nuclear disaster

Unbeknownst to most people, Japan is currently in the process of releasing about a million tons of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean. For the past 12 years, Japan has kept this water inside of the plant, where they have been slowly treating it. But, they have now run out of space.

An accidental fire from spend fuel at a U.S. nuclear power plant could dwarf the Fukushima disaster, according to a new study. Spent fuel rods are stored at the bottom of nuclear power plants in deep pools to let them cool off. The report said that improvements could be made on the monitoring systems at the existing facilities, which would lessen the risk of an accident.

A Japanese judicial committee has decided that three former utility executives should face criminal charges and stand trial for their alleged negligence in the Fukushima nuclear disaster