In this powerful exploration, we visit two abandoned homes in Fukushima, Japan—left untouched for 9 years since the 2011 nuclear disaster. Inside, personal belongings remain exactly where they were, ...

High radiation levels mean removing melted fuel and other debris from the plant is seen as the most daunting challenge in the ...

We’ve never quite figured out how to safely store all of that spent nuclear fuel. And it’s a problem that’s about to get ...

On 26 April 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded, spewing uncontrolled radiation across Europe and beyond.Chernobyl caused ...

Fukushima nuclear plant completes second debris removal operation, facing challenges in decommissioning due to high radiation ...

A robot has begun its second attempt to extract melted nuclear fuel from one of the reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan, as part of a long and complex decommissioning effort ...

A remote-controlled robot has embarked on its second mission to retrieve tiny bits of melted fuel debris from inside a ...

Mari Iwata covered Japanese energy policies, including the Fukushima issue.

France. In a ridiculous overreaction to the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan, Germany chose in 2011 to begin closing down 17 perfectly fine nuclear power plants. The last three were shut in 2023.