Japan
Until the Fukushima accident, Japan had 55 operating nuclear reactors as well as enrichment and reprocessing plants which had suffered a series of deadly accidents at its nuclear facilities resulting in the deaths of workers and releases of radioactivity into the environment and surrounding communities. Since the Fukushima disaster, there is growing opposition against re-opening those reactors closed for maintenance.
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10 Years After Fukushima Disaster, This Nurse May Be the Region’s Best Hope
March 9, 2021 Many of Rina Tsugawa’s peers have left for jobs in cities, an outflow common to rural Japan but accelerated by the tsunami and nuclear meltdowns in Fukushima. Ms. Tsugawa has different plans.
A decade after Fukushima nuclear disaster, contaminated water symbolizes Japan’s struggles
March 6, 2021 85% of Special Decontamination Area remained contaminated; Fukushima Daiichi decommissioning road map unachievable – a new plan is inevitable
March 4, 2021 As reported by Greenpeace Japan, with links to the full reports.