Radioactive Sulfur in West Coast 2 weeks after Fukushima disaster – latest evidence that the reactors melted down catastrophically
Scientists in California are reporting raised levels of radioactive chemicals in the atmosphere in the weeks following the disaster at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. The measurements are the latest evidence that…
Jordanians lash out against planned nuclear reactor
Activists encourage govt to search for energy alternatives as Amman makes plans to build nuclear reactor in response to rising oil prices. Jordan has opted for nuclear power as a solution to its…
PET bottles become radiation detectors in Japan
(Reuters) – To meet growing demand for radiation detectors after Japan’s March earthquake and tsunami, which set off the world’s worst nuclear accident in 25 years, a Japanese researcher has come up with…
Radiation Bankrupts Japanese Cattle Ranch With $5.6 Billion in Liabilities
Agura Bokujo, operator of a cattle ranch north of Tokyo, became Japan’s biggest corporate failure this year after consumer fears over beef contaminated with radiation damaged sales, Tokyo Shoko Research said. Radiation from…
Irradiated soil should be stored in Fukushima for a while: Gemba
National policy minister Koichiro Gemba said Sunday that irradiated soil and sludge to be eliminated from areas around the stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant should be stored temporarily in Fukushima Prefecture before final…
Safety doubts raised at U.S. Hanford nuclear waste cleanup project
The Energy Department has asserted that Bechtel Corp. underplayed safety risks from equipment it is installing at the nation’s largest nuclear waste cleanup project, according to government records. A federal engineering review team…
Nuclear plant may get revival; TVA board to consider gamble completing Bellefonte Nuclear site
Later this month, the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority could take up a proposal to complete the Bellefonte nuclear power plant in northeast Alabama.TVA administrators are conducting a campaign to gain public…
Japan: a radioactive water still contained in another nuclear power plant
The Japan Atomic Power Company that operates a nuclear power plant in Tsuruga in the West of the Japan announced that an increase in radioactivity had been found in water to cool the…
Experts: Fukushima Accident Affected Atmosphere Like Chernobyl – Was there an unrecorded release?
Vertical atmospheric DC electric field at ground level, or potential gradient (PG), suddenly dropped by one order of magnitude at Kakioka, 150 km southwest from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant (FNPP) right…
Nuclear Disaster: This is not only in Japan
Today,they revealed that cabinet knew meltdown was happening,serious amount of radiation was already leaking just after the earthquake,but they kept people stay near nuclear plants and let them seriously exposed.and chief secretary of…
Nuclear Program in India Faces Scrutiny After New Bribery Revelations
The new bribery revelations, a rigged process to import reactors and safety-related concerns must lead to the long-blocked scrutiny of the nuclear deal by Parliament. What is disconcerting about India’s plans for massive…
Japan Nuclear Plant Operator Expects to Miss Decontamination Goals: Radiation-Tainted Liquid pooling in large portions of site
Tokyo Electric Power on Wednesday indicated it had little chance of meeting its goal to this year eliminate the bulk of radiation-tainted water flooding Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi atomic power plant, the Asahi Shimbun…
TEPCO Reports More Information About Earthquake Damage and Instrument Failures After March 12th Earthquake
Tokyo Electric Power Co. on Monday reported to the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, METI details about the situation at the time of the earthquake victims in eastern Fukushima second primary. Once the…
Robots From Around The World Being Sent To Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Site
Asimo, the cutest durned robut you ever did see, is about to roll its precious sleeves and pitch in on the Fukushima recovery effort. PhyOrg is reporting about ASIMO’s new sense of purpose….
Nigeria Still Considering Nuclear Power
Nnaji made his observation after meeting with nuclear power specialists from Russia’s Rosatom atomic agency, who are in the country to seek government’s assistance to commence the construction of Nigeria’s first nuclear power…
Nine Mile Point 2 reactor shut down for second time in less than a week
Federal regulators say the reactor at a nuclear power plant on New York’s Lake Ontario shoreline has been shut down for the second time in less than a week. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission…
NRC studies possible nuclear fuel problem at Peach Bottom plant – 19 other reactors in United States using same materials
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is undertaking a study to ensure the spent fuel pools at Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station can maintain safety guidelines despite the degradation of a material used to control…
TEPCO To Mount Electric Fans On Gas Masks: Some Workers Worked Without Any Filters In Mask In July
As a countermeasure, the work carried out before and after the measurement of internal exposures using the whole-body counter. Working in areas of high doses, especially with the electric fans in front mask,…
Japan To Check Charcoal and Firewood for Radiation: Sets Restrictions on Sale and Transfer of Possible Contaminated Household Fuel Sources
Radioactive Contamination has been found in rice, rice straw, grass, beef, and many other Japanese Markets. The Forestry Agency announced that firewood for cooking, charcoal, sawdust, and wood used for mushroom…
Japan To Check Charcoal and Firewood for Radiation: Sets Restrictions on Sale and Transfer of Possible Contaminated Household Fuel Sources
Radioactive Contamination has been found in rice, rice straw, grass, beef, and many other Japanese Markets. The Forestry Agency announced that firewood for cooking, charcoal, sawdust, and wood used for mushroom…
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