Fukushima response rss

Futaba access restrictions relaxed

Regulation and Safety

13 May 2013

Fukushima zones May 2013 48Residents will be able to repair tsunami damage in the town of Futaba after the Japanese government decided to prepare for the removal of parts of the town from the Fukushima evacuation zone.

Update to US emergency guidelines

Regulation and Safety

16 April 2013

The US Environmental Protection Agency has drafted new guidelines to protect workers and the public in a radiological emergency. Open for public comment, the latest draft is an update to EPA guidelines issued in 1992.

Positive global outlook for nuclear energy

Nuclear Policies

10 April 2013

Nuclear power is going through some of its toughest ever years, but retains majority global policy support, the World Nuclear Fuel Cycle conference heard today in Singapore.

Air cooling for Finnish plant

Regulation and Safety

17 April 2013

Loviisa (Fortum)_48New cooling towers will help to ensure safety at Finland's Loviisa nuclear power plant even if the seawater normally used to cool the plant were to be unavailable.

US nuclear safety goes from strength to strength

Regulation and Safety

12 April 2013

Salem-Hope Creek (PSEG)_48Contracts have been signed for the operation of two regional US response centres to manage emergency backup equipment, while newly released performance metrics for 2012 show US plants achieving good safety performances.

Tohoku scraps plan for Namie-Odaka plant

Corporate

28 March 2013

Long-standing plans for the construction of a new nuclear power plant in Japan's Fukushima prefecture have been dropped by utility Tohoku Electric Power Company. The Namie-Odaka plant was first proposed some 45 years ago.