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The entire cabinet has stepped down including Edano. No word was given what will happen in the interim as the

Reuters is reporting wildfires near the Idaho National Laboratory. Spent fuel facilities are at risk and some staff have been

The Department of Energy has authorized its environmental cleanup contractors at the Hanford nuclear reservation to lay off as many

International Physicians For The Prevention Of Nuclear War has issued a letter to PM Kan that the Japanese government institute

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

Former US envoy critical of Japan’s nuclear crisis response Radiation defense project begins in Japan Guardian photo essay in the

China finds high radiation in sea off  Japan Tritium found in water at Fukushima Daiichi 15 reactors left running in

Obon fires continue in temporary housing Short half life radiation still being produced at Unit 2 38 cases suspected heat

Cesium beef served in 296 schools in Japan Hayao Miyazaki’s walk the dog protest Ft. Calhoun may not restart until

Indian workers have spent fuel chucked down tunnel they were painting low dose radiation research to be cut in the

Nagasaki atomic bombing remembered US sends envoy to Nagasaki memorial ceremony for first time Lessons of Fukushima and Hiroshima Japan

It couldn’t happen in Japan MSN creates pet search to aid people in finding pets lost in the disaster Martial

Computer reboot solves water treatment system failure at Fukushima Daiichi Industry minister to step down The great lesson of Fukushima

Australian 60 minutes documentary: Nuclear Time Bomb An interesting paper on the US clinging to nuclear power Gret Mitchell has

Top 3 nuclear power policy officials to be axed Kyodo News This article would not be possible without the extensive

Court injunction sought against reactor restarts Anti-nuclear bomb council states nuclear power should be abolished MOX fuel to be made

TEPCO more concerned with stock prices than public safety Nuclear plant workers developed cancer despite lower radiation exposure than legal

30,ooo bq cesium ash found in Iwate Drywell radiation in Unit 3 spikes to over 300 Sv/h Debris as high

Workers receiving high doses in unit 3, more work to do Editorial: Create law to deal with radioactive waste Fukushima

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Lawyers band together to protect children in Fukushima http://saflan.jugem.jp/?eid=3 Water treatment system continues to struggle, water piling up at Fukushima

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

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

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

Workers complete patching turbine building 3 and receive high radiation doses More beef found contaminated as both hay and cows

Daily News Roundup – July 18 – 2011 Ministry raises radioactive trash limit to 10,000 bq and permits burning radioactive

Traditional media critical of Kan’s no nukes policy Anti-nuclear activist turned hero after Fukushima Disaster Fukushima City to decontaminate entire

Daily News Roundup – July 14, 2011 Guardian story,nuclear gypsies at Fukushima More details on the beef contamination Asahi Shimbun

Daily News Roundup – July 13, 2011 Dying for TEPCO Japanese mothers form an army Officials say can’t tell rad

Daily News Roundup – July 12, 2011 Birds may show Japan’s nuclear accident has global effects 23% of donations reach

Daily News Roundup – July 11, 2011 TEPCO CEO accused of criminal charges Sunflowers already being used to decontaminate soil

Daily News Roundup –  July 9 – 2011 Atomic Energy Society criticizes TEPCO & Japan Govt. delays, not enough info

Daily News Roundup – July 8 – 2011 Nuclear stress tests trigger backlash Cesium found in Tochigi tea Nuclear restart

Daily News Roundup – July 7 – 2011 Kyushu Electric attempted to use employees to sway public opinion on nuclear

Daily News Roundup – July 6 – 2011 3 faulty nuclear power plant emergency generators found Fukushima nuclear crisis an