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Fig 1: Leaking desalination units (Photo by TEPCO) The Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) declared on Dec. 16 that the project to bring the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant to...
Workers boarding bus to Fukushima Nuclear Power Station from J-Village bus station (Photo released by TEPCO) Damage from radioactivity released from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station is spreading and there are no...
The struggle with highly radioactive water continues Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) announced on August 29 that the amount of highly radioactive water processed by the decontamination system at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station...
CNIC and other groups hold joint negotiations with government on plant worker exposure At Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, workers are being forced to undertake dangerous work while being exposed to high levels of...
Thirty years ago Ryusuke Umeda, who currently lives in Fukuoka City, was exposed to radiation while working on periodic inspections of the Shimane-1 and Tsuruga-1 nuclear power plants. In September 2008 he applied for...
Workers’ compensation applicant Ryusuke Umeda: Photo of by Kenji Higuchi Thirty years ago Ryusuke Umeda was exposed to radiation while working at the Shimane and Tsuruga nuclear power plants. In September 2008 he applied...
Active testing of the Rokkasho Reprocessing Plant is on hold due to repeated problems with the vitrification facility. Completion of the tests was rescheduled for August this year, but that target is clearly unachievable....
The Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has decided to add multiple myeloma and malignant lymphoma to its list of radiation-induced conditions eligible for workers’ compensation. The list of recognized radiation-related conditions was...
1. Victories in Court On May 28, 2009, in the 18th consecutive victory for the hibakusha (atomic bomb survivors), the Tokyo High Court recognized nine more plaintiffs as sufferers of atomic bomb-related diseases (hereafter...
On April 28, the Tokyo High Court handed down its verdict on the late Mitsuaki Nagao’s claim for damages against Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). Nagao’s family had appealed a May 23, 2008 decision...