On Thursday (15th), the Tokyo Electric Power Company of Japan provided further clarification on the cause of the nuclear waste water leakage at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, stating that it was due to human error on Wednesday (7th). Last Wednesday, about 5.5 tons of radioactive contaminated water leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's water purification system. According to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the leak occurred on Thursday morning in the high-temperature incinerator building while the facility was cleaning and treating contaminated water from the reactor building with the "second cesium adsorption system" to reduce radiation levels in preparation for maintenance. The system is connected to the external wall's exhaust vent, through which the contaminated water leaked. According to TEPCO, two operators from collaborating companies failed to notice the open state of a valve and missed relevant reminder signs before starting t...
European Union (EU) will no longer hinder the provision of aid to Kyiv, as Orban has lifted his opposition. The Prime Minister of Hungary, Viktor Orban, has confirmed that prior to the EU's emergency budget summit on February 1st, he was prepared to soften his stance on the aid package for Ukraine and would no longer block the EU's provision of 50 billion euros (approximately 42.3 billion Hong Kong dollars) in aid to Kiev. In an interview published by French media on Tuesday (30th), Orban stated that Hungary is willing to join the EU-wide solution if the EU guarantees their annual decision-making power over the provision of funds. Furthermore, this annual decision must be based on the same legal basis as currently, requiring unanimous approval from all member states. During the interview, Orbán also expressed his belief in the credibility of the report by the UK's Financial Times. The report claims that if Budapest continues to block a new round of aid to Ukraine at this w...