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Japanese nuclear power plant operators have reported some minor damage, but no public safety issues, following the 7.6 magnitude earthquake which struck Ishikawa Prefecture on Monday.

Date: Wednesday, 03 January 2024
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/No-abnormalities-reported-at-Japanese-nuclear-plan

Japan's nuclear regulator today approved Tokyo Electric Power Company's (Tepco's) decommissioning plan for the four reactors at its Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant, close to the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant.

Date: Thursday, 29 April 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Fukushima-Daini-decommissioning-plan-approved

Japan's Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco) today announced its official decision to decommission the four reactors at the Fukushima Daini nuclear power plant, close to the damaged Fukushima Daiichi plant. The company said in June 2018 that it was considering decommissioning the plant in conjunction with Fukushima Daiichi in response to local demands for a decision on the fate of the site.

Date: Wednesday, 31 July 2019
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Tepco-declares-Fukushima-Daini-for-decommissioning

TEPCO has found that airborne radiation above and around the damaged units 1 and 2 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant are all well below the density limit of air breathed in by radiation workers (2x10-3 Bq/cm3 for Cs 134, 3x10-3 for Cs 137).

Dust sampling of Fukushima Daiichi unit 1

Date: Wednesday, 31 August 2011
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsunit-12-airborne-radiation-below-legal-limits

Electrical utility TEPCO has outlined its plans for restoring the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant.

Reactor-by-reactor, system-by-system summary from JAIF as of 18 April; yellow indicates abnormal/unstable; red means damaged/nonfunctional

Date: Monday, 18 April 2011
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newssix-months-at-least-for-tepco-to-take-control-of-fukushima-daiichi-radioactive-materials