A number of problems associated with the leak of radioactive water from Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant continue to worry the international community and increase the number of Japanese citizens who actively advocate for the complete abandonment of nuclear energy. However, representatives of the expert community have repeatedly stated that the alternative […]

The operator of Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant (NPP) – the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) – has admitted for the first time that radioactive groundwater has leaked out into the Pacific Ocean on 22 July 2013. However, the company’s spokesman insists the impact on the ocean will be […]