Sushi is among several shunned foods as Japan dumps treated radioactive water into the Pacific. Experts say the fear is irrational but understandable.
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Japan Starts Releasing Radioactive Fukushima Water
China said it would suspend imports of Japanese seafood in response to what it has called an unsafe plan to dispose of the wastewater.
Japan to Release Treated Water From Fukushima Nuclear Plant
In the face of regional and domestic objections, the country plans to proceed with a discharge at Fukushima that will eventually reach more than a million tons of water.
Radioactive Water Is Complicating Japan and Korea’s New Friendship
Japan’s plan to discharge treated water from its destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant has triggered a backlash in the region, especially in highly polarized South Korea.
Scientists Say Fukushima Water Is Safe, but Radiation Fears Persist
The International Atomic Energy Agency’s final report declared the treated water from the destroyed nuclear plant had met its safety standards. Critics continue to demand more transparency.
$59 Million, Gone: How Bikini Atoll Leaders Blew Through U.S. Trust Fund
The Trump administration lifted spending limits on the fund, which aids descendants of people forced to leave the coral reef because of U.S. nuclear testing.
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.
Search Intensifies for Radioactive Canister Missing for Weeks in Thailand
It’s not clear exactly when the 55-pound cylinder containing cesium-137 vanished from the power plant where it was in use.
Are North Korea’s Nuclear Weapons Tests as Safe as the Country Claims?
The country has conducted six underground nuclear tests, and a seventh may be on the way. Rights groups fear their environmental and health consequences.
Radioactive Capsule Is Found in Australia After 6-Day Search
The authorities had feared it would take weeks to scour hundreds of miles of an Australian desert for the pea-sized device.