Chernobyl
Japan opens Fukushima reactors to outside eyes
Nov 11, 2011 16:31 EST
Japan will take a group of journalists inside the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for the first time on Saturday, stepping up its efforts to prove to the world it is on top of the disaster.
Low levels of radioactive particles in Europe: IAEA
Nov 11, 2011 12:25 EST
VIENNA (Reuters) - Very low levels of radioactive iodine-131 have been detected in Europe but the particles are not believed to pose a public health risk, the U.N. nuclear agency said Friday, saying it was seeking to find the source.
Actor Brad Pitt 'inspired' by Japan's recovery
Nov 10, 2011 12:40 EST
Actor Brad Pitt praised the "tenacity" of Japan in its post-quake recovery efforts Thursday, as the star brought his partner Angelina Jolie and family to a nation still confronting a nuclear crisis.
Japan firm unveils robot suit for nuclear workers
Nov 07, 2011 19:45 EST
The Japanese maker of an exoskeleton robot suit to assist walking on Monday unveiled a model that could help nuclear workers weighed down by heavy anti-radiation vests in contaminated zones.
No sign of sustained fission in wrecked Japan reactor
Nov 03, 2011 00:38 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Radiation detected by operator of a tsunami-hit nuclear power plant in Japan was not the result of sustained nuclear fission, the utility said on Thursday.
"Fission" scare hits wrecked Japan nuclear plant
Nov 02, 2011 07:32 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of tsunami-hit nuclear power plant in Japan said on Wednesday it had found substances in a reactor which could be a result of nuclear fission, a possible setback in efforts to bring the plant to a safe, cold shutdown.
Possible new "fission" found at Japan's wrecked nuclear plant
Nov 02, 2011 05:25 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - The operator of tsunami-hit nuclear power plant in Japan said on Wednesday it had found substances in a reactor which could be a result of nuclear fission, a possible setback in efforts to bring the plant to a safe, cold shutdown this year.
Chernobyl film hits home in post-Fukushima Japan
Oct 28, 2011 11:58 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - The film "Land of Oblivion" may revolve around victims of the Chernobyl disaster a quarter of a century ago, but Japanese audiences will see striking parallels with current-day headlines following the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Use Japan nuke disaster to reform mental health system: WHO
Oct 24, 2011 12:05 EDT
Japan should use a higher rate of mental health problems after the Fukushima nuclear accident to update outdated attitudes towards depression in the country, a top health official said Monday.
Seven months on, Japan yet to set evacuation plans
Oct 21, 2011 11:14 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese nuclear experts are considering widening the evacuation zone in the event of a nuclear disaster, more than seven months after the world's worst such disaster since Chernobyl.
Seven months on, Japan yet to finalize nuclear evacuation plan
Oct 21, 2011 07:02 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese nuclear experts are considering widening the evacuation zone in the event of a nuclear disaster, more than seven months after the world's worst such disaster since Chernobyl.
Japan to spend at least $13 billion for decontamination
Oct 20, 2011 13:05 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda said the government will spend at least 1 trillion yen ($13 billion) to clean up vast areas contaminated by radiation from the world's worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
Greenpeace criticises Japan radiation screening
Oct 20, 2011 01:54 EDT
Greenpeace called on Tokyo to toughen radiation screening and food labelling rules on Thursday after it said low levels of radiation had been detected in seafood sold at Japanese stores.
Fukushima city begins decontamination of homes
Oct 18, 2011 10:16 EDT
Fukushima City began Tuesday its first decontamination of private properties, seven months after the worst atomic accident since Chernobyl spread radioactive materials over eastern Japan.
Radiation from Fukushima reactor 'falling'
Oct 17, 2011 09:47 EDT
Emissions of radioactive materials from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant have been cut by half over the past month, its operator said on Monday.
New Finnish reactor town counts blessings, fears
Oct 17, 2011 04:40 EDT
PYHAJOKI, Finland (Reuters) - Matti Pahkala braces from the chilly winds blowing from the Gulf of Bothnia as he surveys a map of the Hanhikivi peninsula in northern Finland, an area he first visited as a child.
Tsunami debris found 3,000 km from Japan coast
Oct 16, 2011 02:36 EDT
A Russian ship has found debris from the Japanese tsunami, including a fishing boat, floating adrift in the Pacific thousands of kilometres from the disaster zone, a Hawaiian research group said.
'Indignant' protests across Asia
Oct 15, 2011 09:16 EDT
Protesters across the Asia-Pacific region Saturday joined worldwide demonstrations inspired by the "Occupy Wall Street" and "Indignants" movements.
Tokyo radiation 'caused by old radium bottles'
Oct 14, 2011 05:46 EDT
A Tokyo radiation hotspot was not linked to the Fukushima nuclear crisis, Japanese authorities concluded Friday after finding old containers of radium powder likely used for luminous paint.
Radiation hotspot in Tokyo linked to mystery bottles
Oct 13, 2011 13:59 EDT
TOKYO (Reuters) - A radiation hotspot has been detected in Tokyo seven months into Japan's nuclear crisis, but local officials said on Thursday high readings appeared to be coming from mystery bottles stored under a house, not the tsunami-crippled Fukushima atomic plant.
