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Interview with ICAN executive director

Interview with ICAN executive director

Screenshot shows Melissa Parke, executive director of the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons, known as ICAN, the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize winner, giving an online interview on Jan. 14, 2026.

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France: Storm Goretti Sweeps Through Regions, Leaving Thousands Without Power

Storm Goretti swept across France, leaving 380,000 homes without power and causing widespread travel delays due to high winds, rain, and snow. In the northern region, the storm forced two nuclear reactors offline, felled trees, and shut down schools and ports as flooding and severe weather alerts continued.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Hamaoka nuclear power plant in central Japan

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane shows the Hamaoka nuclear power plant operated by Chubu Electric Power Co. in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on Jan. 8, 2026.

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Shimane nuclear power plant in western Japan

Shimane nuclear power plant in western Japan

Photo taken on Jan. 6, 2026, shows Chugoku Electric Power Co.'s Shimane nuclear power plant in Matsue in the western Japan prefecture of Shimane. Following a series of strong earthquakes that hit the region earlier that day, the plant operator said no abnormalities had been detected.

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Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

The Nuclear Regulation Authority, Japan's nuclear watchdog, meets in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2026, after revelations that Chubu Electric Power Co. may have misused earthquake data in regulatory screening to restart its nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka speaks during the Japanese nuclear watchdog's meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2026, after revelations that Chubu Electric Power Co. may have misused earthquake data in regulatory screening to restart its nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

The Nuclear Regulation Authority, Japan's nuclear watchdog, meets in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2026, after revelations that Chubu Electric Power Co. may have misused earthquake data in regulatory screening to restart its nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

Nuclear Regulation Authority meeting

Nuclear Regulation Authority Chairman Shinsuke Yamanaka speaks during the Japanese nuclear watchdog's meeting in Tokyo on Jan. 7, 2026, after revelations that Chubu Electric Power Co. may have misused earthquake data in regulatory screening to restart its nuclear power plant in Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan.

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[Breaking News]TEPCO to reboot 1st reactor since Fukushima disaster

TOKYO, Japan, Dec. 25 Kyodo - Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. President Tomoaki Kobayakawa speaks at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025. TEPCO plans to restart the No. 6 unit at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear complex in Niigata Prefecture on Jan. 20, the utility's first reactor reboot since the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex. (Kyodo)

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Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - The EPR reactor in Flamanville startup of France's first new nuclear reactor in 25 years. Flamanville, France, December 28, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - The EPR reactor in Flamanville startup of France's first new nuclear reactor in 25 years. Flamanville, France, December 28, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - The EPR reactor in Flamanville startup of France's first new nuclear reactor in 25 years. Flamanville, France, December 28, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - The EPR reactor in Flamanville startup of France's first new nuclear reactor in 25 years. Flamanville, France, December 28, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - The EPR reactor in Flamanville startup of France's first new nuclear reactor in 25 years. Flamanville, France, December 28, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - The EPR reactor in Flamanville startup of France's first new nuclear reactor in 25 years. Flamanville, France, December 28, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - The EPR reactor in Flamanville startup of France's first new nuclear reactor in 25 years. Flamanville, France, December 28, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - The EPR reactor in Flamanville startup of France's first new nuclear reactor in 25 years. Flamanville, France, December 28, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - The EPR reactor in Flamanville startup of France's first new nuclear reactor in 25 years. Flamanville, France, December 28, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - Flamanville EPR Nuclear Reactor Starts Up - France

Illustration - The EPR reactor in Flamanville startup of France's first new nuclear reactor in 25 years. Flamanville, France, December 28, 2025. Photo by Lionel Urman/ABACAPRESS.COM

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TEPCO to reboot 1st reactor since Fukushima disaster

TEPCO to reboot 1st reactor since Fukushima disaster

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. President Tomoaki Kobayakawa speaks at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025. TEPCO plans to restart the No. 6 unit at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear complex in Niigata Prefecture on Jan. 20, the utility's first reactor reboot since the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex.

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TEPCO to reboot 1st reactor since Fukushima disaster

TEPCO to reboot 1st reactor since Fukushima disaster

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. President Tomoaki Kobayakawa speaks at a press conference at the company's headquarters in Tokyo on Dec. 24, 2025. TEPCO plans to restart the No. 6 unit at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear complex in Niigata Prefecture on Jan. 20, the utility's first reactor reboot since the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex.

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PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

Koichi Nakano, a professor of international politics at Sophia University in Tokyo, speaks during a rally in front of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 23, 2025. Japanese citizens held a rally on Tuesday evening in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks on Taiwan and criticizing comments by a senior government official advocating nuclear armament. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

People holding signs attend a rally in front of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 23, 2025. Japanese citizens held a rally on Tuesday evening in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks on Taiwan and criticizing comments by a senior government official advocating nuclear armament. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

Mizuho Fukushima, leader of Japan's Social Democratic Party, delivers a speech during a rally in front of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 23, 2025. Japanese citizens held a rally on Tuesday evening in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks on Taiwan and criticizing comments by a senior government official advocating nuclear armament. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

A person attends a rally in front of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 23, 2025. Japanese citizens held a rally on Tuesday evening in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks on Taiwan and criticizing comments by a senior government official advocating nuclear armament. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

A sign is pictured during a rally in front of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 23, 2025. Japanese citizens held a rally on Tuesday evening in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks on Taiwan and criticizing comments by a senior government official advocating nuclear armament. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

People holding signs attend a rally in front of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 23, 2025. Japanese citizens held a rally on Tuesday evening in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks on Taiwan and criticizing comments by a senior government official advocating nuclear armament. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

People attend a rally in front of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 23, 2025. Japanese citizens held a rally on Tuesday evening in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks on Taiwan and criticizing comments by a senior government official advocating nuclear armament. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

PM's Erroneous Remarks On Taiwan Spark Rally In Tokyo - Japan

A sign is pictured during a rally in front of the Japanese Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 23, 2025. Japanese citizens held a rally on Tuesday evening in front of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo, demanding that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi retract her erroneous remarks on Taiwan and criticizing comments by a senior government official advocating nuclear armament. Photo by Jia Haocheng/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant

Photo taken on Nov. 7, 2025, shows reactors at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in Niigata Prefecture, Japan.

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CNNC Building

CNNC Building

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - China National Nuclear Corporation Building in Beijing, China on December 6, 2025.

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CNNC Building

CNNC Building

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - China National Nuclear Corporation Building in Beijing, China on December 6, 2025.

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CNNC Building

CNNC Building

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - China National Nuclear Corporation Building in Beijing, China on December 6, 2025.

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CNNC Building

CNNC Building

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - China National Nuclear Corporation Building in Beijing, China on December 6, 2025.

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CNNC Building

CNNC Building

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - China National Nuclear Corporation Building in Beijing, China on December 6, 2025.

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CNNC Building

CNNC Building

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - China National Nuclear Corporation Building in Beijing, China on December 6, 2025.

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CNNC Building

CNNC Building

BEIJING, CHINA - DECEMBER 6, 2025 - China National Nuclear Corporation Building in Beijing, China on December 6, 2025.

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Japan police chief in Fukushima

Japan police chief in Fukushima

Japan's National Police Agency chief Yoshinobu Kusunoki meets the press at the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, straddling Futaba and Okuma in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 3, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

Disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2025, in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the No. 3 reactor building at the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant where decommissioning work is taking place. (Pool photo)

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Disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

Disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2025, in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the No. 2 (L) and No. 3 (C) reactor buildings at the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant where decommissioning work is taking place. (Pool photo)

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Disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

Disaster-hit Fukushima nuclear plant

Photo taken on Dec. 2, 2025, in Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, shows the No. 1 reactor building at the disaster-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant where decommissioning work is taking place. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (3rd from R) inspects deserted farmland in an off-limits area in Futaba near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) inspects deserted farmland in an off-limits area in Futaba near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (front, R) inspects deserted farmland in an off-limits area in Futaba near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (far R) addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japan PM visits crippled Fukushima plant

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses employees of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant straddling the towns of Okuma and Futaba in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Dec. 2, 2025, during her first visit to the crippled plant since taking office in October. (Pool photo)

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