US: Death Toll Rises As Hurricane Helene Causes Widespread Damage In Southeast 10

Hurricane Helene struck the southeastern United States, causing destructive flooding and leaving widespread devastation. Helene's death toll has risen to 200, hundreds are still missing, and searches for survivors are ongoing.

S. Koreans oppose IAEA report on Fukushima nuke wastewater discharge plan

STORY: S. Koreans oppose IAEA report on Fukushima nuke wastewater discharge plan DATELINE: July 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:31 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the demonstration 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Korean): YONG HYE-IN, Lawmaker of the minor progressive Basic Income Party 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Korean): PARK GWANG-HOON, Resident in Seoul 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Korean): KIM CHOONY, Secretary general of the Korea Federation for Environmental Movements (KFEM) 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (Korean): LEE KI-SAM, Fisherman from South Jeolla province STORYLINE: A group of South Korean citizens gathered in central Seoul on Saturday to voice opposition against the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) final report on Japan's planned discharge of nuclear wastewater into the Pacific. The protesters include civic activists, politicians, and fishermen. They demonstrated near the South Korean foreign ministry building, where the visiting IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi was scheduled to meet with the South Korean foreign m

Japan decides new energy policy

Japan decides new energy policy

TOKYO, Japan -Japan's Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Toshimitsu Motegi holds a press conference at the industry ministry in Tokyo on April 11, 2014, after the government adopted the Basic Energy Plan at a Cabinet meeting earlier in the day. The new energy policy labels nuclear power as an important source of electricity, retracting a nuclear phase-out goal upheld by the predecessor government after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi complex disaster.

Ruling coalition endorses energy policy

Ruling coalition endorses energy policy

TOKYO, Japan - The nation's basic energy plan, which recognizes atomic power as an important base-load power source, is officially endorsed at a meeting of senior policymakers of the ruling parties at the Diet on April 8, 2014.

Nuclear fuel recycling policy may collapse: analysts say

Nuclear fuel recycling policy may collapse: analysts say

TOKYO, Japan - The Atomic Energy Commission holds a policy-decision meeting on drawing up Japan's basic nuclear power plan in Tokyo in the evening of July 16.