Fukushima (Fukushima, Japan)

Radioactive tuna from Fukushima? Scientists eat it up

2013-05-08 16:24:00

Marine biologist Dan Madigan stood on a dock in San Diego and considered some freshly caught Pacific bluefin tuna. The fish had managed to swim 5,000 miles from their spawning grounds near Japan to California's shores, only to end up the catch of local...

San Onofre's other problem

2013-04-04 00:00:00

The beleaguered San Onofre nuclear power plant north of San Diego has been idle since January 2012 after the discovery of unsafe reactor conditions. The operator is now seeking approval to restart one of the plant's two reactors at 70% power for a five-...

Fukushima nuclear disaster adds only small health risks, WHO says

2013-02-28 15:21:00

The 9.0-magnitude Tohoku-Oki earthquake and resulting tsunami that triggered a meltdown at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station has resulted in only a small increase in lifetime cancer risks for people living nearby, and an even smaller...

On Japanese tsunami anniversary, recalling Fukushima effects on ocean

2013-03-11 14:07:00

It’s been exactly two years since Japan's devastating earthquake and tsunami.�The magnitude 9.0 shaker resulted when a portion of the Pacific plate was pushed into and underneath the North American plate, shifting the position of Earth's axis...

In wake of Fukushima disaster, Japan to end nuclear power by 2030s

2012-09-14 12:33:57

Massive Tokyo protest pushes against nuclear power

2012-07-16 16:34:37

Spain's borrowing cost hits record; worries grow over Greece

2012-07-23 16:40:17

Japan investigating if Fukushima workers hid radiation exposure

2012-07-23 16:40:19

Fukushima seafood on sale for first time since nuclear disaster

2012-06-25 12:01:00

For the first time since Japan's nuclear disaster last year, seafood caught off the Fukushima coastline is being sold in local markets to test customer demand. On Monday, two types of octopus and one variety of marine snail deemed clear of radioactive...

Japan leaders, utility slammed for 'man-made' nuclear disaster

2012-07-05 16:40:23

Japanese utility admits it failed to plan for tsunami disaster

2012-06-20 16:40:13

Japan to restart nuclear reactors despite widespread fear

2012-06-15 21:41:40

A shopper chooses packs of octopus caught in the waters off Fukushima at a supermarket in Soma, Japan.

2012-06-25 11:06:00

Pacific bluefin tuna, near Ensenada, Mexico. Researchers have shown that similar tuna carried radiation from Fukushima, Japan, to California in 2011.

2012-05-28 12:41:12

Men wearing protective suits and masks ride past the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.

2011-11-12 00:00:00