The governor of Japan’s Niigata Prefecture will make a rare visit to one of the country’s most-troubled nuclear power plants ...

Japan's nuclear power industry wants greater support for new reactor building, including via state-run capacity auctions, ...

Electric utility firm Kansai Electric aims to examine geological, topographical conditions in 2 regions to find out if it is feasible to construct another reactor - Anadolu Ajansı ...

With AI guzzling power and fossil fuels falling short, Japan’s nuclear freeze may finally be cracking. Thirteen years after the catastrophic Fukushima disaster, Kansai Electric Power Co. has confirmed ...

Hit by a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and an ensuing tsunami on March 11, 2011, the Fukushima nuclear plant suffered core meltdowns that released radiation, resulting in a level-7 nuclear accident, the ...

Children’s Psychosocial Experiences after Long-Term Evacuation Following the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster: A Qualitative Study ...

There hasn't been a nuclear power plant constructed in the United States since the 1970's, but the Obama Administration has approved federal loan guarantees for two new reactors in Georgia. They are ...

Japanese power company J-Power plans to close old coal plants by 2028 as Japan shifts towards nuclear and solar power and its new Prime Minister favors accelerating nuclear reactor restarts to reduce ...

Superstorm Sandy’s unexpected wrath makes a powerful case for revisiting Fukushima and the dangers to nuclear energy from natural disasters. As Sandy made landfall on Atlantic City, Oyster Creek ...

'If Japanese Can't Build a Completely Safe Reactor, Who Can?' wonders Slate columnist Anne Applebaum, noting that the country's nuclear catastrophe post-WWII has given it an incentive to build ...

Hideyo Hanazumi is scheduled to visit Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Kashiwazaki Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant and an associated ...