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House panel OKs nuclear energy bill

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 22 05:08 PM

The House Committee on Nuclear Energy has voted to approve a consolidated substitute bill for a comprehensive atomic regulatory framework. Read more »

Ukraine, Russia trade blame over nuclear plant shelling

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Nov 20 11:42 PM

Kyiv and Moscow on Sunday traded accusations of shelling on the territory of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that Russia controls in southern Ukraine. Read more »

Half of PH power renewable by 2040, Marcos tells APEC

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 17 02:34 PM

Renewable sources will supply half of the Philippines' energy needs by 2040, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. told APEC leaders and delegates on Thursday. Read more »

Ukraine says Russia strikes power grid as more ground regained

Emmanuel Parisse with Anna Koriagina in Kyiv, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 04:01 PM

Ukraine has announced fresh gains in its counter-offensive, including the recapture of the strategic city of Izyum in the country's east, where Kyiv accused Russia of carrying out reprisal strikes against electricity infrastructure. Read more »

Shelling forces Ukraine nuclear plant off grid; Zelensky warns of 'disaster'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 06 12:17 PM

The last working reactor at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was disconnected from the grid after shelling caused a fire. Read more »

'We're not stopping,' IAEA chief says despite strike near Ukraine nuclear plant

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 01 03:44 PM

UN inspectors vowed to continue their visit to a Russian-held nuclear power plant in Ukraine despite an early shelling attack on a nearby town. Read more »

Fresh shelling at Ukraine nuclear plant sparks radiation fears

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 10:33 AM

Ukraine and Russia traded fresh accusations of shelling at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant on Saturday, as its operator warned of the risk of a radioactive leak. Read more »

Erdogan warns of 'another Chernobyl' after Ukraine talks

Dmytro Gorshkov in Lviv with Thibault Marchand in Kyiv, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 19 01:33 PM

Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned of a nuclear disaster in Ukraine, echoing pleas from the UN's chief. Read more »

Zelensky warns Zaporizhzhia 'catastrophe' would threaten whole Europe

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 16 10:41 AM

A 'catastrophe' at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine would threaten the whole of Europe, Ukrainian President Zelensky said. Read more »

Japan, IAEA discuss plan to release Fukushima treated water into sea

Kyodo News
Posted at Feb 14 01:03 PM

Japan exchanged opinions with the International Atomic Energy Agency on its plan to discharge treated water containing low-level radioactive material into the sea from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Read more »

Fukushima nuclear plant sued over thyroid cancer claim

Kyoko Hasegawa, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 27 05:16 PM

Six young people sued the operator of Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant over claims they developed thyroid cancer due to exposure to radiation. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: April 30, 2021

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 16 03:28 PM

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 »