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Japan's plan to release radioactive water into Pacific causes fear despite
Updated : 2 years, 6 months ago IST
Twelve years after the triple catastrophe, earthquake, tsunami, and reactor meltdown, that struck the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station in 2011, Japan is preparing to release part of the treated wastewater from the stricken plant into the Pacific Ocean this month. A recent article from
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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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S Korea launches radiation tests on seawater amid Japan's plan to release
Updated : 2 years, 7 months ago IST
South Korea chose 108 more coastal spots, 75 spots in the east, west and south of South Korea, as well as the waters off the southern island of Jeju, and 33 spots from more distant areas to collect samples to check radioactivity levels, Vice Oceans Minister Park Sung-hoon said during a press
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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, 9 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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US, Iran tensions escalate as Pentagon deploys nuclear-powered submarine i
Updated : 2 years, 11 months ago IST
Tensions escalated between Tehran and Washington after US Navy has launched a submarine capable of carrying a large payload of missiles into the Middle East in an apparent warning directed toward Iran, Fox News reported.
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