Fukushima

No-one has died due to radiation released after the Fukushima nuclear crisis and this is unlikely to change, the UN says. But the mental health impact for the nuclear evacuees is a different story.

Around 100 tonnes of highly radioactive water leaks from a tank in Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant, in the worst incident of its kind since August 2013.

Parts of Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, which was devastated by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami, are still too dangerous for humans to enter. But not, perhaps, for drones.

CCTV footage overlooks the Fukushima nuclear power plant, a rare glimpse inside the ruined site. The first fuel removals at the stricken plant began safely last week.

It was seen as the riskiest operation at Japan’s stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant since the March 2011 tsunami – but the plant’s operator says the first fuel removals have begun safely.

As Tepco opens up to the world about a dangerous operation coming up at the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, we speak to a former worker who says his legs shook as he did his work.

Chinese-designed nuclear plants could be built in the UK under a deal announced by George Osborne. But is the Chinese system for regulating its nuclear industry really rigorous and incorruptible?

Typhoon Wipha brushed along the southern side of Japan on Wednesday, causing mudslides and flooding that left 17 people dead and 50 missing.

The headlines are alarming: vast leaks of radioactive water, international experts being drafted in and spikes in radiation levels. But how bad is the situation at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant?

The world is responding to Japan’s call for help at the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant. But with reports of leaks, contamination and a risky new operation, Channel 4 News asks: is it too late?

It was sheer euphoria for Japan as Tokyo was announced as the host city for 2020 Games. But there was little in the country’s bid about its Paralympic plans, as Jordan Jarrett-Bryan reports.

Japan is to accelerate efforts to stop radiation leaks from the Fukushima nuclear plant after more bad news from the site, although the announcement may be timed to enhance the country’s Olympic bid.

Radiation levels at some parts of the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan are 18 times higher than previously thought, it has emerged.

China says it is “shocked” to learn radioactive water is still leaking from the Fukushima nuclear plant, as it is revealed 300 tonnes of contaminated liquid has escaped from a tank.