Archive
Japan to achieve cold shutdown of Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant by yearend: envoy
Laaska News Nov. 2 ,2011
UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 1 (Xinhua) — Japan said here Tuesday that the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant crippled after a massive earthquake and its resulting tsunami ion March, is in a situation that is “moving steadily Read more…
Japan:IAEA team continues observing decontamination
Laaska News Oct. 10,2011
Experts from the International Atomic Energy Agency have observed the Japanese government’s experimental decontamination of a farm in Iitate Village. The land is in Fukushima Prefecture, inside the government-designated evacuation zone. Read more…
Belgium:IAEA reports incident at Belgian nuclear waste sit
Laaska News Oct. 6,2011
A UN nuclear agency says 3 people are being checked for radiation exposure at a nuclear-waste processing facility in Belgium.
The International Atomic Energy Agency made the announcement in Vienna on Wednesday. Read more…
JAPAN: Fukushima plant based on poor safety assesment – UN
Laaska News Sept. 15,2011
Japan:IAEA chief says cooling operation going as planned
Laaska News July 26,2011
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says operations to bring the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant under control are going as planned. Read more…
UN meeting on atomic energy urges stronger, effective nuclear safety standards
Laaska News June 21,2011
20 June 2011 –A conference held by the United Nations atomic energy agency today called for stronger national and international measures to ensure the highest and most effective levels of nuclear safety in the wake of the accident at Japan’s Fukushima Read more…
Japan:Nuclear operators submit safety reports
Laaska News June 16,2011
The Japanese operators of 2 nuclear reprocessing facilities have submitted reports on their strategies for dealing with loss of power sources, in the wake of the Fukushima crisis. Read more…
Japan:IAEA to investigate Fukushima nuclear accident
Laaska News May 18,2011
The UN nuclear watchdog will send experts to Japan to investigate the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
Japan:Fukushima Daiichi’s shoreline to be sandbagged + Related News
Laaska News April 29,2011
As aftershocks of the March 11th earthquake continue, the operator of the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant will sandbag its shoreline as a temporary measure against another possible tsunami. Read more…
Japan:Removal of radioactive water begins + More Related News
Laaska News April 12,2011
TEPCO president apologizes for level-7 crisis
Aftershocks interrupt work at Fukushima plant
Nuclear accident level raised to maximum Read more…
