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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex

TOKYO, Japan, Aug. 22 Kyodo - Video taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. The operator of the disaster-stricken complex was set to attempt to remove a small amount of melted fuel from one of its crippled reactors the same day, but decided to put the extraction trial on hold due to issues discovered during preparations. (Kyodo)

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. The operator of the disaster-stricken complex was set to attempt to remove a small amount of melted fuel from one of its crippled reactors the same day, but decided to put the extraction trial on hold due to issues discovered during preparations.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 2 reactor building of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. The operator of the disaster-stricken complex was set to attempt to remove a small amount of melted fuel from one of its crippled reactors the same day, but decided to put the extraction trial on hold due to issues discovered during preparations.

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Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex

Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 2 reactor building of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture, northeastern Japan, on Aug. 22, 2024. The operator of the disaster-stricken complex was set to attempt to remove a small amount of melted fuel from one of its crippled reactors the same day, but decided to put the extraction trial on hold due to issues discovered during preparations.

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CHINA-HEBEI-XIZANG-OILFIELD WORKER (CN)

(240312) -- LHASA, March 12, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter lands on the "Bohai Century" Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading (FPSO) unit in the Qinhuangdao 32-6 Oilfield, north China's Hebei Province, March 7, 2024. Champa, 29, hails from Zho'nyin Town, Nyima County, Nagqu City of southwest China's Xizang Autonomous Region, which is a pastoral area deep in the Changtang Grassland with an altitude of more than 4,700 meters. In 2020, Champa learned that China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) was recruiting college graduates in Xizang and signed up for the job. In September of that year, Champa became an offshore oilfield worker and has been working in the Qinhuangdao 32-6 Oilfield ever since. As a production operator, he focuses on the safe production and stable operation of the crude oil processing and sewage treatment systems. Offshore work is rotated on a 28-day shift. During breaks, Champa traveled around the country, but more often he returned to his hometown to reunite with his f

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[Helicopter shot]Power outage hits bullet train service in Tokyo, other parts of Japan

TOKYO, Jan. 23 Kyodo - A power outage hit a bullet train running in Saitama Prefecture, north of Tokyo, on Tuesday morning, forcing other shinkansen services in eastern and central Japan to be suspended and leaving those connecting to Tokyo halted throughout the day, their operator said.(Kyodo)

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4 killed in railway accident in Spain

STORY: 4 killed in railway accident in Spain DATELINE: Sept. 12, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:09 LOCATION: Madrid CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the accident and rescue efforts STORYLINE: Four people died and three others were injured after being hit by a train in northeastern Spain on Sunday evening, Spanish authorities have reported. Emergency services in the Catalan region said that the accident happened close to the town of Montmelo, around 30 kilometers north of Barcelona. The group had been attending a music festival in a nearby town, and were trying to cross the tracks without seeing a local commuter train approaching. "A group of people crossed the tracks at an unauthorized point, in a curve of difficult visibility," explained a statement issued on Monday by RENFE, Spain's railway operator, and ADIF, which is responsible for infrastructure. Meanwhile, Catalan emergency services said nine ambulances and a helicopter had been sent to the scene of the accident, adding: "Firefighters searched for o

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Missing chopper crashed, coast guard says after finding debris

SAGA, Japan - Japan Coast Guard divers examine a blade from a rotor believed to belong to a missing helicopter in the Ariake Sea off Saga Prefecture on Dec. 25. A Robinson R44 Raven helicopter went missing Dec. 24 with three employees of charter flight operator SGC Saga Koku aboard.

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All fuel removed from Fukushima Daiichi No. 4 unit pool

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 20, 2014, shows the buildings for Nos. 1-4 reactors (from R to L) of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day it has finished removing all fuel rods from the spent fuel pool of the No. 4 reactor building, a major step in decommissioning efforts.

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TEPCO removes another panel from reactor cover

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 10, 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 nuclear reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan, after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. removed a second panel from the roof of the cover shrouding the building. The removal, conducted on a trial basis, is a first step toward demolishing the cover and eventually removing spent fuel rods stored in a cooling pool in the building.

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TEPCO removes another panel from reactor cover

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 10, 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 nuclear reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan, after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. removed a second panel from the roof of the cover shrouding the building. The removal, conducted on a trial basis, is a first step toward demolishing the cover and eventually removing spent fuel rods stored in a cooling pool in the building.

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TEPCO removes another panel from reactor cover

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Nov. 10, 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 nuclear reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan, after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. removed a second panel from the roof of the cover shrouding the building. The removal, conducted on a trial basis, is a first step toward demolishing the cover and eventually removing spent fuel rods stored in a cooling pool in the building.

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TEPCO removes part of reactor building cover at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan, after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. removed a panel from the roof of the cover shrouding the building, which is a first step toward removing spent fuel rods stored in a cooling pool in the building.

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TEPCO removes part of reactor building cover at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan, after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. removed a panel from the roof of the cover shrouding the building, which is a first step toward removing spent fuel rods stored in a cooling pool in the building.

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TEPCO removes part of reactor building cover at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan, after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. removed a panel from the roof of the cover shrouding the building, which is a first step toward removing spent fuel rods stored in a cooling pool in the building.

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TEPCO removes part of reactor building cover at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Oct. 31, 2014 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi complex in northeastern Japan, after its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. removed a panel from the roof of the cover shrouding the building, which is a first step toward removing spent fuel rods stored in a cooling pool in the building.

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Operator mulling scrapping 2 old nuclear reactors

MIHAMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in May 2013 shows Nos. 1 (front) and 2 reactors at Mihama plant in western Japan. Kansai Electric Power Co., the operator of the plant, is mulling scrapping the two reactors, both of which are more than 40 years old.

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USJ to open new theme park in Asia

OSAKA, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 9, 2013, shows Universal Studios Japan in Osaka. The Hollywood-themed amusement park's operator, USJ Co., said Feb. 20, 2014, it plans to open one or more new theme parks by 2020, with potential sites identified in Japan and in emerging Asian countries.

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TEPCO transfers fuel rods

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2013, shows a container with 22 unused fuel assemblies being taken on a trailer from the spent fuel pool at the No. 4 reactor building to a building housing the common spent-fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. transfers the first batch of fuel rod assemblies.

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TEPCO transfers fuel rods

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2013, shows a container with 22 unused fuel assemblies being carried on a trailer into a building housing the common spent-fuel pool after being taken from the spent fuel pool at the No. 4 reactor building at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. transfers the first batch of fuel rod assemblies.

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TEPCO transfers fuel rods

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2013, shows a container with 22 unused fuel assemblies being taken by a trailer from the spent fuel pool at the No. 4 reactor building (top) to a building housing the common spent-fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. transfers the first batch of fuel rod assemblies.

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TEPCO transfers fuel rods

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2013, shows a container with 22 unused fuel assemblies being taken by a trailer from the spent fuel pool at the No. 4 reactor building to a building housing the common spent-fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, as its operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. transfers the first batch of fuel rod assemblies.

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TEPCO transfers fuel rods

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, on Nov. 21, 2013, shows the No. 4 reactor building (back) housing the spent fuel pool and a building housing the common spent-fuel pool at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the crippled plant, transferred the same day the first batch of fuel rod assemblies taken from the No. 4 unit spent fuel pool to the building in the foreground that provides more stable storage conditions.

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Fuel removal starts at Fukushima plant

OKUMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 18, 2013, shows (from R) the Nos. 1 to 4 reactor buildings of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. started a yearlong mission later that day to remove fuel from the cooling pool at the damaged No. 4 reactor building (far L).

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Toxic water leak at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2013. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day that an estimated 300 tons of highly radioactive water had leaked from one of the water storage tanks at the plant, making it the worst incident of leakage from the containers. Workers can be seen on the tank.

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Toxic water leak at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2013. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day that an estimated 300 tons of highly radioactive water had leaked from one of the water storage tanks at the plant, making it the worst incident of leakage from the containers. Workers can be seen on the tank.

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Toxic water leak at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2013. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day that an estimated 300 tons of highly radioactive water had leaked from one of the water storage tanks at the plant, making it the worst incident of leakage from the containers.

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Toxic water leak at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2013. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day that an estimated 300 tons of highly radioactive water had leaked from one of the water storage tanks at the plant, making it the worst incident of leakage from the containers.

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Toxic water leak at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2013. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day that an estimated 300 tons of highly radioactive water had leaked from one of the water storage tanks at the plant (indicated by arrow), making it the worst incident of leakage from the containers.

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Toxic water leak at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 20, 2013. Plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said the same day that an estimated 300 tons of highly radioactive water had leaked from one of the water storage tanks at the plant (indicated by arrow), making it the worst incident of leakage from the containers.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows preparations under way (C) to pump up contaminated groundwater at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 9, 2013. The pumping began later in the day to prevent the further spread of the toxic water into the Pacific, according to the plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.

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Fukushima Daiichi plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows preparations under way (bottom R) to pump up contaminated groundwater at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Fukushima Prefecture on Aug. 9, 2013. The pumping began later in the day to prevent the further spread of the toxic water into the Pacific, according to the plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Co.

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Groundwater contamination at Fukushima plant

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter over the town of Okuma, Fukushima Prefecture, shows the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station on July 9, 2013. Tokyo Electric Power Co., the operator of the crippled plant, said the same day that the density of radioactive cesium in groundwater by the sea at the plant has soared to around 90 times higher than three days ago.

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Steel beam removed from pool at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 20, 2012, shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s operation employing a remote-controlled crane to remove a steel beam from a spent nuclear fuel pool in the No. 3 reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture. The 7-meter steel beam weighing 470 kilograms dropped into the water-filled pool in September when the plant's operator TEPCO used a similar crane to remove debris from the upper portion of the building.

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Steel beam removed from pool at Fukushima plant

FUKUSHIMA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Dec. 20, 2012, shows Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s operation employing a remote-controlled crane to remove a steel beam from a spent nuclear fuel pool in the No. 3 reactor building at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Fukushima Prefecture. The 7-meter steel beam weighing 470 kilograms dropped into the water-filled pool in September when the plant's operator TEPCO used a similar crane to remove debris from the upper portion of the building.

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Train malfunction

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows passengers moving from a train to elevated tracks of the JR Keiyo Line in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2012. A malfunction caused the train to stall on the tracks, forcing some 1,500 passengers to walk along the tracks for about 1 kilometer, according to its operator East Japan Railway Co., or JR East.

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Train malfunction

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows passengers moving from a train to elevated tracks of the JR Keiyo Line in Funabashi, Chiba Prefecture, on Nov. 28, 2012. A malfunction caused the train to stall on the tracks, forcing some 1,500 passengers to walk along the tracks for about 1 kilometer, according to its operator East Japan Railway Co., or JR East.

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Oi reactor regains criticality

OI, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor (front) of the Oi nuclear power station in Fukui Prefecture on July 19, 2012. The reactor reached criticality that morning following its reactivation the night before by its operator, Kansai Electric Power Co. The reactor is the second to go back online after all of Japan's commercial reactors were taken offline for regular checks in the wake of the March 2011 Fukushima nuclear crisis. The first to resume operation was the Oi plant's No. 3 reactor (back) which was brought to full operation on July 9.

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Panel says Fukushima accident was "man-made" disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 5, 2012, shows the wrecked building housing the No. 4 reactor of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. A Japanese parliament-appointed panel investigating the Fukushima plant disaster released a report the same day saying the calamity could have been prevented if regulators and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. had taken appropriate safety steps, calling it "clearly a man-made disaster."

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Panel says Fukushima accident was "man-made" disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 5, 2012, shows (from front) No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. A Japanese parliament-appointed panel investigating the Fukushima plant disaster released a report same day saying the calamity could have been prevented if regulators and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. had taken appropriate safety steps, calling it "clearly a man-made disaster."

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Panel says Fukushima accident was "man-made" disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 5, 2012, shows (from front L) No. 4, No. 3, No. 2 and No. 1 reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. A Japanese parliament-appointed panel investigating the Fukushima plant disaster released a report same day saying the calamity could have been prevented if regulators and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. had taken appropriate safety steps, calling it "clearly a man-made disaster."

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Panel says Fukushima accident was "man-made" disaster

TOKYO, Japan - Photo from a Kyodo News helicopter on July 5, 2012, shows (from L) No. 1, No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 reactors of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station in Fukushima Prefecture. A Japanese parliament-appointed panel investigating the Fukushima plant disaster released a report the same day saying the calamity could have been prevented if regulators and plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. had taken appropriate safety steps, calling it "clearly a man-made disaster."

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Bic Camera to acquire Kojima

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 11, 2012, shows the headquarters of home electronics discount chain operator Bic Camera Inc. in Tokyo's Toshima Ward. Bic Camera decided the same day to acquire its competitor Kojima Co.

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Tokyo Sky Tree fully lit up

TOKYO, Japan - Combination photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on April 19, 2012, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward being lit up in blue (L) and purple. The operator of the world's tallest self-standing tower conducted tests to light up the 634-meter tower using all of its around 2,000 light-emitting diode lamps ahead of its opening on May 22. The two colors will be used alternately, every other day, to light up the tower.

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Tokyo Sky Tree to be completed on Feb. 29

TOKYO, Japan - File photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on Nov. 22, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. Construction of the world's tallest free-standing tower scheduled to open in May 2012 will be completed on Feb. 29, 2012, its operator said Feb. 7.

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Narita airport

NARITA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter in October 2011 shows Narita airport near Tokyo. Its operator, Narita International Airport Corp., said Jan. 26, 2012, that the combined number of Japanese passengers using the airport for outbound and inbound international flights stood at about 1,276,000 in December, marking the first year-on-year rise after the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.

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Genkai nuclear plant's No. 4 reactor

FUKUOKA, Japan - Photo taken in June 2011 from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the No. 4 reactor at the Genkai nuclear power plant in the town of Genkai, Saga Prefecture. The reactor automatically shut down on Oct. 4, 2011, after an abnormality was detected in the condenser of its secondary cooling water system, according to its operator Kyushu Electric Power Co.

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Tokyo Sky Tree

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter on May 23, 2011, shows Tokyo Sky Tree under construction in Tokyo's Sumida Ward. The operator of the world's tallest tower said the same day it has begun work to dismantle four mammoth cranes used to erect the 634-meter-high tower.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. halted the No. 4 reactor the same day as it prepares to shut down the whole plant at the government's request. The move is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region.

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Hamaoka nuclear power plant

NAGOYA, Japan - Photo taken from a Kyodo News helicopter shows the Hamaoka Nuclear Power Station along the Pacific coast in Omaezaki, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on May 13, 2011. The operator Chubu Electric Power Co. halted the No. 4 reactor the same day as it prepares to shut down the whole plant at the government's request. The move is a precautionary measure in view of the probability of a powerful earthquake striking the region.