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THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 30, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Posted at May 01 12:14 AM

Here are the day's top stories in photos. Read more »

South Korea fishermen protest against Japan nuclear plans

Kim Hong-Ji, Reuters
Updated as of Apr 30 06:48 PM

A policeman films South Korean fishing boats taking part in a marine protest, part of nationwide protests to demand Japan withdraw its decision to release contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea, at the sea off Incheon, South Korea on Friday. Read more »

South Korea aims to fight Japan's Fukushima decision in world tribunal

Hyonhee Shin, Reuters
Posted at Apr 14 03:17 PM

South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered officials on Wednesday to explore petitioning an international court over Japan's decision to release water from its Fukushima nuclear plant, his spokesman said, amid protests by fisheries and environmental groups. Read more »

Japan to release treated Fukushima water into the sea: PM

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Apr 13 09:19 AM

Japan's government has approved a plan to release over one million tons of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the ocean, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said Tuesday.   Read more »

Japan mourns lost souls 10 yrs after quake-tsunami, Fukushima crisis

Donican Lam, Kyodo News
Updated as of Mar 11 05:55 PM

Tears, prayers and a resolve to pass on lessons learned swept Japan Thursday as the country marked 10 years since a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated its northeastern coast, with services to mourn the more than 15,000 lives lost held in the hardest-hit areas and Tokyo. Read more »

Japan marks decade since 2011 quake, tsunami and nuclear disaster

Harumi Ozawa with Sara Hussein in Tokyo, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 11 05:24 PM

Japan on Thursday marked 10 years since the worst natural disaster in the country's living memory: a powerful earthquake, deadly tsunami and nuclear meltdown that traumatized a nation. Read more »

Fukushima accident unlikely to cause future health effects - UN

Kyodo News
Posted at Mar 10 03:45 PM

Future health problems directly linked to radiation exposure from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster in northeastern Japan are "unlikely to be discernible," a UN panel has stated. Read more »

CCP launches online streaming platform

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 10 03:38 PM

The Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) recently launched its online streaming platform as part of its efforts to bring art closer to Filipinos amid the pandemic.  Read more »

PHOTO ESSAY: The man who saves forgotten cats in Fukushima's nuclear zone

Tim Kelly and Kim Kyung Hoon, Reuters
Updated as of Mar 04 12:19 PM

A decade ago, Sakae Kato stayed behind to rescue cats abandoned by neighbors who fled the radiation clouds belching from the nearby Fukushima nuclear plant. He won't leave. Read more »

Japan to release treated Fukushima water into sea: reports

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 12:07 PM

Japan will release more than a million tonnes of treated water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the sea in a decades-long operation, reports said Friday, despite strong opposition from local fishermen. Read more »

US ousts China from Romania nuclear project

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 10 05:21 AM

BUCHAREST, Romania - Washington's energy ministry said Friday that the US would dislodge China as financier for two new reactors at Romania's only nuclear power plant. Read more »

Bataan nuclear plant can still operate, says PH nuclear research body

Gillan Ropero, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 04 10:38 AM

The mothballed Bataan nuclear power facility can still operate despite decades of unuse, the Philippine Nuclear Research Institute said Sunday. Read more »

Duterte wants Bataan folk consulted on nuclear plant revival, says Roque

Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 01 04:18 PM

President Rodrigo Duterte has instructed authorities to consult the residents of Bataan on the possible revival of the country's mothballed nuclear power plant located in the province north of the capital Manila, Malacañang said Thursday.   Read more »

Tiny shrimps shut down nuclear plant in China twice in a week

South China Morning Post
Updated as of Apr 01 07:40 AM

The power-generating units of a nuclear plant in southern China were shut down twice last week after its water filters were blocked by masses of small shrimp, the safety regulator said. Read more »

Japan could release Fukushima radioactive water into environment

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 24 09:06 PM

A Japanese government agency has proposed releasing radioactive water from the stricken Fukushima nuclear plant into the environment, as storage space runs out. Read more »

Philippines studies deploying small nuclear plants to island-provinces

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 17 08:25 PM

Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi says the devices "will improve the quality of electricity" in far-flung areas, but worries over safety remain. Read more »