‘No Need to Worry’ About Nuclear Reactors, Says Japan

Staff / Truthdig May 8, 2011 Japan says it will not abandon nuclear power in the wake of the quake and tsunami that resulted in the evacuation of more than 200,000 people, thousands of human deaths, an ongoing containment crisis and intensive efforts to fortify vulnerable reactors. Correction: Earlier this report erroneously said more than 200,000 deaths had occurred. We thank the readers who pointed out the mistake. (more) Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Power Shift vs. The Powers That Be

Amy Goodman / Truthdig Apr 20, 2011 More than 10,000 people converged in Washington, D.C., this past week to discuss, organize, mobilize and protest around the issue of climate change. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Power Company Predicts 9 More Months of Fukushima Drama

Staff / Truthdig Apr 18, 2011 After five weeks of struggling to avoid a total meltdown at the quake- and tsunami-battered Fukushima nuclear plant, Tokyo Electric Power Co. has announced that it could be nine months before it is able to cool damaged reactors completely. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Nuclear Transformation

By Arcadio Esquivel, Cagle Cartoons, La Prensa, Panama Apr 14, 2011 Dig deeper

Fukushima Gets Upgraded to Chernobyl-Level Emergency

Staff / Truthdig Apr 12, 2011 Japanese officials have revised the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi plant to level 7, making it the second such disaster in history, the only one since the Chernobyl meltdown. It had previously been described as being on the scale of Three Mile Island, a smaller event. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Japan Rocked by 7.1 Quake

Staff / Truthdig Apr 8, 2011 This time, fears of another devastating tsunami were thankfully unfounded after another big earthquake -- a 7.1 this time -- shook Japan late Thursday, but workers at the trouble-plagued Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant didn't take any chances. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Some Progress, but More Worry, at Japanese Plant

Staff / Truthdig Apr 7, 2011 Although a stopgap measure has apparently plugged the leak in Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, keeping more radioactive water from spilling into the Pacific, the crisis has shifted over to Reactor 1, which could be headed for a blowup. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdig Radio: Helen Caldicott, Mr. Fish on Ice

Staff / Truthdig Mar 31, 2011 On this week's show Helen Caldicott says "the French are ignorant" and "the English are nuts," Dr. Alan Lockwood discusses Japan, Loretta Napoleoni calculates the terror economy, Marcia Dawkins measures misogyny and Mr. Fish finds his inner princess. Update: Full transcript. Dig deeper ( 35 Min. Read )

Japan’s Prime Minister Politely Drop-Kicks Nuclear Plant Owner

Staff / Truthdig Mar 30, 2011 Lest anyone doubt who is responsible for the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan just discarded the uncritical routine and said plant owner TEPCO's low standards "invited the current situation." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

China Can’t Wait to Get Back to Nuclear Power

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2011 While Japan is busy trying to keep babies from drinking irradiated water, officials in nearby China are getting ready to roll out a reactor they say is more advanced and safer than the one currently poisoning Tokyo's water supply. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Lights On at Fukushima Plant

Staff / Truthdig Mar 23, 2011 Finally, a little good news out of Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear station -- but just a little. On Tuesday, workers struggling to contain radiation leaks and prevent further damage to the plant got a bit of a boost with the restoration of lighting in the control room. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Japan Death Toll Estimate Rises Past 18,000

Staff / Truthdig Mar 22, 2011 Other international emergencies have clearly occurred in the 10 days since the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami hit Japan, but the crisis hasn't ended in one country just because the news cameras have roamed elsewhere in the meantime. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )