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1 Aug 2022 TOKYO

Regulator Approves Release

The IAEA says the release, which will take place over many years and is not expected to begin before spring 2023, meets international standards and "will not cause any harm to the environment".

11 May 2022 TOKYO

Fukushima Water Release: IAEA Releases First Report

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Task Force is satisfied that TEPCO and government have identified appropriate steps in preparation for contaminated water release scheduled for 2023.

5 Mar 2022 TOKYO, Japan

IAEA To Inspect Fukushima Water Release Plans

International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will monitor release and verify safety of Fukushima contaminated water release into South Pacific ocean.

7 Jan 2022 TOKYO, Japan

Radioactive Water Release Plans Announced

Plans to discharge treated but still contaminated water into sea submitted by Japan government to Nuclear Regulation Authority.

22 Oct 2021 TOKYO, Japan

Fukushima: Radioactive Water Release To Commence In Early 2023

New Prime Minister will implement plan to begin release of contaminated water into ocean; IAEA supports plan; local fishing industry and neighboring countries unconvinced.

16 Apr 2021 TOKYO, Japan

Plan To Release Water From Fukushima Sparks Outrage

The Fukushima nuclear plant is running out of space to store radioactive water following its destruction in the 2011 earthquake and tsunami. Plans by owners TEPCO to begin discharging the "treated" water into the Pacific Ocean have been met with dismay by some but cautiously welcomed by others.

4 Mar 2021 ROME

Korean, Japanese Bishops Oppose Fukushima Waste Pacific Dump

Catholic bishops in South Korea and Japan have issued a joint statement opposing the Japanese government’s decision to dump radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the sea. A 9.0 magnitude earthquake seriously damaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on March 11, 2011...

17 Dec 2020 PRETORIA, South Africa

Environmental Approval For Thabametsi Withdrawn; Coal Project Officially Dead

The North Gauteng (South Africa) High Court has set aside the environmental authorisation for the 1500 MW Thabametsi power station, thereby ending the long saga of environmental dispute brought by NGOs Earthlife Africa, GroundWork, and Friends of the Earth against Thabametsi and the state of Limpopo...

28 Nov 2020 TOKYO, Japan

Fukushima Water Release: Japan's Plan Expected Within Weeks

The government of Japan is expected to announce plans for the Pacific Ocean release up to 1.2 million metric tons of contaminated water stored at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power facility within a matter of weeks.A senior official of the Japanese embassy in Seoul, South Korea, indicated (20 November) willingness to work with South Korea to monitor the treatment of the water and its release into the ocean planned for 2022 when storage capacity at the facility is expected to run out...

10 Nov 2020 JOHANNESBURG, South Africa

Investors Withdraw Financing For "Dirty" South Africa Power Projects

Continuation of construction of the 630 MW Thabametsi coal-fired power plant in Limpopo province is in doubt as key investors follow South Africa’s major banks who have withdrawn commitments due to continuing environmental activism. Only Marubeni Corporation of Japan, with a 50 Percent stake, remains...

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18 Oct 2020 TOKYO, Japan

Ocean Release Of Fukushima Water Carries Risk Of Damaging Human DNA

This news article was updated 25 OctoberEnvironmental group Greenpeace has claimed that the 1.23 million metric tons of water stored at the plant -- scene of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster -- contains "dangerous" levels of the radioactive isotope carbon-14 and other "hazardous" radionuclides, which it says will have "serious long-term consequences for communities and the environment" if the water is released into the Pacific Ocean...

2 Sep 2020 MANILA

WASH Investment Role In Tackling Pandemics In Asia

Stronger and more integrated risk management is needed on health and water-related disasters in the wake of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, experts heard today at an international online conference held in the presence of the Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako of Japan. “The pandemic has highlighted the critical importance of water, sanitation, and adequate hygiene services—or WASH—which are the primary line of defense against the spread of COVID-19, as well as water-borne and other diseases,” ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa said in welcome remarks...