Category: Accident

News Watch (September 26, 2026)

  Investigation Report on Misconduct regarding Design Basis Seismic Ground Motions at Hamaoka Nuke On September 14, Chubu Electric Power Co. released a report from its Special Investigative Committee regarding “inappropriate practices” in formulating...

CNIC Statement: Mission Impossible – Investigation Report on the Misconduct regarding Design Basis Seismic Ground Motions at the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station –

September 16, 2026   On 14th September, Chubu Electric Power (Chubu Electric) published a report (hereinafter referred to as the Report) from the Special Investigation Committee concerning ‘inappropriate practices’ in the formulation of design...

15 Years After the Fukushima Nuclear Accident: A Look at Radioactive Contamination of Food

By Tanimura Nobuko   * Becquerels per kilogram (Bq/kg) used as unit for radioactive concentration herein, unless otherwise noted.  This article gives a retrospective overview of the radioactive contamination of the environment that resulted...