From: PMT03 Hoc Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2011 5:26 PM To: Hoc, PMT12; PMT07 Hoc Subject: RE: Utube video of workers Fukushima Daiichi Worker Interviews Source: NHK World (www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc3BKldg3-c) Received from ET02 at 16:37 on 3/20/11 Summary: Interviewed two Fukushima Daiichi workers. One was on the Unit 4 refueling floor when the quake occurred. No […]
After the Fukushima nuclear disaster, the health effects of ionized radiation have become a hot topic around the globe. A new study showing that survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear bombings have continued to show a higher-than-normal risk of thyroid cancer, over half a century after their initial exposures. The researchers calculated that 36 […]
For many pediatric cancer patients, total body irradiation (TBI) is a hazardous part of treatment during bone marrow transplant– it’s a key component of long term survival. But lengthened survival creates the ability to notice long term effects of radiation as these youngest cancer patients age. A University of Colorado Cancer Center study recently published […]
DPJ infighting over energy policy draft which proposes to restart nuclear reactors, but limit operating lives to 40 years Source: JiJi Press Source: NHK Japanese scientists say burying nuclear waste is wrong move for nation A report from the Science Council of Japan which will be presented to the Atomic Energy Commission, says that identifying […]
The Gulf of Alaska Keeper, a non-profit organization dedicated to maintain the cleanliness of Alaskan shores released its report of their cleanup activities this spring. The report showed that waste has already increased over 4 times what it was last year, and polystyrene foam had surged to between 9 to 39 times, compared to last […]