UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima

Japan raises nuclear power goal in post-Fukushima shift
Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from power-hungry sectors like AI and semiconductors.An energy plan approved by the cabinet on Tuesday called for "maximising the use of nuclear energy" and dropped reference to "reducing reliance on nuclear energy".
UN watchdog chief visits Fukushima as Japan marks return to nuclear power
The UN nuclear watchdog chief visited Japan's stricken Fukushima plant after Tokyo approved an energy plan that marks a return to nuclear power.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is monitoring Japan’s efforts to decommission the Fukushima plant after a 2011 earthquake-triggered tsunami killed 18,000 people and set off the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl.
Japan to increase nuclear power as new crises overshadow fears of Fukushima repeat
On March 11, 2011, a magnitude-9.0 earthquake sent a tsunami hurtling towards Japan's east coast, killing 20,000 people, wiping out 120,000 buildings and sparking a partial meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.
Japan to increase reliance on nuclear energy in post-Fukushima shift
Japan says it will increase its reliance on nuclear energy in a major policy shift as it seeks to meet growing demand from power-hungry sectors like AI and semiconductors. An energy plan approved by the cabinet on Tuesday called for "maximising the use of nuclear energy" and dropped reference to "reducing reliance on nuclear energy".
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