"#Greenpeace Japan, meanwhile, warned the release 'disregards scientific evidence, violates the #HumanRights…is non-compliant with international #MaritimeLaw…ignores its people’s concerns, including fishermen.' They added that the Japanese government and Tepco’s decommissioning plan for Fukushima was severely flawed and noted that there was still 'sufficient water storage space' at the site."
"In 1999, during a routine inspection of the #ShigaNuclearPowerPlant, three control rods pulled out and caused a criticality accident, but this was #CoveredUp, and it was discovered and made public eight years later by Hokuriku Electric Power's [#HEPCO] internal investigation. At that time, the Social Democratic Party (SDP) began investigating the #Shiga Nuclear Power Plant. Covering up even criticality accidents is a big problem.
"Politics and the nuclear village haven't changed. They may also cover up It was covered up at the time of 311."
Japan lifts operational ban on world's biggest #NuclearPlant
"Japan's nuclear power regulator on Wednesday lifted an operational ban imposed on Tokyo Electric Power's (9501.T) #KashiwazakiKariwa nuclear power plant two years ago, allowing it to work towards gaining local permission to restart.
"#Tepco has been eager to bring the world's largest atomic power plant back online to slash operating costs, but a resumption still needs consent from the local governments of #Niigata prefecture, #Kashiwazaki city and #Kariwa village, where it is located.
"In 2021, the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) barred Tepco from operating Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, its only operable atomic power station, due to safety breaches including the failure to protect nuclear materials and missteps that saw an unauthorised staff member accessing sensitive areas of the plant."
Can #TEPCO use a robot arm? Fukushima Daiichi #nuclear power plant, debris removal
"(TEPCO) announced on the 28th that the robotic arm developed to remove molten nuclear fuel (debris) from Unit 2 of the #Fukushima Plant, ...may not be usable, so it is considering using a simpler telescoping pipe. ..
...However, it was found that the bolts holding the lid of the penetration were firmly fixed, raising the possibility that the deposits were similarly fixed."