The No. 2 reactor building of the Tsuruga nuclear power plant is seen in Tsuruga, Fukui prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast on July, 2024.(Kyodo News via AP) TOKYO (AP) — Japan's nuclear watchdog on ...

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s nuclear watchdog on Wednesday formally disqualified a reactor in the country’s north-central region from restarting, the first rejection under safety standards that were ...

FILE - The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, damaged by a massive March 11, 2011, earthquake and tsunami, is seen from the nearby Ukedo fishing port in Namie town, northeastern Japan, Thursday, ...

A survey has found hundreds of thyroid tumors, but Japanese officials say they are unrelated to the Fukushima meltdowns. Now they face a lawsuit. By Martin Fackler Reporting from Koriyama, Japan She ...

As efforts got underway Tuesday to retrieve a first sample of the highly radioactive debris festering in the depths of Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, shoppers with deep ...

As reported by Le Figaro, Japan is taking its first steps toward the construction of a new nuclear reactor—marking the first time since the 2011 Fukushima disaster that the country has considered ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is preparing to remove 400 tonnes of highly irradiated spent fuel from a damaged reactor building, a dangerous operation that ...

Despite danger for Japan nuclear workers, radiation sickness not yet a threat. March 17, 2011— -- As the situation at Japan's nuclear reactors continues to deteriorate, many in Japan and around ...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A lack of preparation and poor communication at top levels after disaster struck were among the failures that turned a nuclear accident at Japan's Fukushima plant into the worst ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. TOKYO • Japan's nuclear regulators raised the severity level of the crisis at a stricken nuclear plant today to rank it on par ...