An independent assessment of Japan’s plan to release treated radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean, nearly 12 years after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, finds it safe and reasonable.
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Russia is a big player in the global nuclear power construction business. Why this era could soon be over.
Japan has a long experience of hazards and disasters. Yet it does not seem like all lessons have been applied when it comes to COVID.
Why do nuclear plants produce radioactive water – and what happens when that water gets into the ocean?
The fault line that ruptured causing the Fukushima disaster hadn’t done so for over 1,000 years.
Aftershocks of a major earthquake can continue for years or even decades.
Japan’s plan is a terrible idea, but so is our government’s plan to send nuclear waste to South Australia temporarily.
In 2011 the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster struck Japan. Eight years later, Fukushima is perceived in very different ways by the West and by Japan.
Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima demonstrated the difficulty of managing a disaster at a nuclear power plant. What is the situation in France?
On March 11, 2011, a nuclear disaster struck Japan. Translated testimony by the power plant’s manager reveals how close the world came to a greater catastrophe – and how much there is to be learned.
For South Africa decommissioning its nuclear plant Koeberg is a reality that cannot be ignored much longer.
A nuclear physicist and disarmament expert recommends reading on nuclear disasters, weapons, authoritarianism and climate change.
The next generation of reactors provide in-built safety systems and a way to reuse old fuel.
March 11 marks the anniversary of the Fukushima earthquake. Natural disasters here in the US also have wreaked havoc. There may be a way to improve response to these natural disasters.
Nuclear power was a cornerstone of Japan’s energy strategy for decades, until the Fukushima disaster. The current government wants to keep some nuclear reactors open, but has lost public support.
Those communities affected by the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident are having their resilience tested once again.
The latest earthquake off Japan’s east coast was an ominous reminder of the 2011 Fukushima disaster. But despite a technical hitch at one of Fukushima’s other reactors, there was no repeat this time.
Japan’s response to a tsunami threat following major earthquake shows it has learned much from past events, including the deadly quake and tsunami that disabled the Fukushima nuclear power plant.
Even though three women have recently been appointed to powerful positions in Japanese politics, gender parity in the country is a long way off.
Chernobyl is already responsible for up to 5,000 cases of cancer in Europe.
Top contributors
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Honorary Principal Fellow, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne
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Honorary Professor of Tsunami Research, PANGEA Research Centre, UNSW Australia, UNSW Sydney
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Honorary Fellow, The University of Queensland
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ARC Australian Laureate Professor, University of Tasmania
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Professor of Physics, University of Johannesburg
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Timothy J. Jorgensen is a Friend of The Conversation.
Director of the Health Physics and Radiation Protection Graduate Program and Professor of Radiation Medicine, Georgetown University
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Honorary Associate Professor, Nuclear Reactors and Nuclear Fuel Cycle, Australian National University
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Directeur du Centre de recherche sur les risques et les crises, Mines Paris
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Emeritus Professor, School of Environment and Science, Griffith University
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Honorary Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney
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Professor, Department of Nuclear Physics, Australian National University
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Professor, School of Geography, Environment and Earth Sciences, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington
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Professor of Geosciences, Penn State
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Professor, Sydney Law School, University of Sydney
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Senior Lecturer in Global Studies, Social Science & Planning, RMIT University
