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Fukushima today Examples of countries abandoning nuclear power
1. Vietnam abandons pro-nuclear policy
In November 2016, the Vietnam National Assembly passed a resolution calling f...
Fukushima today Nuclear export flop: Hitachi suspends plans for UK nuclear plant
Hitachi freezes nuclear plant export project to the UK
On January 17, 2019, Hitachi, Ltd. decided at an extraordina...
Fukushima today Nuclear power versus climate change
Is nuclear power a solution for climate change?
In recent years the world has experienced an increase in the freque...
Fukushima today The global nuclear exodus gains momentum
The nuclear exodus
It can be said that the decline of the nuclear industry became more pronounced after TEPCO’s Fuku...
Fukushima today Our money being used to restart Tokai No. 2 NPP
Why are we restarting old and damaged nuclear plants?
In September 2018, the Nuclear Regulation Authority approved ...
Fukushima today Who ultimately pays the price of a nuclear accident?
Amended Act on Compensation for Nuclear Damage
The amended Act on Compensation for Nuclear Damage was passed in the...
Fukushima today Conditions of evacuees
Many evacuees from the nuclear accident received subsidies under what is known as a “quasi-
temporary housing program” ...
Fukushima today Hidden thyroid cancer in children
According to data for the period up to December 2018 released by the Fukushima Health Management Survey Review Committe...
Fukushima today What should be done with radioactive soil and materials?
Government wants to “re-use” contaminated soil – in public works projects
A committee under the Ministry of the Envi...
Fukushima today Recreation and recuperation for evacuees still needed
Since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident, various groups have been offering children places to rest and recuperate ...