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TEPCO
July 15, 2014
Japan Sweats Its Energy Grid
By Clint Richards
A grid built around nuclear power is destined to be perpetually pushed to its limit.
July 01, 2014
The Summer of Japan’s Energy Discontent
By Clint Richards
With another energy-saving campaign this summer, Japanese utilities may look for profits abroad.
June 19, 2014
Abe, Energy Sector Keep Restart On Track
By Clint Richards
Amidst public opposition, the government and energy companies feel constrained to resume nuclear power.
May 23, 2014
TEPCO’s Desperate Search for Profit
By Clint Richards
With energy market liberalization looming, TEPCO searches for new markets and customers.
March 23, 2014
Contractors Seek Out Homeless, Downtrodden for Fukushima Cleanup
By J.T. Quigley and Zachary Ruzbasan
With few willing to risk exposure to radiation, staffing agencies are exploiting unskilled laborers from across Japan.
February 20, 2014
Fukushima and Japan’s Cultural Curtain
By Catharina Maracke
To deal with disasters like Fukushima, Japan needs a more engaged civil society.
December 09, 2013
Waterworld: How Worried Should We Be About Fukushima?
By Reid Tanaka and David Roberts
Not as much as many headlines suggest, but the cleanup still needs to deal with a complex water issue.
December 03, 2013
“281_Antinuke” Risks Death Threats and Arrest in His Fight Against TEPCO, Japanese Government
By J.T. Quigley
Described by many as the “Japanese Banksy,” 281 spreads his political messages through graffiti.
October 31, 2013
Japan’s LDP Mulls Tepco Breakup as Fuel Rods OK’d for Risky Removal
Abe panel suggests that utility is unfit to decommission the stricken plant.
August 24, 2013
Japan’s Never-Ending Nuclear Nightmare
A new leak of contaminated water underscores just how difficult the 4 decade decommissioning process will be.
August 07, 2013
Fukushima’s Next Emergency: Radioactive Water Reaches Pacific Ocean
Radiation from the Fukushima plant is flowing into the ocean at a rate of 300 tons per day.
July 25, 2013
Fukushima Decontamination and Cleanup Will Cost $50 Billion
The latest figure is nearly five times more than the central government has budgeted.