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Extraction of Spent Fuel From Fukushima NPP in Japan Postponed for 2 Years - Reports

The extraction of spent nuclear fuel from a pool of the sixth power unit of the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant (NPP) in northeast Japan will be completed in the first half of 2025 instead of 2023, the Kyodo news agency reported on Thursday, citing plant operator TEPCO

Heavy snow continues across much of Japan as cold snap maintains grip

UPDATE - At Least One Person Killed in Japan by Heavy Snowfalls - Chief Cabinet Secretary

At Least One Person Killed in Japan by Heavy Snowfalls - Chief Cabinet Secretary

UPDATE - Some 100 Cars Blocked on Highway in Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture due to Snowfalls - Reports

Some 100 Cars Blocked on Highway in Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture due to Snowfalls - Reports

IAEA Experts Complete Second Inspection of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Friday its experts completed a second inspection of Japan's Fukushima nuclear power plant as part of an assessment of the Japanese operator's plan for wastewater discharge

IAEA Mission Starts Work at Chernobyl NPP - Grossi

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi on Wednesday announced the beginning of the agency's permanent mission at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) to ensure nuclear safety and security

Tokyo court upholds acquittal for TEPCO former executives over Fukushima nuclear crisis

Tokyo Court Upholds Acquittal for Ex-Tepco Executives Over Fukushima Disaster - Reports

Japan moves closer to release contentious nuclear waste dump

Japan Reschedules Water Discharge From Fukushima Daiichi NPP From Spring to Summer 2023

'Big challenges': choosing a nuclear career in Japan

Japanese Nuclear Regulatory Body Approves Use of NPPs Older Than 60 Years - Reports

Nuclear Energy Accounted for 25% of EU's Total Electricity Production in 2021 - Eurostat

Nuclear energy accounted for 25% of total electricity production in the European Union in 2021, with France and Germany being the largest producers of nuclear power within the bloc, the European Statistical Office (Eurostat) said on Wednesday.

IAEA Head, South Korean Foreign Minister Discuss Nuclear Issues in Asia-Pacific

IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi and South Korean Foreign Minister Park Jin have discussed the North Korean nuclear program, utilization of polluted water from the Fukushima nuclear power plant as well as other nuclear topics of the region, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said on Thursday.

Electricity-Saving Winter Campaign Kicks Off in Japan

Japan's power saving scheme goes into effect amid supply concerns

Risk of nuclear accident looms over Ukraine plant

Fresh explosions over the weekend at Ukraine's Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant have once again heightened fears of an accident at Europe's biggest atomic plant

US to help Thailand develop small nuclear reactors

6.1-magnitude quake strikes off central Japan, no tsunami advisory

Magnitude 5.9 Earthquake Occurs Off Coast of Japan - European Seismologists

Three German Nuclear Power Plants to Remain in Operation Until April 2023 - Reports

Scholz extends life of Germany's remaining nuclear plants