A train carrying waste from a Dutch nuclear plant is delayed for three hours by Greenpeace activists chaining themselves to the rails.

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Protest slows Dutch nuclear train

TOKYO — Facing widespread criticism for its handling of the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi plant , the Japanese government on Tuesday announced its intention to create an independent nuclear agency, breaking up the government ministry that both promotes and regulates atomic energy. The decision to separate the regulator (the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, or NISA) from the promoter (the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, or METI) came as part of a government report that called for several major overhauls in the way Japan operates its nuclear plants safety and provides information about the ongoing accident. Previously, NISA was a subdivision of METI — an arrangement that critics say contributed to lax oversight of nuclear safety in Japan. Read full article > >

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Japan report promises independent nuclear agency

Some work at Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is suspended due to a tropical storm, just days after it admitted it was not ready for harsh weather.

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Storm hits Japan’s nuclear plant

The crippled Fukushima nuclear plant is not fully prepared for the heavy rain and winds of a typhoon bearing down on Japan, the plant’s operator admits.

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Japan plant ‘unready’ for typhoon

Chinese and South Korean leaders have toured the area near Japan’s damaged Fukushima nuclear plant, in a show of support for the quake-hit country.

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VIDEO: Leaders meet Japan quake homeless

Masataka Shimizu said he was taking responsibility for the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant as Tokyo Electric posted a $15.3 billion yearly loss.

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Head of Japanese Utility Steps Down After Nuclear Crisis

Images of the moment a tsunami hit the Fukushima nuclear plant

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Atomic flood

Maybe American nuclear plants aren’t as safe as we thought they were. The emergency vents at nuclear plants in the U.S.-which officials said would prevent hydrogen explosions-are the same type that were unsuccessful in Japanese plants. When venting…

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Risky Vents at U.S. Nuke Plants

Vents that American officials said would prevent devastating explosions at nuclear plants in the United States were put to the test in Japan and failed.

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Reactor Vents That Failed in Japan Are Used in U.S.

A giant barge which will be used to store radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear plant has left Yokohama harbour.

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VIDEO: ‘Mega-barge’ heads to Fukushima

Some 5,000 people living outside the mandatory no-go zone around Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear plant are moved amid radiation fears.

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Japanese evacuations beyond zone

New data from Unit 1 of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant represents a setback to efforts to stabilize the plant.

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Japanese Reactor Damage Is Worse Than Expected

Japan’s government decides to help Tokyo Electric (Tepco) compensate victims of the disaster at the power company’s nuclear plant.

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Japan agrees nuclear damages plan

A regulatory official said inspectors had found that some equipment installed after 9/11 to help American nuclear plants deal with emergencies was inoperable.

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Inspectors Found Preparedness Issues at U.S. Nuclear Plants

A reactor at Japan’s crippled nuclear plant has been more badly damaged than originally thought, operator Tepco says.

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Setbacks at Japan nuclear plant