water still troubles Japan nuke plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Mon Mar 10, 9:23AM CDT
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — The radioactive water that has accumulated at Japan's crippled nuclear power plant remains the biggest problem hampering the cleanup process three years after the disaster.
Japan sees future business in Fukushima cleanup
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Sat Mar 08, 1:29AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — There is something surprising in the radioactive wreck that is the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant: opportunity. To clean it up, Japan will have to develop technology and expertise that any nation with a nuclear reactor will one day need.
Hundreds sue makers of Fukushima nuclear plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Thu Jan 30, 9:15AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — About 1,400 people filed a joint lawsuit Thursday against three companies that manufactured reactors at Japan's Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, saying they should be financially liable for damage caused by their 2011 meltdowns.
Japanese gov't to pay more for Fukushima cleanup
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Fri Dec 20, 7:06AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's government announced Friday that it will increase the amount of money it is providing to the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant to step up cleanup and decommissioning efforts.
Japan lacks decommissioning experts for Fukushima
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Sun Dec 15, 12:10AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Japan is incapable of safely decommissioning the devastated Fukushima nuclear plant alone and must stitch together an international team for the massive undertaking, experts say, but has made only halting progress in that direction.
Fuel removal at Fukushima plant: What's at stake?
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Mon Nov 18, 9:43AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Workers started the difficult task Monday of removing nuclear fuel rods from a heavily damaged reactor building at the Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant in Japan. It's the first major step toward decommissioning the plant, a decades-long process fraught with uncertainty and challenges.
Damaged Japan nuke plant begin removing fuel rods
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Mon Nov 18, 7:23AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Workers started removing radioactive fuel rods Monday from a reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. said. The painstaking and risky task is a crucial first step toward a full cleanup of the earthquake and tsunami-damaged plant in northeastern Japan.
Japan ex-leaders join calls against nuclear power
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Tue Nov 12, 5:46AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Japan's flagging anti-nuclear movement is getting a boost from two former prime ministers who are calling for atomic power to be phased out following the Fukushima disaster.
Japan starts up offshore wind farm near Fukushima
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Mon Nov 11, 5:44AM CST
ONAHAMA PORT, Japan (AP) — Japan switched on the first turbine at a wind farm 20 kilometers (12 miles) off the coast of Fukushima on Monday, feeding electricity to the grid tethered to the tsunami-crippled nuclear plant onshore.
TEPCO, US to cooperate in Japan nuke plant cleanup
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Fri Nov 01, 11:29AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — The utility operating Japan's crippled nuclear power plant said Friday that it will work with the U.S. Department of Energy in decommissioning the site and in dealing with radioactive water problems.
News Summary: US energy chief offers to help Japan
By The Associated Press - AP - Thu Oct 31, 1:01PM CDT
INTERNATIONAL ASSIST: U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said that he expects deepening cooperation with Japan over the high-stakes cleanup and decommissioning of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
US energy chief offers Japan aid with nuke cleanup
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Thu Oct 31, 8:11AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Thursday that he expects deepening cooperation with Japan over the high-stakes cleaning up and decommissioning of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant.
Japan OKs fuel removal from pool at nuclear plant
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Wed Oct 30, 9:15AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese regulators on Wednesday formally approved the removal of fuel rods from an uncontained cooling pool at a damaged reactor building considered the highest risk at a crippled nuclear plant.
Japan nuke agency urges drastic steps at Fukushima
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Mon Oct 28, 5:25AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — In their first meeting since Japan created a new, more independent nuclear agency 13 months ago, the top regulator urged the head of the utility that runs the crippled Fukushima power plant on Monday to take "drastic steps" to mitigate a spate of mishaps at the complex.
Typhoon, mudslides kill 17 in Japan; 50 missing
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Wed Oct 16, 9:23AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — A typhoon caused deadly mudslides that buried people and destroyed homes on a Japanese island Wednesday before sweeping up the Pacific coast, grounding hundreds of flights and disrupting Tokyo's transportation during the morning rush. At least 17 deaths were reported and nearly 50 people were missing.
Japan, IAEA to monitor radioactivity off Fukushima
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Thu Oct 10, 9:12AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — The head of the U.N. nuclear agency urged Japan on Thursday to work harder to address international concerns about leaks of contaminated water at its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant and said his agency will jointly monitor radiation levels in the nearby ocean.
5.3-magnitude earthquake hits Japan's Fukushima
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Sep 20, 5:51AM CDT
DENVER (AP) — A 5.3-magnitude earthquake has hit the Japanese prefecture that is home to the nuclear power plant crippled in the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan PM wants Fukushima plant entirely scrapped
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Thu Sep 19, 11:19AM CDT
OKUMA, Japan (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe ordered the operator of the country's crippled nuclear power plant on Thursday to scrap all six reactors at the site instead of just four already slated for decommissioning and to concentrate on tackling pressing issues like leaks of radioactive water.
Powerful typhoon downgraded after lashing Japan
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Tue Sep 17, 9:18AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Crews were cleaning up wrecked houses and assessing damage Tuesday in the wake of a powerful typhoon that lashed Japan with torrential rains, leaving at least two people dead.
Powerful typhoon lashes Japan; thousands evacuate
By MARI YAMAGUCHI - AP - Mon Sep 16, 8:57AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful typhoon lashed Japan with torrential rain Monday, leaving two dead as it damaged homes and flooded parts of the country's popular tourist destination of Kyoto, where 260,000 people were ordered to evacuate to shelters.
