- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 21st, 2014
Valves Mistakenly Left Open to Blame for Radioactive Water Leak at Fukushima
The leak that occurred earlier this week could have been prevented, Tepco admits
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 20th, 2014
Tepco Announces New Radioactive Water Leak at Fukushima
About 100 tons of contaminated water are estimated to have leaked from a tank
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 20th, 2014
Two New Nuclear Reactors to Be Added to Plant in Georgia, US
The two reactors will be the first built in the country in nearly 3 decades
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- February 19th, 2014
84-Year-Old Nun Sentenced to 35 Months in Prison Over Anti-Nuclear Protest
The nun was found guilty of breaking into a US nuclear weapons plant, vandalizing it
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 31st, 2014
Budapest’s Clark Adam Square Turned into Giant Nuclear Symbol
Environmentalists working with Greenpeace were the ones who gave it this makeover
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 20th, 2014
New Leak Reported at Fukushima Nuclear Plant
Possibly contaminated water was documented leaking inside the No. 3 reactor building
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 16th, 2014
154 Fuel Assemblies Thus Far Removed from Fukushima's Reactor No. 4
Clean-up activities at the nuclear plant began in November 2013
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 13th, 2014
Radiation Levels at Fukushima Rise to 8 Times the Safety Guidelines
Tepco announces nuclear radiation levels of 8 millisieverts per year
- Research & Tech
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 10th, 2014
Algae, Aquatic Plants Can Help Make Fukushima Site Spick-and-Span
Scientists identify several algae and plants that can clean radioactive contamination
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- January 7th, 2014
Tepco Wants to Clean Underground Tunnels at Fukushima Site
The company thinks the tunnels are leaking radioactive materials in the local groundwater
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 10th, 2013
There Is a “Permanent Crisis” at Fukushima, Greenpeace Says
The organization is not happy with how Tepco is handling things
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- December 6th, 2013
Things at Fukushima Are Still “Very Complex,” IAEA Says
However, it appears Tepco and Japan have control of the situation
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 28th, 2013
22 out of 1,533 Fuel Rods Removed from Fukushima Reactor No. 4
The fuel rods removed thus far are all unspent ones
- Green/Eco Blog
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 23rd, 2013
Fukushima Clean-Up Going Smoothly
Several unused nuclear fuel rods have been removed from Reactor No. 4
- Green
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 18th, 2013
Tepco Begins Removing Highly Radioactive Fuel Rods from Reactor No. 4
The company expects it will be about a year before the reactor is fuel rods-free
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 11th, 2013
Wind Turbine Goes Online 20 Kilometers (12 Miles) from Fukushima Bloomberg
The 2-megawatt turbine started generating power this Monday
- Energy
- By Laura Sinpetru
- November 9th, 2013
Brand-New Nuclear Power Plant Under Construction in Belarus
The first nuclear safety-related concrete was poured on November 6