Around the world rates of childhood cancers are increasing according to multiple new studies on both State and National levels and available explanations don’t offer a complete picture of why more kids are getting sick. A study in California showed that rates of new cases of childhood cancers are increasing, according to a new study […]
The United States donated 35 personal radiation detectors to Jordan valued altogether at nearly $106,000 on Sunday. Jordan and United States considering expanding nuclear markets U.S. has been holding diplomatic talks with Jordan to open its markets to American suppliers. Last January U.S. State Department officials dropped objections to Jordan building uranium enrichment facilities as a pre-condition […]
Swallows nesting at the Sellafield nuclear complex in Cumbria have been contaminated with low levels of radioactivity from the site, according to the Environment Agency. There are at least two open-air ponds at Sellafield, both dating back to the 1950s. They store radioactive waste from early nuclear reactors and may generate warmth that attracts insects. Up […]
Late Sunday evening in a closed-door session, the nuclear committee of Fukui Prefecture comprised of nuclear and earthquake experts accepted most parts of a draft report that the Central Government says guarantees the safety of the Ohi reactors if restarted. The meeting was temporarily disrupted by some members of the public opposed to the restart […]
Nearly 1 in 5 Evacuees might not be able to return home Nearly 20 percent of evacuees might not be able to return to their homes in evacuation areas near the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant even 10 years after the disaster, according to an estimate the government made available Saturday. In the towns of […]
Japanese officials have failed to justify why it took them over a month to disclose large-scale releases of radioactive material in mid-March at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. A special government tool had been producing critical maps, and other data, hourly since the first hours after the catastrophic earthquake and tsunami, some of […]