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Lawyers Appeal Acquittal of Energy Bosses over Fukushima Disaster…

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Japanese lawyers Monday appealed a ruling clearing three energy firm bosses of professional negligence in the only criminal trial stemming from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, a court official said. The three men were senior officials at Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the operator of the Fukushima Daiichi plant, and had faced up to five […]

Japan Plans to Flush Fukushima Water ‘Containing Radioactive Material Above Permitted Levels’ Into the Pacific Ocean…

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Water that the Japanese government is planning to release into the Pacific Ocean from the crippled Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear plant contains radioactive material well above legally permitted levels, according to the plant’s operator and documents seen by The Telegraph. The government is running out of space to store contaminated water that has come into contact […]

Fukushima Victims Win $1k in Compensation Each in Japanese Court…

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A district court in Fukushima prefecture has ordered the Japanese government and the operator of the troubled nuclear plant to pay compensation to thousands of residents and evacuees affected by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster. The court said the authorities had failed to properly control Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), which operated the power plant. […]

Fukushima Potentially Leaking Radioactive Water for 5 Months, Owners Admit…

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The Fukushima nuclear power plant may have been leaking radioactive water since April, its owner has admitted. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said on Thursday that a problem with monitoring equipment means it can’t be sure if radiation-contaminated water leaked from the reactor buildings damaged in the 2011 nuclear disaster which was sparked by […]

Fisherman Express Fury as Fukushima Plant Set to Release Radioactive Waste into Ocean…

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Local residents and environmental groups have condemned a plan to release radioactive tritium from the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. Officials of Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the plant, say tritium poses little risk to human health and is quickly diluted by the ocean. In an interview with local media, […]

USS Reagan Crew Can Sue TEPCO Over Fukushima Nuclear Disaster…

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A federal appeals court has ruled that members of the US Navy can now, in a US court, pursue their lawsuit which alleges that they were exposed to radiation while providing aid after the nuclear crisis in Fukushima, Japan. On Thursday, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco ruled in favor of […]

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