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Japan starts releasing treated radioactive water from Fukushima nuclear po
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
The contentious decision was made at a ministerial meeting on Tuesday morning because a sizable volume of water has accumulated at the site since the nuclear disaster in 2011, which was brought on by a devastating earthquake and subsequent tsunami
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Japan, China clash over Fukushima water release into Pacific Ocean
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
During an international nuclear nonproliferation meeting held in Vienna, Japan and China clashed over Tokyo's plan to release treated water into the Pacific Ocean from the disaster crippled Fukushima No 1 nuclear power plant into the sea, reported The Japan Times.
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Japan PM Kishida to meet fishery group head over Fukushima water release p
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida is about to meet the Head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperatives Masanobu Sakamotom possibly in late July to pitch the government's plan of releasing treated radioactive water from the disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear power plant, a government source
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South Korea: Shoppers stock up on salt, seafood as Japan plans to release
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Ahead of the planned release of treated radioactive water from Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant in Japan, South Korea is struggling with severe sea salt shortages as shoppers snap it up in bulk, reported CNN.
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China, South Korea released water with high levels of tritium, says Japan
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Slamming China over its criticism of Japan's plan to release treated water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant, Tokyo on Thursday accused Beijing and South Korea of discharging liquid waste containing high levels of tritium, a radioactive material.
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IAEA Director-General to visit Japan before Fukushima wastewater discharge
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi will visit Japan on Tuesday to assess the country's plan to release treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the sea in the summer, the government said, according to
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Amid conflict, Russia offers floating nuclear power plants tech to friendl
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
The floating power unit is 'Akademik Lomonosov' named after a Russian scientist. It is developed and operated by a power generation company called Rosatom in Pevek, most northern city of Russia and the Arctic port town in the Chukotka region.
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NTPC, NPCIL sign agreement for developing nuclear power plants
Updated : 2 years, 10 months ago IST
According to a statement from the power ministry, initially, the JV company shall develop two pressurized heavy-water reactor (PHWR) projects -- Chutka Madhya Pradesh Atomic Power Project 2x700 MW and Mahi Banswara Rajasthan Atomic Power Project 4x700 MW, which were identified as a part of f
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India-Russia friendship walkathon "shows how strong our friendship is," sa
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
The India-Russia friendship walkathon is dedicated to the 76th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Russia and India and was held at Besant Nagar Elliots beach road in Chennai. At the walkathon, people were holding Indian and Russian flags in their hands.
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Tamil Nadu Governor gets legal notice for remarks against Kudankulam nucle
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
A legal notice was served to Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi on April 8 by SP Udayakumar, coordinator of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant protest movement, stating that the Governor had insulted the protesters.
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Zelenskyy, IAEA Chief Grossi discuss safety of Zaporizhzhia nuclear power
Updated : 2 years, 12 months ago IST
Ukraine's President Volodymr Zelenskyy on Monday met the UN's International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Chief, Rafael Grossi and discussed the safety of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station, Al Jazeera reported.
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"War is not the solution, war is the problem," UN chief Guterres on one-ye
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
In a remark to the General Assembly Emergency Special Session on Ukraine, he said, "War is not the solution. War is the problem. People in Ukraine are suffering enormously. Ukrainians, Russians and people far beyond need peace. While prospects may look bleak today, we must all work knowing
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