As 500 workers in hazmat suits and respirator masks fanned out to decontaminate this village 20 miles from the ravaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactors, their … A Confused Nuclear CleanupRead more
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Temperature is rising in Reactor Number 2
Temperatures rose unexpectedly in one of the reactors at the embattled Fukushima nuclear power plant this week. The Japanese utility Tepco injected the reactor with … Temperature is rising in Reactor Number 2Read more
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Radioactive particles from Japan detected in California kelp
Radioactive particles released in the nuclear reactor meltdown in Fukushima, Japan, following the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami were detected in giant kelp along the … Radioactive particles from Japan detected in California kelpRead more
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Radioactive Concrete
The Japanese government is investigating how radioactive concrete ended up in a new apartment complex in the Fukushima Prefecture, housing evacuees from a town near … Radioactive ConcreteRead more
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Massive levels of radioactive cesium detected at a quarry
Massive levels of radioactive cesium have been detected from gravel at a quarry near the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, after high radiation was detected at … Massive levels of radioactive cesium detected at a quarryRead more
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57 percent of evacuees didn’t apply for compensation due to confusing forms
Fifty-seven percent of evacuees living in temporary housing and visited by the Nuclear Damage Liability Facilitation Fund said they have not applied for compensation because … 57 percent of evacuees didn’t apply for compensation due to confusing formsRead more
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Cold shutdown,what is that?
The Japanese authorities stated last Friday that Fukushima is in a state of “cold shutdown. This is not true. At first glance, the announcement that … Cold shutdown,what is that?Read more
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Workers ‘didn’t check’ reactor pressure day before explosion
A government panel has found that workers at the No. 3 reactor of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant stopped operation of a … Workers ‘didn’t check’ reactor pressure day before explosionRead more
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Tsunami debris is on its way
Some of the 20 to 25 million tons of debris swept into the ocean last March by the tsunami that devastated Japan is expected to … Tsunami debris is on its wayRead more