Another Radiation Model Shows US & Canada Received Significant Fallout
University of Kyushu has published a paper and their model of radiation fallout from Fukushima Daiichi. This model shows the
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Photos Compare Fukushima And Chernobyl Evacuation Zones
A new photo essay shows the eerie similarities between the evacuation zones around Fukushima and Chernobyl. The entire series can
Read moreUK Advising No Travel Within 60km Of Fukushima Daiichi
The UK government is telling their citizens to not travel within 60km of Fukushima Daiichi. “we advise against all travel
Read moreTalas Update – September 4th, 2011
15 killed, 43 missing as Talas passed over Japan. Evacuation orders and advisories for 460,000 in western and central Japan.
Read moreEarthquakes At Hanford Nuclear Site
There was a 3.7 earthquake at the Hanford Nuclear site last night. According to Jack Bogdanski, smaller quakes have been
Read moreFukushima Reactor Building Detail Solved
There were questions early on about possible large access doors in the top building sections of the reactors at Fukushima
Read moreExtremely Radioactive Mushrooms Found In Fukushima
Wild mushrooms with 28,000 bq/kg of radiation were found by the Citizen Radiation Measuring Station in Fukushima. Considering the already
Read moreNorth Anna Nuclear Plant Has Another Unusual Event
On September 1st the North Anna Nuclear Plant had another unusual event due to an aftershock that registered at the
Read moreCracks Found In North Anna Nuclear Plant Containment
Cracks were found in the containment building of the North Anna nuclear plant in Virginia. Dominion Energy is attempting to
Read moreThe Puzzling Hot Spot Evacuations In Date And Minamisoma
The Wall Street Journal explores the strange situation of evacuation by hot spot going on in areas outside the 20km
Read moreCitizen Food Testing Laboratory To Open In Chiba In October
The “Becquerel Center” opens in October in Chiba, near Tokyo. Their detecting equipment from Germany can test for cesium and
Read moreFukushima Leaders And Residents Protest In Tokyo
A contingent of Fukushima local government officials, business leaders and residents staged a protest in Tokyo to demand full compensation.
Read moreCitizen Created Radiation Map Of Tokyo
People in the Tokyo area have compiled their radiation readings into a crowd sourced Google Map. The map has detailed
Read moreFukushima As History; Nothing Is Ever Really Gone From The Internet
The Spectrum IEEE website caused quite a stir when they rescued the blog of a Fukushima worker that was mysteriously
Read moreTEPCO Dorm Managers Tell Their Story – 東京電力寮マネージャーは、それぞれのストーリーを教え
物語は最近福島第一原子力発電所の近くに東京電力の寮のマネージャーだったカップルが自分の話をした朝日新聞の英語版で登場しました。記事は日本語に翻訳。 のリンク 翻訳を提供するためのオビリーに感謝します。 A story recently appeared in the English Version of the Asahi Shimbun where a couple that were
Read more90% Of Japan’s Nuclear Reactors Will Be Offline
As of Sunday JST 90% of Japan’s nuclear reactors will be offline. Shikoku Electric will shut down the #1 reactor
Read moreTalas Typhoon Update
Talas’ track is again more westerly then previously forecast(good for fuku npp!), the centre is about to cross the coast.
Read moreJapan Nuclear Reactor Stress Tests Status
Reuters has a detailed list of nuclear reactors and their stress test status. So far only a few are planning
Read moreTalas Bad Weather Hits Tohoku Region, Fukushima Daiichi
Weather warnings are being issued for the region around Fukushima Daiichi including heavy rain, ground loosening, winds, gales and storm
Read moreUS Quake Revealed Widespread Problems And Internal NRC Concerns At Nuclear Plants
The NRC has admitted that 27 nuclear power plants may need upgrades to make them better able to handle earthquakes.
Read moreTyphoon Talas Hitting Japan – Current Conditions
Various NHK reports state the following conditions now in Japan: At 1am on 9/3 (JST), the center of Typhoon Talas
Read moreMinistry of Health Releases Earthquake Update In English
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has issued a long document outlining various support activities for the people impacted
Read moreMEXT Radiation Testing Results For September 1st
MEXT has new radiation testing results out. They tested drinking water and various monitoring posts for radiation. All of their
Read moreJapan Ministry of Health Food & Water Testing Results
New government food and water testing results are out. Some contamination found included wheat in Hokkaido, raw milk in Miyagi
Read moreTEPCO Outlines Compensation Package Details
TEPCO has released details of how it plans to compensate victims of the nuclear disaster. Individuals forced to evacuate will
Read moreChiba Clears Rice For Shipment
Rice testing in Chiba showed two locations (out of 319 sampled) that showed 46-47 becquerels/kg in the rice tested. All
Read moreTEPCO’s Plan To Extract Melted Reactor Fuel
TEPCO has a plan to remove the melted fuel from the reactors. It involves flooding containment with water and extracting
Read moreEerie Radiation Art Installation
The Dockville music festival in Hamburg included this art installation called Radioactive Control. The army of 100 figures glowed eerily
Read moreFuel Casks At North Anna Nuclear Plant Moved By Quake
As inspections at the North Anna nuclear plant continue, it was discovered that spent fuel casks were moved. 24 of
Read moreNew Poll Shows 80% Of Don’t Think Japanese Government Is Being Honest About Fukushima
A new AP/GfK poll shows significant distrust and discontent with the current situation in Japan. 80% think the government is
Read more80% Of Japan’s Nuclear Reactors Shut Down
As of Thursday JST 80% of Japan’s nuclear reactors will be shut down. Kyushu Electric’s #2 reactor at Sendai will
Read more34 Locations Higher Than Chernobyl Evacuation Level
34 locations had radiation higher than the evacuation level used at Chernobyl. Two were outside the 20km evacuation zone and
Read moreNews Roundup – August 31st, 2011
Workers exposed to beta radiation while changing a water filter ignored dosimeter alarms. http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110831p2a00m0na001000c.html Workers exposed to beta radiation were
Read moreTropical Storm Talas Update
Thanks again to Thunder for providing today’s Talas update: The track has jumped around a little in the last 24
Read moreWorker Sprayed With Radioactive Water, 100000 cpm at Fukushima
TEPCO mentioned in a press conference that a worker was sprayed with highly radioactive water while moving a hose. The
Read moreRadiation Everywhere
New reports were everywhere in the past 24 hours of radiation being found or information finally being released. These are
Read moreTropical Storm Talas Heads For Honshu
The fukuleaks.org/web team has been tracking tropical storms that may approach the main island of Honshu in the event that
Read moreNorth Anna Nuclear Plant Raises Even More Concerns
The NRC announced that they have sent an augmented team to assist with the inspections at the North Anna nuclear
Read moreKan’s Cabinet Steps Down
The entire cabinet has stepped down including Edano. No word was given what will happen in the interim as the
Read moreWorkers Exposed To Penetrating Beta Radiation At Fukushima
Two workers and possibly a third were exposed to penetrating beta radiation while changing filters in the water clean up
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