Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

On March 11, 2011, the Fukushima Daichi nuclear power plant experienced a triple meltdown resulting from a tsunami, constituting the worst nuclear power plant disaster since Chernobyl. Efforts to bring the catastrophe under control are ongoing and piecemeal. This section explores advances and pitfalls as Japanese authorities attempt to deal with this ongoing crisis.

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Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

September 11, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

Japan may have to dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the sea

Japan’s environmental minister has said the country may have to dump more than a million tons of radioactively contaminated water from the […]

April 29, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

Fukushima cleanup hits a milestone as worker remove nuclear fuel rods

Tokyo Electric Power Co, or Tepco, owner of Japan’s ruined Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, began removing radioactive fuel rods earlier […]

March 12, 2019 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

Eight years after Fukushima, Japan struggles to trust nuclear power

Eight years after an earthquake at sea sent a towering wall of water hurtling toward Japan’s Fukushima prefecture and the six reactors of […]

May 22, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

Japan’s government weighs dumping radioactive Fukushima water into the Pacific

As the cleanup of a triple meltdown following an earthquake and tsunami at the Fukushima nuclear power plant drags into its seventh year, […]

March 12, 2018 Nuclear issues, Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

Seven years after meltdown, Fukushima’s recovery still decades away

Seven years ago, on the afternoon of March 11, 2011, one of the biggest earthquakes ever measured sent a wall of water rolling toward […]

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Oskar is the head of the Russian Department in Oslo, and is responsible for project implementation and coordination of Bellona’s work across borders. Oskar has worked in Bellona since 2016 and has an MA from the University of Oslo in Russian area studies. Before he started in Bellona, he worked with the Norwegian environmental youth organization “Natur og Ungdom” as a coordinator for their Russia project, and has been a trainee with the Royal Norwegian Embassy in Moscow. During his studies, Oskar spent longer periods in Russia and he speaks Russian.

Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

Nuclear Meltdown in Japan

Japan may have to dump radioactive water from Fukushima into the sea

Fukushima cleanup hits a milestone as worker remove nuclear fuel rods

Eight years after Fukushima, Japan struggles to trust nuclear power

Japan’s government weighs dumping radioactive Fukushima water into the Pacific

Seven years after meltdown, Fukushima’s recovery still decades away

Get in touch with our expert in this field

Oskar Njaa

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