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Underwater Robot Probes Inside Fukushima Reactor

The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Friday it is using an underwater robot in a renewed...

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Japan Nuclear Chief Steps Back From North Korea Remarks

Japan's chief atomic energy regulator has acknowledged it was inappropriate to say it would be "much better" if North...

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Ex-Bosses Stand Trial Over 2011 Fukushima Crisis

Three former executives at the operator of Fukushima's power plant start their trial Friday on the only criminal...

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Ex-Bosses To Go On Trial Over Fukushima Disaster

Three former executives at Fukushima's operator stand trial this week on the only criminal charges laid in the 2011...

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Japan Court Clears Way For Nuclear Reactor Restarts

A Japanese court Tuesday gave the green light to switch on two more nuclear reactors despite heavy public opposition,...

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Nuclear-Wary Japan Restarts Another Atomic Reactor

A Japanese utility switched on another nuclear reactor Tuesday in a small victory for the government's pro-atomic push,...

International

South Africa’s Nuclear Deals Unlawful, Court Rules

A South African court has annulled initial agreements the government reached with three countries to help it build...

News

Court Declares South Africa’s Nuclear Deals ‘unlawful’

A South African court has annulled initial agreements the government reached with three countries to help it build...

International

Sharapova Rags-To-Riches Journey Resumes In Stuttgart

From the shadow of Chernobyl's nuclear wasteland to international super-stardom and from penniless arrival in the...

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Japan Court Rules Government Liable For Fukushima Disaster

A Japanese court on Friday ruled for the first time that the government bears responsibility for the 2011 Fukushima...

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Nuclear-Hit Fukushima Gets Nod For 2020 Baseball

Nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima won formal approval to host baseball during the Tokyo Olympics on Friday -- and may have...

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Japan Recalls Tsunami, Nuclear Tragedy Six Years On

Japan paused Saturday to mark six years since a deadly earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster devastated its...

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Fukushima Operator Eyes Plan To Clean Up Plant

The operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant said Thursday it will craft a plan this summer to extract...

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‘Scorpion’ Robot Mission Inside Fukushima Reactor Aborted

A 'scorpion' robot sent into a Japanese nuclear reactor to learn about the damage suffered in a tsunami-induced...

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‘Scorpion’ Robot Mission Inside Fukushima Reactor Aborted

A "scorpion" robot sent into a Japanese nuclear reactor to learn about the damage suffered in a tsunami-induced...

Opinion

Nigeria’s Nuclear Power Plant Option

Just like with most things in Nigeria, today, energy requirements far exceeds the current production levels – and...

International

Giant Shield Begins Move Towards Reactor

Work has begun at Chernobyl in Ukraine to move a giant shield over the site of the world's worst nuclear accident. The...

Feature

E-waste In Ghana: Where Death is the Price of Living Another Day

Attempts to recycle E-waste and donations of old electronic devices are harming poor people's health and devastating...