Latest Nuclear power plant accidents News

Operator of Japan's wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant prepares to restart another plant

Apr. 15, 2024 09:18 AM EDT

TOKYO (AP) — The operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant said on Monday that it has obtained permission from safety regulators to start loading atomic fuel into a reactor at its only operable plant in north-central Japan, which it is keen to restart for the first...

UN atomic watchdog says the status of Russian-occupied Ukraine nuclear plant is 'extremely serious'

Apr. 09, 2024 09:45 AM EDT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — An explosion caused by an alleged drone attack at Europe’s largest nuclear plant in Ukraine on Tuesday posed no direct threat to its safety but underscored the “extremely serious situation” at the facility that repeatedly has been caught in the war 's crossfire, the...

Safety panel urges Fukushima nuclear plant operator to better communicate with the public after leak

Feb. 13, 2024 10:11 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — A panel of safety experts on Tuesday urged the operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan to communicate more quickly with the public over incidents such as last week's leak of contaminated water. Thirteen years after the Fukushima...

The ruined Fukushima nuclear plant leaked radioactive water, but none escaped the facility

Feb. 08, 2024 06:57 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — Highly radioactive water leaked from a treatment machine at the tsunami-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, but no one was injured and radiation monitoring shows no impact to the outside environment, the utility operator said Thursday. A plant worker found the...