At least 462 trillion becquerels of radioactive strontium have leaked to the Pacific Ocean since the March disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power … Hundreds of trillions of becquerels of radioactive strontium leaked into seaRead more
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Radiation Safety?
A large fraction of the affected area received 60,000 to 600,000 becquerels per square meter. 300,000 becquerels per square metre is 5 milliSieverts in the … Radiation Safety?Read more
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Radioactive waste is piling up
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mKUcdwoVfQ&rel=0] The disaster at Fukushima may have faded from the news cycle, but the radioactive waste it left behind isn’t going anywhere. At the Saitama … Radioactive waste is piling upRead more
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Fisheries demand TEPCO drop water-release plan
Fisheries cooperatives on Dec. 8 demanded Tokyo Electric Power Co. rescind its plan to release radioactive water from its crippled nuclear plant into the sea, … Fisheries demand TEPCO drop water-release planRead more
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France to Impose Financial Transaction Tax French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced plans to unilaterally impose a 0.1 percent tax on financial transactions in France … NewsRead more
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Radio active water is leaking from 16 points
Two more water leaks were found at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant Monday in addition to 14 found Sunday that prompted Tokyo Electric Power … Radio active water is leaking from 16 pointsRead more
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TEPCO did not act on tsunami risk projected for nuclear plant
Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s department responsible for managing nuclear power plant facilities did not act on a risk of massive tsunami near the Fukushima Daiichi … TEPCO did not act on tsunami risk projected for nuclear plantRead more
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Cesium from Fukushima plant fell all over Japan
Radioactive substances from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant have now been confirmed in all prefectures, including Uruma, Okinawa Prefecture, about 1,700 kilometers … Cesium from Fukushima plant fell all over JapanRead more
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Fukushima radiation ‘mostly fell in sea’
AFP – Most of the radioactive fallout from the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant dropped into the ocean and began circling the planet, Japanese … Fukushima radiation ‘mostly fell in sea’Read more