After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage of the world’s worst nuclear accident.
Tag: Nuclear Wastes
The Citizen Scientists of Fukushima
Armed with measuring devices, groups of citizens are embracing science to monitor radioactive fallout — and regain control of lives upended by the 2011 meltdowns in Fukushima.
China To ‘Gradually’ Resume Imports of Japanese Seafood
China imposed a ban last year after Japan began releasing treated water from the Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea. They have agreed to expand monitoring of the water.
U.S. Fund for Nuclear Radiation Victims Set to Expire Amid Impasse in Congress
Lawmakers are looking for a way to extend the program to compensate victims of government-caused nuclear contamination who fell ill, and some are seeking to expand it.
Nuclear Power Bill Passed by House, Support Grows in Congress
Measures moving through Congress to encourage new reactors are receiving broad bipartisan support, as lawmakers embrace a once-contentious technology.
Ghosts Past and Present Cross Paths as War Comes to Nuclear Wasteland
Not everyone evacuated when the Chernobyl nuclear plant melted down in 1986. The few who stayed lived through another calamity when Russian troops marched in.
How a Nuclear Dump in Taiwan Created a Generation of Activists
For members of a Taiwanese tribe, a waste site on their island serves as a painful reminder of the government’s broken promises, and a symbol of their long struggle for greater autonomy.
In the Pacific, Outcry Over Japan’s Plan to Release Fukushima Wastewater
The proposal has angered many of Japan’s neighbors, particularly those with the most direct experience of unexpected exposure to dangerous levels of radiation.
How Nature Becomes a Casualty of War
Research on past conflicts suggests that the war in Ukraine could have a profound environmental impact.
What a Power Cutoff Could Mean for Chernobyl’s Nuclear Waste
With no working reactors, there is no risk of a meltdown. But the ruins from the 1986 disaster still pose considerable dangers.