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Japan To Release Nuclear Contaminated Water Into Pacific; China Condemns Decision
China condemned Japan's "unilateral decision" to release treated nuclear contaminated water into the Pacific Ocean. The statement came after Japan's Nuclear Regulatory Authority stated that Japanese utility giant Tepco will release over one million cubic meters of treated radioactive water. Notably, the excretion will be as big as filling up 500 olympic-sized swimming pools. "In total disregard, Japan continues to prepare for discharge," said… read-more
Tags: China, radioactive water, nuclear contaminated water, Japan, Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant
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American Researcher Discovers China's Second Nuclear Facility
An American researcher from the Federation of American Scientists (FAS) has possibly exposed China's new Nuclear expansion plan. The researcher has discovered China's second nuclear base near Hami in eastern Xinjiang through satellite analysis. While the discovery of the researcher has received support from many experts, some say that china is only making a nuclear bluff to deceive its adversaries like other countries have done in the past… read-more
Tags: Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, China
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Japan Announces To Release Million Tonnes Treated Water Into Ocean
Japan government announced the release of more than a million tonnes of treated water from 2011-tsunami affected nuclear plant 'Fukushima' into the ocean. Japan scheduled this project a few years later and assured the treated water will be free from radioactive substances. But the local fishermen, South Korea opposed the decision and China called it 'extremely irresponsible.' The USA and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have… read-more
Tags: Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, Japan, IAEA, China, South Korea, Tsunami
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UK, Japan Scientists Use Robots To Dismantle Defunct Nuclear Sites
A team of scientists from the UK and Japan using long-reach robotic-arms to dismantle old nuclear facilities like Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi and England’s Sellafield nuclear reactors. The robotic-arms called ‘LongOps’ will help to reduce the risk of spills, seepage, radiation leaks and speed up the dismantling process. Moreover, the Rs 120-crore-project will help to dilute the burden of risk assessment and decommissioning of these sites… read-more
Tags: Robots, radioactivity, nuclear plant, Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, Japan, UK
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Japan to Discharge Fukushima Plant's Contaminated Water Into Pacific Ocean
Japan is planning to release over 1 million tonnes of polluted water from Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into Pacific Ocean. Reportedly, the plant site is running out of space to build more tanks, while the available tanks will be full by 2022. Local fishermen opposed the decision saying it took them years to rebuild the fishing industry after 2011 Tsunami. Government advisors claim the discharge will be 40 times less concentrated and… read-more
Tags: Japan, Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, Tsunami, Nuclear Power, Pacific Ocean, Environmental Issues
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