Tokyo University Professor Explains The Real Radiation Reality In Japan

Update: The video has been being deleted off of YouTube. Please download a copy of the video and transcript to

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Plutonium Risks To Health

Googleによる日本語訳は、記事の一番下に翻訳。 Plutonium is a radioactive isotope that is produced inside a nuclear reactor. Plutonium that was released into the environment

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NISA Colluded With Seven Power Companies To Influence Public

The official count so far has risen to seven power companies that NISA colluded with to fake public support for dangerous

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International Petition To Evacuate Children From Fukushima

The Moms & Children Rescue Fukushima group has started a petition urging the Prime Minister of Japan to evacuate all

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Video: Creating A Contamination Map In Japan

The excellent NHK documentary follows a radiation scientist as he tracks the fallout around Japan from Fukushima Daiichi.  Kimora worked

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Core Meltdowns at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station: Aging as a Contributing Factor

Radiation embrittlement, corrosion, fatigue and other wear dictate the rate of temperature change at which the reactor pressure vessel (RPV)

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The difference between types of radiation

Radiation from nuclear accidents is frequently expressed by the media as “just like an x-ray” or “equivalent to an x-ray”.

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Building A Citizen Testing System In Japan

What is currently happening in Japan may sound familiar to many in Germany. After Chernobyl exploded, governments were intent on

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Daily News Roundup July 22 – 2011

Venting of unit 1 failed http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110722p2a00m0na001000c.html More contaminated tea, Shizuoka, southwest of Tokyo http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/national/news/20110609-OYT1T00821.htm?from=main1 Shizuoka tea retailer asked by government

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Food Contamination Testing Results

Food tested for radioactive contamination, results here. This article would not be possible without the extensive efforts of the SimplyInfo

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Daily News Roundup – July 21, 2011

Fukushima City plants sunflowers to aid decontamination http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/national/news/20110720p2g00m0dm091000c.html US nuclear workers intimidated http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7373905n Older reactors steel brittleness makes them more

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Coping With Radioactive Contamination; How To Protect Yourself

Food/consumption: Hygiene: Hygiene is important, keep food in sealed containers, indoors. Keep food preparation surfaces clean and free of dust

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Daily News Roundup – July 20, 2011

US still urges 50 mile evacuation zone http://mdn.mainichi.jp/mdnnews/news/20110720p2g00m0dm013000c.html Contaminated beef may have been exported http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-07-20/japan-won-t-rule-out-possibility-radioactive-fukushima-beef-was-exported.html Red Cross supplies new appliances to

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Why “Cold Shutdown” Is A Myth And Going Home Unlikely

The Japanese government has been touting this “cold shutdown” myth extensively over the last week. As Ex-SKF put it, the

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Removal Of Spent Fuel In Units 3 & 4 Made A Priority

No additional details are given such as how the fuel will be removed or how quickly. TEPCO has announced that

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Japan Government Quietly Raised Safety Levels On Drinking Water

On March 17th the Health Labor and Welfare Ministry significantly raised the safety levels of drinking water.  The change came

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Radiation Showing Up In Urine Of Children Outside Tokyo

We recently wrote about the high radioactivity being found in soil and at locations around Kashiwa, Chiba (suburb of Tokyo).

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High Cesium Found In Soil In Kashiwa Near Tokyo

Member Asuperdry, took matters to hand and had local soil from Kashiwa tested. 23,663 bq/kg cesium 134 was found and

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