nuclear disaster

Fukushima needs to achieve 100% renewable power, as we will not rely on nuclear energy

Nearly 8.4m people exposed to radiation, over 400,000 displaced in wake of 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster

The plant has been idle since the disaster as have been many other nuclear power plants in Japan

Ukraine believes there are around 6,000 hectares of open land in north that can be filled with solar panels

Greenpeace study says people living in area continue to eat and drink foods with dangerously high radiation levels

Despite public opposition to nuclear power as a result of disaster, government has pushed to restart idled reactors

Areas devastated by Fukushima disaster have become hotspots for "dark tourism" and draw annually over 2,000 visitors

Media says charges are linked to deaths of over 40 hospitalised patients who were hastily evacuated and later died

Decision paves way to restart two reactors at Ohi plant nearly five years after Fukushima crisis