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Russia suspends all seafood imports from Japan

Posted on October 27, 2023October 27, 2023By Editor

The ban is due to food contamination fears after the release of wastewater from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant. … Read More >Russia suspends all seafood imports from Japan

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Russian researchers find new way to reuse nuclear waste

Posted on April 24, 2023April 24, 2023By Editor

A method of reprocessing unburned nuclear fuel from spent rods has been tested at Moscow State University. … Read More >Russian researchers find new way to reuse nuclear waste

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Australian premiers spar over nuclear sub waste disposal

Posted on March 16, 2023March 16, 2023By Editor

Canberra will be required to safely dispose of spent fuel in its own territory as part of the AUKUS agreement. … Read More >Australian premiers spar over nuclear sub waste disposal

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‘Dirty bomb’ in Ukraine would affect nine countries – nuclear expert

Posted on August 17, 2022August 17, 2022By Editor

A former top USSR nuclear inspector warns it’s hard to predict where else the wind would blow the particles. … Read More >‘Dirty bomb’ in Ukraine would affect nine countries – nuclear expert

Tokyo must stop and listen to the world, says Beijing, as Japan’s PM claims Fukushima wastewater release into ocean cannot wait

Posted on October 18, 2021October 18, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has reiterated its opposition to Japan’s decision to release nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima power plant into the ocean, after Tokyo’s new leader said the discharge could wait no longer. … Read More >Tokyo must stop and listen to the world, says Beijing, as Japan’s PM claims Fukushima wastewater release into ocean cannot wait

Fukushima nuclear plant to construct UNDERSEA tunnel to release a million tons of treated water

Posted on August 29, 2021August 29, 2021By Editor

The operators of Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant have announced plans to build an undersea tunnel to facilitate the release of more than one million tons of treated water from the site into the surrounding ocean. … Read More >Fukushima nuclear plant to construct UNDERSEA tunnel to release a million tons of treated water

Beijing accuses Tokyo of ‘whitewashing’ plans to dump nuclear wastewater into sea as Japan reportedly blows $18mn on PR op

Posted on May 31, 2021May 31, 2021By Editor

Beijing has hit out at Tokyo once again over its plans to dump more than a million tons of nuclear wastewater into the ocean, claiming Japan is now trying, unsuccessfully, to “whitewash” its controversial project. … Read More >Beijing accuses Tokyo of ‘whitewashing’ plans to dump nuclear wastewater into sea as Japan reportedly blows $18mn on PR op

Japanese government sued by South Korean fishers over planned release of Fukushima contaminated water

Posted on May 17, 2021May 17, 2021By Editor

Two South Korean fisheries associations have filed a lawsuit, demanding the Japanese government’s compensation over its plan to dump contaminated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. … Read More >Japanese government sued by South Korean fishers over planned release of Fukushima contaminated water

‘Don’t learn from ostriches’: Beijing tells Tokyo not to bury its head in the sand over Fukushima wastewater row

Posted on May 9, 2021May 9, 2021By Editor

The Chinese Foreign Ministry has hit out at Tokyo once again as Japan refuses to respond to international criticism over its plans to dump supposedly treated nuclear wastewater from the Fukushima plant into the sea. … Read More >‘Don’t learn from ostriches’: Beijing tells Tokyo not to bury its head in the sand over Fukushima wastewater row

IAEA invites Chinese experts to join the technical working group on Japan’s nuclear wastewater disposal, Beijing says

Posted on April 26, 2021April 26, 2021By Editor

The Chinese foreign ministry has said that the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed to Beijing that it will be inviting its experts to join a working group on Japan’s disposal of nuclear waste into the ocean. … Read More >IAEA invites Chinese experts to join the technical working group on Japan’s nuclear wastewater disposal, Beijing says