Tag: Fukushima nuclear disaster
Literature: Hans Platzgumer’s novel about the Kantō earthquake in Japan in 1923. – Munich
At first it was just a barely audible whirring noise. Then came the first earthquake. The walls cracked, collapsed, and soon flames and tidal waves descended on the houses and…
Bavaria’s wild boar are irradiated because of nuclear tests – knowledge
Bavaria’s wild boars don’t have it easy. 37 years have passed since the Chernobyl reactor disaster. After the accident, the wind blew large amounts of radioactivity to the west, and…
Fukushima nuclear power plant: The anger over the cooling water in the ocean – politics
Thursday was a good day for Tepco, the operator of the defunct Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant on Japan’s east coast. On Thursday, the energy producer was allowed to start…
Japan begins discharging Fukushima cooling water into the sea: protests by fishermen – politics
Japan begins dumping treated cooling water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. The dumping should start on Thursday, the cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida decided. Japan’s…
Japan begins dumping Fukushima cooling water into sea – Politics
Japan begins dumping treated cooling water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. The dumping should start on Thursday, the cabinet of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida decided. Japan’s…
Fukushima: Nuclear authority approves plan to dump cooling water – Politics
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has given Japan the green light to dispose of radioactive cooling water in the ocean. The disposal plan meets international standards, said IAEA boss…
BN calls for immediate action: save energy – Bavaria
The Bund Naturschutz (BN) has asked Prime Minister Markus Söder to end the new debate about extending the lifespan of the three remaining nuclear power plants. “As terrible as Vladimir…