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Displaying all articles tagged:
Fukushima Daiichi
Nov. 12, 2011
Times
Reporter Goes Inside Fukushima
Finds sign of life: crows.
By
Andre Tartar
japan
Nov. 1, 2011
A Japanese Official Drank ‘Decontaminated’ Water From Fukushima on TV
“Oh God.”
By
Joe Coscarelli
japan
May 10, 2011
Japan Scraps Its Nuclear Plan
“We need to start from scratch.”
By
Julie Gerstein
japan
May 5, 2011
Workers Enter Japan’s Nuclear Reactor Building
First time since the earthquake.
By
Emily Watkins
japan
Apr. 21, 2011
Japan Makes It Illegal to Enter Evacuation Zone Around Nuclear Plant
At least 60 families were still living in the zone.
By
Nitasha Tiku
meltdown
Apr. 17, 2011
Hillary Clinton Visits Japan As Tokyo Electric Sets Nine-Month Timetable for Crippled Plant
The U.S. has lowered its warning for travel to Japan.
By
Mike Vilensky
japan
Apr. 12, 2011
Japan Upgrades Nuclear Threat at Fukushima Plant to Chernobyl Levels
From Level 5 to a Level 7.
By
Nitasha Tiku
japan
Apr. 11, 2011
Japan Expands Evacuation Zone As 6.6 Aftershock Hits Near Fukushima Nuclear Plant
A month after the tsunami.
By
Nitasha Tiku
tsunami
Apr. 7, 2011
7.4-Magnitude 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Coast of Japan
Workers were evacuated from the plagued Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.
By
Chris Rovzar
japan
Apr. 5, 2011
More Threats Emerge at Japan’s Nuclear Plant
A report finds an array of new problems
By
Julie Gerstein
japan
Apr. 4, 2011
Japan Approves Plan to Dump Radioactive Water in the Sea
11,500 tons of water with 100 times the regulatory levels of radioactive iodine.
By
Nitasha Tiku
meltdown
Apr. 2, 2011
Japan’s Radioactive Water Leaking Into the Pacific [Updated]
From a crack at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
By
Mike Vilensky
meltdown
Mar. 31, 2011
‘Minuscule’ Levels of Radioactive Iodine Found in American Milk
The cows are eating it.
By
Mike Vilensky
japan
Mar. 29, 2011
Japanese Exec in Charge of Nuclear Plant Has Been Missing for Weeks
Masataka Shimizu is nowhere to be found at his Tokyo high-rise or at Tepco headquarters.
By
Nitasha Tiku
japan
Mar. 28, 2011
Radioactive Water at Fukushima Plant Could Soon Leak Into Ocean
Contamination is spreading farther away from the plant.
By
Nitasha Tiku
japan
Mar. 25, 2011
Breached Reactor Core at Fukushima Plant, Radiation Outside Evacuation Zone Too High for Infants [Updated]
Workers waded into water with 10,000 times the normal level of radiation.
By
Nitasha Tiku
japan
Mar. 24, 2011
Mixed Messages Over Radiation in Japan’s Tap Water
Officials say tap water is once again safe for infants.
By
Nitasha Tiku
japan
Mar. 23, 2011
Elevated Radioactive Iodine Found in Tokyo Tap Water
More than twice the allowable amount for infants.
By
Nitasha Tiku
meltdown
Mar. 17, 2011
Japan’s Nuclear Crisis: The Worst-Case Scenarios Explained
“You could lose all six of the reactors.”
By
Nitasha Tiku
fukushima daiichi
Mar. 16, 2011
Japan Uses Helicopters to Cool Overheated Reactors
It’s a last-ditch effort to avoid a meltdown.
By
Julie Gerstein
japan
Mar. 16, 2011
U.S. Urges Wider Evacuation After Pool for Spent Fuel Rods Boils Dry
The U.S. urges Japan to vastly expand its evacuation zone.
By
Nitasha Tiku
japan
Mar. 15, 2011
‘The 50’ Work to Prevent a Nuclear Catastrophe in Japan [Updated]
As radiation levels soar, only 50 workers remain at the troubled plant.
By
Julie Gerstein
japan
Mar. 15, 2011
Radiation Levels Rise, Long-Term Danger Looms After Third Explosion Hits Nuclear Plant in Japan
New worries over spent fuel rods.
By
Nitasha Tiku