Nuclear power in Japan

Security guards look at outbound vehicles moving toward them at a security checkpoint where part of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant is seen in the background in Okuma town in Fukushima prefecture, northeastern Japan, Feb. 25, 2021. An official

The world rethought nuclear energy after Fukushima. Climate change complicates it.

Some advocates see the carbon-neutral energy source as a powerful tool to combat climate change, but renewables are increasingly a cheaper option. 

Radioactive Water from Fukushima in the Pacific

Japan’s nuclear crisis: far from over

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Life After the Fukushima Meltdown in Japan

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Fukushima Cleanup Plan in Question

The World

Update on Japan’s situation

Anchor Marco Werman turns to The World’s environment editor Peter Thomson for an update in the evolving situation at the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan.

The World

Radiation in Japan affects food supply

This month’s earthquake and tsunami in Japan has killed more than 18-thousand people. But the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant is still ongoing, affecting the food supply. Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to the BBC’s Mark Worthington in Tokyo.

The World

Tech Podcast: Japan’s nuclear crisis

This is one of the damaged reactors from the Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan. During the past week, the plant has been the focus of global attention, as plant operators try to avoid the release of radioactive material, caused by damage wrought by last week's earthquake and subsequent tsunami. On this week's Tech Podcast, you'll […]