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The Fukushima nuclear power plant suffered a major meltdown on March 11, 2011, when a magnitude 9 earthquake and a subsequent tsunami struck Japan. It's considered the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl in 1986.

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A man wearing a white head hat stands at the turbines and electricity generators facility during a press tour

A man wearing a white head hat stands at the turbines and electricity generators facility during a press tour

Controversial German-Brazilian nuclear agreement turns 50

Controversial German-Brazilian nuclear agreement turns 50

A 1975 nuclear energy treaty between Germany and Brazil is still in force today, despite Germany's nuclear phaseout.

Reactor building number 2 at the Fukushima nuclear power plant

Reactor building number 2 at the Fukushima nuclear power plant

Japan: Difficult Fukushima debris clean-up put on hold

Japan: Difficult Fukushima debris clean-up put on hold

Removing radioactive debris is critical to the clean-up. But operator Tepco says it's a difficult and uprecedented job.

Spent nuclear fuel storage grounds at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine

Spent nuclear fuel storage grounds at the Russian-controlled Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in southern Ukraine

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia: How safe is the nuclear plant?

Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia: How safe is the nuclear plant?

The International Atomic Energy Agency warned Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia power plant was 'dangerously close to an accident.'

Protesters' iconic yellow flag with a red smiling sun. It reads "Atomkraft? Nein Danke" (Nuclear power? No thanks!)

Protesters' iconic yellow flag with a red smiling sun. It reads "Atomkraft? Nein Danke" (Nuclear power? No thanks!)

Will nuclear energy make a comeback in Germany?

Will nuclear energy make a comeback in Germany?

Germany phased out nuclear energy in 2023, but some politicians are calling for new nuclear plants to be built.

Greenpeace campaign against nuclear power painted large on a nuclear power plant cooling tower

Greenpeace campaign against nuclear power painted large on a nuclear power plant cooling tower

Germany shuts down its last nuclear power stations

Germany shuts down its last nuclear power stations

Germany has shut down its last nuclear reactors. Meanwhile in Asia, nuclear power is experiencing a renaissance.

Construction work at the Fukushima nuclear plant

Construction work at the Fukushima nuclear plant

Fukushima fears aside, Japan still depends on nuclear power

Fukushima fears aside, Japan still depends on nuclear power

The 2011 Fukushima disaster helped seal the fate of nuclear power in Japan, or so it seemed.

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