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Fukushima
No damage to N-fuel from steel beam
Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Monday it found no visible damage to nuclear fuel assemblies in a spent fuel pool at its crippled Fukushima No. … No damage to N-fuel from steel beamRead more
Interim storage facilities
At a meeting with local governments, the central government has proposed 12 candidate sites for construction of interim storage facilities in Fukushima Prefecture to hold … Interim storage facilitiesRead more
Cesium-laden fish may point to ocean hot spots
A record-high 25,800 becquerels per kilogram of radioactive cesium has been detected in fish caught within 20 km of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, … Cesium-laden fish may point to ocean hot spotsRead more
Tuna Contaminated With Fukushima Radiation Found in California
Bluefin tuna contaminated with radiation believed to be from Fukushima Daiichi turned up off the coast of California just five months after the Japanese nuclear … Tuna Contaminated With Fukushima Radiation Found in CaliforniaRead more
Radiation 258 times legal limit found in fish off Fukushima
Fish containing 258 times the legal limit of radioactive cesium have been found in waters off the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the … Radiation 258 times legal limit found in fish off FukushimaRead more
Internal radiation exposure from homegrown vegetables
Two Fukushima Prefecture men in their 70s suffered a relatively high level of internal radiation exposure by consuming homegrown vegetables contaminated with radioactive cesium, a … Internal radiation exposure from homegrown vegetablesRead more
Fish Off Japan’s Coast Said to Contain Elevated Levels of Cesium
Elevated levels of cesium still detected in fish off the Fukushima coast of Japan suggest that radioactive particles from last year’s nuclear disaster have accumulated … Fish Off Japan’s Coast Said to Contain Elevated Levels of CesiumRead more
Cesium levels in fish off Fukushima not dropping
Radioactive cesium levels in most kinds of fish caught off the coast of Fukushima haven’t declined in the year following Japan’s nuclear disaster, a signal … Cesium levels in fish off Fukushima not droppingRead more
Japan nuke plant water worries rise
Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant is struggling to find space to store tens of thousands of tons of highly contaminated water used to cool the … Japan nuke plant water worries riseRead more