Atomic Dreams considers what role nuclear energy should play in powering the U.S. Toxic sludge. A glowing radioactive rat. A three-eyed fish named “Blinky.” These are scenes from a 1990 ...

A tsunami hits port town Natori, 60 miles north of the Fukushima nuclear plant, on Mar 11 2011 - AP Photo/Kyodo News ...

Japan’s nuclear industry remains scarred by what happened in 2011, when a series of waves, some as high as 14 metres, overwhelmed coastal defences and knocked out backup generators at Fukushima.

The Japanese operator of the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant says the start of full-scale removal of melted fuel debris will be delayed for several years until 2037 or later ...