• Green
  • By Laura Sinpetru
  • February 21st, 2014
Valves Mistakenly Left Open to Blame for Radioactive Water Leak at Fukushima

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

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

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

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

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

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

154 Fuel Assemblies Thus Far Removed from Fukushima's Reactor No. 4

Clean-up activities at the nuclear plant began in November 2013

Radiation Levels at Fukushima Rise to 8 Times the Safety Guidelines

Radiation Levels at Fukushima Rise to 8 Times the Safety Guidelines

Tepco announces nuclear radiation levels of 8 millisieverts per year

Algae, Aquatic Plants Can Help Make Fukushima Site Spick-and-Span

Algae, Aquatic Plants Can Help Make Fukushima Site Spick-and-Span

Scientists identify several algae and plants that can clean radioactive contamination

Tepco Wants to Clean Underground Tunnels at Fukushima Site

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

There Is a “Permanent Crisis” at Fukushima, Greenpeace Says

The organization is not happy with how Tepco is handling things

Things at Fukushima Are Still “Very Complex,” IAEA Says

Things at Fukushima Are Still “Very Complex,” IAEA Says

However, it appears Tepco and Japan have control of the situation

22 out of 1,533 Fuel Rods Removed from Fukushima Reactor No. 4

22 out of 1,533 Fuel Rods Removed from Fukushima Reactor No. 4

The fuel rods removed thus far are all unspent ones

Fukushima Clean-Up Going Smoothly

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

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 <em>Bloomberg</em>

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

Brand-New Nuclear Power Plant Under Construction in Belarus

The first nuclear safety-related concrete was poured on November 6

 
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