Japan said on Tuesday it will start releasing more than 1 million metric tonnes of treated radioactive water from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant on Aug. 24, putting into motion a plan that has drawn strong criticism from China. The plan, approved two years ago by the Japanese government …
Read More »China Urges Japan to Halt Plans to Discharge Nuclear Waste after Reports of Leakage
China urged Japan again Thursday to stop the ocean discharge of treated nuclear waste from the crippled Fukushima power plant. “The legitimacy and safety of Japan’s ocean discharge plan have long been questioned by the international community,” said Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin, who urged Tokyo to engage in “honest …
Read More »Iranian Atomic Chief: Iran has over 300 Heavy Nuclear Derivatives
The director of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran says today the country produces more than 300 types of heavy nuclear derivatives, each gram of which is worth tens of thousands of dollars. Mohammad Eslami added that these strategic capabilities once meant no entry areas for Iran but the country …
Read More »Iran’s Nuclear Activities Going on without Interruption
Iran’s nuclear activities are ongoing without interruption in all areas based on the previous plans of the Atomic Energy Organization and in accordance with the Parliament’s law, an informed source said. Following a report on Iran’s uranium enrichment process, the source said Fars News Agency on Saturday that the peaceful …
Read More »Russia, South Korea to Build Nuclear Power Plants in Uganda
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni announced Tuesday that Russia and South Korea will soon start building nuclear power plants in the country. Addressing the 2nd G-25 Africa Coffee Summit, which is being attended by leaders and delegates from 25 African coffee-producing nations at Speke Resort Hotel in Munyonyo in the capital …
Read More »Japan to Start Fukushima Water Release as Early as Late Aug
Japan plans to start releasing treated radioactive water from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean as early as late August, Japan’s Asahi Shimbun daily reported on Monday, citing unidentified government sources. The release will most likely come shortly after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida meets with U.S. President …
Read More »IAEA Chief Denies Advising Japan on Nuclear Wastewater Discharge
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) does not have the competence to advise Japan on where to dispose of wastewater from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, IAEA Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi said on Tuesday. On a visit to the Cook Islands, where he briefed the Pacific Island Forum …
Read More »IAEA Chief Says no Internal Disagreement Reported during Process of Producing Fukushima Report
The chief of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said Saturday that there was no internal disagreement among the agency’s team of experts responsible for producing the recently published comprehensive report on Japan’s plan to discharge contaminated water from the crippled Fukushima plant. “There is no disagreement. This is the …
Read More »Korea Finds Japan’s Water Release Plan Consistent with International Standards
South Korean inquiry found Japan’s plan to discharge treated wastewater from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant to be “consistent with international safety standards,” the government announced Friday. Bang Moon-kyu, the government policy coordination minister, said the plan proposed by the Japanese government met international standards, including those of the …
Read More »IAEA Chief Attends Meetings in Fukushima amid Water Discharge Worries
The International Atomic Energy Agency chief on Wednesday exchanged views with the heads of local governments and fishermen around the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, a day after releasing a report endorsing the safety of Japan’s plan to discharge treated radioactive water into the sea. Amid lingering worries about the …
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