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 cattle within a 20 kilometer radius of the nuclear power plant. Over 3,000 cows, 30,000 pigs, and 625,000 chickens were left behind […]
Half of Fukushima examinees exposed to radiation above annual limit Residents in three municipalities near the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant have been exposed to up to some 37 millisieverts of radiation during the four months after the powerful earthquake and tsunami on March 11 crippled the plant, Fukushima prefectural government officials said Friday. […]
SENDAI (Kyodo) — The Miyagi prefectural government began testing the thyroids of 83 children of up to elementary school age Sunday in the town of Marumori, which borders Fukushima Prefecture, to examine the health impact of the Fukushima nuclear crisis. The radiation level in the prefecture north of Fukushima is estimated to be below the […]
Nuclear abolition and the whole nuclear chain Andreas Nidecker IPPNW (Internatl. Physicians for Prev. Of Nuclear War) ICAN (Internatl. Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons) Nuclear Energy (NE) Civil use of NE in many countries considered as a modern and cheap way for energy production, however we and many others for years believed it is too […]
Practical Whole Body Counting and Internal Dosimetry Tim Kirkham – Chesapeake Nuclear Services (b) Unless respiratory protective equipment is used, as provided in § 20.1703, or the assessment of intake is based on bioassays, the licensee shall assume that an individual inhales radioactive material at the airborne concentration in which the individual is present. […]
EBMT News, August 2011 Report following meeting of EBMT Nuclear Accident Committee, London 9th June 2011 As a consequence of the Fukushima Daiichi power plant incident, a group hosted by the EBMT NAC met in London in June to address lessons learnt from the Japanese incident and produce international consensus for the EBMT and RITN […]
“Significant” sources of radiation which could pose a risk to the public if exposed have been found on the same beach where around 200 radioactive particles were discovered previously. Last month, a lump of contaminated metal was found on the beach, prompting the closure of parts of the foreshore. Source: AP Related articles *JUST IN* […]
Fukushima Worker Dose Experience Two workers at the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant may have been exposed to high levels of radiation exceeding the safety limit set by the government. If confirmed, these are the first cases of radiation exposure since the health ministry raised the limit in March following the accident. Two […]
BERLIN–The German Embassy in Tokyo is having difficulty filling up to 10 posts–about one-fourth of its diplomatic staff positions–as German diplomats are reluctant to come to Japan due to radiation fears stemming from the crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it has been learned. According to sources, the vacant posts include important […]
Minamisoma City in Fukushima Prefecture has decided to include infants and small children in tests for radiation taken into their bodies. Parts of the city are designated as evacuation zones following the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Since July, the city has been testing residents for internal radiation exposure, but infants and small […]
The health ministry has stepped up its snap inspections of food products sold at supermarkets and elsewhere for possible contamination by radioactive substances that may have slipped through checkups by local governments. Local governments are in charge of screening food products for radioactive contamination. However, the frequency and the selection of target items may differ […]
A wide majority of Japanese worry the radiation released by the March 11 earthquake could have an impact on their health, a survey released Sunday indicated. [quote] The Yomiuri Shimbun poll said 68 percent of Japanese were concerned they or their families could be harmed by the radioactive material that escaped from the Fukushima No. […]
First commissioned in 1971, the plant consists of six boiling water reactors (BWR). These light water reactors drove electrical generators with a combined power of 4.7 GWe, making Fukushima Daiichi one of the 15 largest nuclear power stations in the world. Fukushima I was the first nuclear plant to be constructed and run entirely by the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO). Unit 1 is a […]
Tokyo Electric Power Company says 2 male workers at its troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were showered with highly radioactive water by mistake. The accident occurred on Wednesday morning. The two subcontracting workers were suddenly splashed with water leaking from a container whose valve was not shut. The container was part of the contaminated […]
Late last week, the Japanese government lifted a ban on shipments of beef from Fukushima, Iwate and Tochigi Prefectures, bringing minor relief to farmers whose livelihoods had been threatened by the discovery in late July that over 4,000 kilograms of cesium-contaminated beef had hit the shelves at Aeon, one of Japan’s biggest supermarkets. Unsurprisingly, few […]
Japanese doctors warn of public health problems caused by Fukushima radiation. Doctors in Japan are already treating patients suffering health effects they attribute to radiation from the ongoing nuclear disaster. “We have begun to see increased nosebleeds, stubborn cases of diarrhoea, and flu-like symptoms in children,” Dr Yuko Yanagisawa, a physician at Funabashi Futawa Hospital […]
The Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has reprimanded Tokyo Electric Power Co. for failing to conduct adequate identity checks on workers at the stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The agency found out about the lax security as a result of an on-site investigation conducted July 7 after the utility was unable to contact more […]
A German Information Visualization specialist has mapped some of the data in Germany. See original article here. The german Bundesamt für Strahlenschutz (BfS) is, among other duties, in charge of measuring gamma radiation in the atmosphere throughout Germany. A network of about 1750 Geiger counters collects data which is displayed publicly on a very basic user interface. Since the Tsunami in […]
U.S., Japan to jointly study new technology to decontaminate large areas TOKYO (Kyodo) — The United States and Japan will work together in researching new technology to remove radioactive materials from large areas around the crisis-hit Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, a visiting senior U.S. official said Sunday. As thousands of square kilometers require decontamination […]
Workers involved in the restoration of the areas hit by the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and the troubled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant say their working conditions have been harsh. About 1,500 temporary workers of subcontractors hired by leading construction companies gathered in Tokyo on Sunday to discuss the situation. A man who took part […]
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