Citizens' Nuclear Information Center Blog

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...

Questioning the Obsolescence of Nuclear Power Plants — Part 3. Lawsuit to Revoke the Permits for Operating Lifetime Extensions for Takahama Units 1 & 2 and Mihama Unit 3: Problems in the Takahama Unit 1 PTS Analysis

By Takashima Takeo, Member, Working Group on Nuclear Engineering and Regulation, Citizens’ Commission on Nuclear Energy   Introduction On March 14, 2025, the Nagoya District Court handed down a verdict against the plaintiffs in...

Fukushima Now (30) – Part 2: Current State of Post-Accident Operations at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (September 2025 to January 2026)

By Matsukubo Hajime   State of the Plant The water temperature in the containment vessels and the spent fuel pools (SFPs) shows no great variation despite seasonal temperature changes. The state of releases of...