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The IAEA’s Incident and Emergency Centre (IEC) received information from the International Seismic Safety Centre at approximately 08:15 Vienna Time concerning an earthquake with a magnitude of 9.0 near the east coast of Honshu, Japan’s main island. This was followed by an accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which was ...
Fukushima Daiichi Status Updates. 11 July 2024. On 10 July 2024, Japan provided the IAEA with a copy of a report on the discharge record and the seawater monitoring results at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station during May, which the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent to all international Missions in Japan.
Nuclear power produced about 12% of the country’s electricity in 2019 compared with around 25% before the accident at Fukushima Daiichi, while coal-fired plants remained the largest source of electricity, according to the IEA. Elsewhere, Belgium confirmed plans to exit nuclear power by 2025. In Italy, a government-backed plan to bring back ...
Corrigendum. The Fukushima Daiichi Accident consists of a Report by the IAEA Director General and five technical volumes. It is the result of an extensive international collaborative effort involving five working groups with about 180 experts from 42 Member States with and without nuclear power programmes and several international bodies.
It has been five years since the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. In marking the anniversary this week, IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano recognized the progress made in Japan and worldwide in nuclear safety since the accident, but underscored the importance of all countries remaining vigilant in putting safety first.
In April 2021, Japan announced the Basic Policy on handling of ALPS-treated water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, which is to discharge ALPS-treated water into the sea surrounding the plant, subject to domestic regulatory approvals. Soon after, the Japanese authorities requested technical assistance from the IAEA to ...
The Japanese Government has provided the IAEA with a report that summarizes the events and highlights the progress related to recovery operations at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station. The IAEA provided its assessments, which are contained in full at the end of the report.
After taking the decision in April 2021 to discharge the water stored at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station (FDNPS) into the sea, Japan requested the IAEA to conduct a detailed review of the safety related aspects of plan.
Fukushima Nuclear Accident: Information Sheet. 16 March 2011. We understand that after the Fukushima nuclear accident, you and thousands of others are concerned about the safety of the people in Japan, as well as the safety of your family and yourself. With this information sheet, we hope to provide useful resources to address the thousands of ...
Progress in decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, improved assessment of external hazards such as earthquakes, regulatory and safety upgrades implemented at nuclear power plants globally as well as the safety of advanced and innovative reactors were among topics discussed at the annual International Nuclear Safety Group (INSAG), held today on the side-lines of the 65th ...