Japan's nuclear plants faced global scrutiny after the devastating 2011 tsunami triggered by a 9.0 magnitude earthquake.

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency on Dec. 26 released images of nuclear fuel debris retrieved from the No. 2 reactor at the disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. The analysis ...

For the first time since the triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in 2011, an Asahi Shimbun poll has found that a majority of respondents support restarting nuclear plants.

The document cites the benefits of nuclear power, saying it is stable ... Furthermore, the scars of the meltdown at the Fukushima plant persist in a disaster-prone nation, causing disquiet ...

The Japan Atomic Energy Agency said Thursday that uranium has been detected in nuclear fuel ... at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.

The draft policy states that nuclear power should meet nearly 20 per cent ... The draft policy also recommends replacing decommissioned plants with advanced reactors and calls for building new ...

(Mainichi/Tatsuro Tamaki) The lessons Japan learned the hard way from the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power plant meltdowns have formed the foundation of the country's energy policy. So why is the ...

It calls for maximizing the use of nuclear energy, reversing a phaseout policy adopted after the meltdown crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in 2011 that led to extensive displacement of ...

(Bloomberg) — Japan’s government plans to decisively back the expansion of nuclear power, dropping a decade-long policy of reducing dependence on the energy source and reversing curbs initiated ...