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Europe plans for emergency communication
A project backed by 43 organisations is preparing Europe to react and communicate effectively in case of a nuclear emergency, drawing on the lessons of the Fukushima accident.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 29 November 2013
Tepco goes for two nuclear restarts
Tepco has made its first application to bring nuclear reactors back on line. The income from power generation would support the clean-up tasks at Fukushima Daiichi and avoid use of expensive imported fossil fuels.
Regulation & Safety
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Friday, 27 September 2013
Nuclear to fund French energy transition
Revenue earned by France's existing nuclear power plants will be earmarked to fund the country's move to an energy mix featuring more renewables, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has said.
Nuclear Policies
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Monday, 23 September 2013
Abe at Fukushima site
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe visited the Fukushima Daiichi site yesterday, personally encouraging workers' efforts in the clean-up and decommissioning project. He urged Tepco to forget about restarting two operable reactors there.
Nuclear Policies
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Friday, 20 September 2013
Cricket appeal for recovery
Diplomats from the British Embassy in Tokyo took on a team of residents from the Tohoku region for a friendly game of cricket staged in a town affected by the tsunami and nuclear crisis of March 2011.
Other News
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Tuesday, 10 September 2013
Fear and Fukushima
International radiation protection experts have written messages to the Japanese people to explain the health impacts of the Fukushima accident.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 3 September 2013
Fukushima leak cleaned up
Extensive measures to prevent and mitigate potential spills of radioactive water from storage tanks are being put in place at Fukushima Daiichi. The clean-up of a previous leak appears to have been successful.
Regulation & Safety
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Tuesday, 27 August 2013
Groundwater works intensify at Fukushima
Efforts to pump, control, store and otherwise manage groundwater at the Fukushima Daiichi site stepped up today with the addition of a new borehole and pumping station.
Regulation & Safety
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Thursday, 15 August 2013
Taiwanese nuclear vote turns violent
A parliamentary vote in Taiwan on whether to hold a referendum on the completion of the Lungmen nuclear power plant descended into a brawl between opposing parties.
Nuclear Policies
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Friday, 2 August 2013
Climate targets blown in Japan
Carbon dioxide intensity from Japan's electricity industry climbed again in FY2012, reaching levels 39% greater than when the country's nuclear reactors were operating normally, and taking the sector far beyond climate targets.
Energy & Environment
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Thursday, 1 August 2013
Options open as French debate closes
France's eight-month energy debate has drawn to a close. A summary of its findings will be presented in September to inform future government policy with one prime question being nuclear power's future role.
Nuclear Policies
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Friday, 19 July 2013
Guangdong nuclear fuel centre 'cancelled'
China is revising plans for a huge nuclear fuel centre, dropping the previously announced location in Guangdong province as the relationship between the Chinese state and one of the joint venture partners changes.
Uranium & Fuel
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Thursday, 18 July 2013
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_82x48.jpg "Government buildings, Tokyo (Guwashi999) 82x48")
A project backed by 43 organisations is preparing Europe to react and communicate effectively in case of a nuclear emergency, drawing on the lessons of the Fukushima accident.
Revenue earned by France's existing nuclear power plants will be earmarked to fund the country's move to an energy mix featuring more renewables, Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault has said. 
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe visited the Fukushima Daiichi site yesterday, personally encouraging workers' efforts in the clean-up and decommissioning project. He urged Tepco to forget about restarting two operable reactors there._77x48.jpg "Fukushima cricket match (British Embassy Tokyo) 77x48")
Diplomats from the British Embassy in Tokyo took on a team of residents from the Tohoku region for a friendly game of cricket staged in a town affected by the tsunami and nuclear crisis of March 2011.
Extensive measures to prevent and mitigate potential spills of radioactive water from storage tanks are being put in place at Fukushima Daiichi. The clean-up of a previous leak appears to have been successful._615x160.jpg)
_64x48.jpg "Philippe Martin, July 2013 (Arnaud Bouissou - MEDDE) 64x48")
France's eight-month energy debate has drawn to a close. A summary of its findings will be presented in September to inform future government policy with one prime question being nuclear power's future role.