TEPCO confirms Fukushima Daiichi groundwater contaminated with strontium and tritium
TEPCO finally revealed that groundwater testing at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant found elevated levels of radioactive Strontium-90, a by-product of the fission process, at more than 30 times the legal…
Japanese scientists find fish around Fukushima Daiichi contaminated shortly after disaster
Researchers in Japan have found that fish close to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant had absorbed a large dose of radioactive materials, like cesium, immediately after the March 2011 nuclear disaster, rather…
More contaminated water leaks at Fukushima Daiichi reported
TEPCO announced that more radioactive water had leaked on Thursday at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant while workers were transferring contaminated water between leaking underground storage pits. The incident happened one day…
Record radiation levels found in fish at Fukushima Daiichi
Due to concerns that sea life was allowed to travel freely in and out of the port at Fukushima Daiichi after finding high levels of cesium in fish and shellfish caught in the…
Washington Governor confirms radioactive waste leaking from underground tanks at Hanford Nuclear Reservation
On Friday, Washington Governor Jay Inslee confirmed that radioactive liquids are leaking from tanks at the most contaminated nuclear site in the United States at Hanford, further heightening concerns experts have shared…
Fukushima Daiichi disaster proved nuclear reactors are a potential Pandora’s Box for proliferation
Concerns over nuclear weapons proliferation has re-emphasized the need for swift and accurate detection of nuclear tests conducted anywhere in the world. Most nuclear weapons states publicly declare their nuclear status by way…
Radioactive cesium in calves found higher than mothers after Fukushima Daiichi disaster
After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster released enormous amounts of radiation into the environment, scientists and researchers in Japan began monitoring the concentration of Cesium-134 and Cesium-137 in the organs of 79 abandoned…
Record contamination detected in fish caught inside of Fukushima Daiichi harbor
TEPCO announced that it had captured a Murasoi fish from inside of the harbor at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. Analysis detected 254,000 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium in the…
Japan working to speed up decommissioning of Fukushima Daiichi reactors
On Wednesday, an official from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Toshimitsu Motegi, addressed workers at the new reconstruction headquarters in Fukushima Prefecture and told them that the central government would work…
Radiation data released by Japan not comparable to actual levels measured by USS George Washington
March 21st, 2011 – Radiation data released by Japan not comparable to radiation levels measured by USS Geor… by Enformable
Contaminated rice found outside of Fukushima Prefecture
The Miyagi Prefectural government announced that cesium levels in rice grown in Kurihara had been found contaminated up to 240 becquerels of cesium per kilogram. Kurihara is mostly farmland, mostly known for its…
Battle over Bechtel clean-up at Hanford escalating after police reports filed
More outrage is building over prominent employees at Hanford blowing the whistle about how Bechtel has rushed the project in order to make a quick buck. Despite decades of cleanup efforts and billions…
Fukushima Daiichi compensation costs and clean-up efforts will easily exceed $60 billion
After the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster TEPCO estimated that it would require $30 billion dollars to pay for damages. For the third time that figure will be increased, after the operator of the…
Crewmembers of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan sue TEPCO over Fukushima disaster
Eight of the 5,500 crewmembers of the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan have filed a Federal lawsuit against Tokyo Electric Power Company for risks encountered due to relief efforts during Operation Tomadachi. Their allegations state…
Contamination event at Oak Ridge Depleted Uranium Recycling Facility
On Friday, December 7th, workers at the Energy Solutions Bear Creek Depleted Uranium Recycling Facility in Oak Ridge Tennessee, workers placed a drum of Depleted Uranium shavings in Area 9 of the old ATG…
France to compensate French Polynesians for damage caused by nuclear weapons tests in South Pacific
Nuclear weapon testing has left a legacy of residual contamination from radioactive materials which have a variable degree of significance for human health and the environment. This week, France agreed to compensate five…
In-Focus: Japan – Decontamination efforts often insufficient as contaminated materials continue to accumulate –
Decontamination efforts often insufficient as contaminated materials continue to accumulate Source: Tokyo Web Source: 47 News Japan TEPCO announces leak of contaminated water from absorption apparatus Source: JiJi Press Japan to compare Fukushima…
Levels of radiation around Fukushima Daiichi remain stable rather than falling off as predicted
The University of Tokyo hosted a conference this week on the 12th and 13th of November, where researched presented data which revealed that the levels of radioactivity in the ocean waters around the…
In-Focus: Japan – NRA to probe faulty fallout projections – A-Bomb survivors push Obama to do more to eradicate nuclear weapons
NRA to probe faulty fallout projections Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority announced on Tuesday that more errors were found in wind direction data for Kyushu Electric Power Co.’s Genkai power plant in Saga Prefecture…
In-Focus: Japan – Safety zones around nuclear plants may not be large enough – New active fault found 14 km from future nuclear power station
New active fault found 14 km from Oma nuclear site in Aomori Prefecture Source: The Daily Yomiuri All of melted nuclear fuel in Fukushima Daiichi Reactor 1 fell into containment Source: JNES 30-km…
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