Worker Death From “Acute Leukemia” At Fukushima Daiichi
A worker at Fukushima Daiichi has died. He is reported to have worked at the plant for a week for
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France Calls For International Nuclear Response Team
The French PM called for an international nuclear crisis training center and ways to cooperate on safety and standards. He
Read moreNorth Anna Nuclear Plant Quake May Have Been Beyond Safety Design
The North Anna nuclear plant in Virginia experienced a power loss after an earthquake hit the eastern US. A number
Read moreHigh Radiation Levels Found 100km from Fukushima Daiichi
The Atomic Energy Agency and Kyoto University used a car equipped with testing equipment and Google Earth to create this
Read moreGreenpeace Urges Delay In School Starts In Fukushima
記事の末尾に日本語訳。 Greenpeace is urging officials to delay school or take other action due to high levels still being found in
Read morePeople In Disaster Area Caught In Political Dysfunction
““I didn’t do anything wrong, but I lost everything,” said Ikuhashi, who was made unemployed after the disaster and has
Read moreTropical Storm Talas May Turn Into Typhoon, Hit Japan Mainland
Tropical storm Talas has the potential now to increase to a category 1 typhoon with wind above 120mph. The current
Read moreThings We See On The TEPCO Webcam
Strange things are spotted on the TEPCO webcam from time to time. A pair of lost dogs, that were later
Read moreAnger In Fukushima
Residents nearest the destroyed Fukushima Daiichi power plant expressed their anger and frustration with the situation in their home towns.
Read moreCRIIRAD Gives Workshop To Train Citizens In Radiation Testing
French NGO CRIIRAD presented a workshop in Yokohama to show interested citizens how to test food for radiation contamination. Children
Read moreNoda Elected New PM of Japan
Yoshihiko Noda was elected as the new Prime Minister of Japan. Little is known of Noda outside of Japan. How
Read moreYamashita No Longer In Charge Of Radiation Protection Program in Fukushima
Dr. Yamashita has been causing all sorts of confusion, anger and distrust since he was appointed to run the Radiation
Read moreWhy the Fukushima disaster is worse than Chernobyl
Closing in on half a year later, The Independent outlines the reality of the Fukushima Daiichi disaster. The government failures
Read moreTEPCO Fukushima Radiation Leaks Into The Sea May Violate International Law
The Marquette University Law Blog explains how the leaks at Fukushima Daiichi may put Japan in violation of international law.
Read moreSunday News Roundup, Aug 28, 2011
Three Mile Island, what it can teach Japan and the need for open government during a crisis. http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20110821x2.html Iwaishima’s fight against
Read moreSchool Children Stories of Surviving The Tsunami
Sankai/MSN tells the stories of school children fighting for their lives when the Tsunami hit. One student explains how he
Read moreChernobyl Survivors Call For International Safety & Response Team
Survivors of Chernobyl pointed out the international dysfunction surrounding nuclear power. Surviving technical engineers from Chernobyl offered their assistance to
Read moreTEPCO Releases Document Claiming Unit 3 Blew Up Unit 4
TEPCO released a schematic claiming it explains that unit 3 caused the explosion in unit 4. It shows high radiation
Read moreNIRS Questionable Iodine Protocol, Some Comparison
This NIRS document instructing people about protective iodine contained some puzzling instructions. As a comparison we found a US FDA document on
Read moreRice Hay Contamination Doesn’t Add Up
Ex-SKF muses about the rice hay contamination and how it doesn’t quite add up. The story of the hay all
Read moreNo Quick Way To Decontaminate
A news report today mentions new concerns about the decontamination effort. Some of the tactics have caused radiation to concentrate
Read moreReuters is reporting wildfires near the Idaho National Laboratory. Spent fuel facilities are at risk and some staff have been
Read moreNorth Anna Nuclear Plant, More Concerns About the Dam and Artificial Lake
RT TV picked up our story about the fault line concerns at the North Anna nuclear plant. Paul Gunter from
Read moreJapan Nuclear Disaster Models From 2002
A Japan Atomic Energy Institute paper from 2002 recently surfaced online. This paper was the technical estimations of what would
Read moreRadiation Dispersal Models Show Previous And Ongoing US Contamination
The CEREA joint laboratory in France has released models of radiation dispersal as of April 6, 2011. They offer a
Read moreVIDEO: Inside North Anna Nuclear Station
CNN did a piece on the North Anna nuclear station yesterday. According to the plant manager’s statements the earthquake did
Read moreThe Department of Energy has authorized its environmental cleanup contractors at the Hanford nuclear reservation to lay off as many
Read moreTEPCO Wants To Restart Units 5 & 6 At Fukushima Daiichi
This is no joke but it sure sounds like one. TEPCO has been quietly planning to restart units 5 &
Read moreNRC Colluded To Cover Up Fault Under North Anna Reactors
Earlier this week the North Anna nuclear plant lost offsite power and an emergency generator when a 5.8 earthquake hit
Read moreNorth Anna Nuclear Plant Built On Fault Line VEPCO Lied To Cover Up
The North Anna nuclear power plant that lost offsite power yesterday was built on a fault line. Our researchers uncovered
Read moreDaily News Roundup – August 24, 2011
International Physicians For The Prevention Of Nuclear War has issued a letter to PM Kan that the Japanese government institute
Read moreHanford to Fukushima: Part 4
This is part 4 of a 4 part series about the Hanford nuclear site in Washington State. We hope the
Read moreNorth Anna Nuclear Plant Has Critical Safety Failures
Yesterday’s 5.8 earthquake that shook the eastern US and the near miss at the North Anna nuclear power plant has
Read more5.8 Quake Hits Eastern US, Damage in DC, Nuclear Plant Loses Power
A 5.8 earthquake hit the eastern coast of the US this afternoon. This number may sound small compared to earthquakes
Read moreHanford to Fukushima: Part 3
This is part 3 of a 4 part series about the Hanford nuclear site in Washington State. We hope the
Read moreKan To Outline No Go Zones Saturday
Kan is scheduled to give a speech in Fukushima on Saturday to give details on the longer term exclusion zone
Read moreDaily News Roundup – August 23, 2011
Concerns that cesium may have a much longer ecological half life than previously thought. http://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2011/08/ecological-half-life-of-cesium-137-may.html Cicada population much lower with
Read moreHanford to Fukushima: Part 2
This is part 2 of a 4 part series about the Hanford nuclear site in Washington State. We hope the
Read moreHanford To Fukushima: Part 1
This is part 1 of a 4 part series about the Hanford nuclear site in Washington State. We hope the
Read moreDaily News Roundup – Radiation Everywhere Edition
Reports of radiation being found flooded in this weekend. Radiation is showing up everywhere and in ways that are becoming
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