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- Japan mulls pouring 1 million metric tons of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean Tue, 28 Nov 17, 2:33amFukushima cleanup continues over six years after the 2011 disaster - and the country hasn't yet decided what to do with one million metric tons of radioactive water currently stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power...
- Japan mulls pouring 1M metric tons of radioactive Fukushima water into Pacific Ocean Tue, 28 Nov 17, 2:33amFukushima cleanup continues over six years after the 2011 disaster - and the country hasn't yet decided what to do with one million metric tons of radioactive water currently stored at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power...
- Suspicious radioactive cloud over Europe may have originated in Russia Fri, 17 Nov 17, 1:53amA radioactive cloud of pollution sounds like a plot point out of the worst B movie - but that's what multiple European monitoring stations recently detected...
- Extremely High Numbers of Radioactive Reindeer Appear in Norway Thu, 9 Oct 14, 12:30amIn a twisted take on Rudolph’s glowing nose, scientists have found that levels of radioactivity amongst Norway’s reindeer are higher this year than they have been for a long time...
- New Radioactive Leak Found at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Wed, 22 Jan 14, 7:06amTokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the embattled operator of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, just released a new video showing highly radioactive water inside the damaged number 3 nuclear reactor...
- Severed Pipe Exposes Fukushima Workers To Several Tonnes Of Radioactive Water Thu, 10 Oct 13, 3:01amAs if the situation at the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant weren't bad enough, we now have news that six clean-up workers were exposed to radioactive water when a pipe was mistakenly disconnected...
- Study Discovers Fracking Wastewater Irradiated and Polluted a Pennsylvania River Thu, 3 Oct 13, 6:00amPhoto: Adam Gregor / Shutterstock Fracking for shale gas doesn't exactly have the best track record for safety or positive environmental impact. Well, go ahead add another unfortunate environmental catastrophe to the fracking...
- Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority Says Contaminated Water at Fukushima an ‘Emergency’ Tue, 6 Aug 13, 2:12amThe head of Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA), Shinji Kinjo has described the state of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant as an "emergency"...
- Tepco Admits Water at Fukushima is Contaminated by Radioactive Particles Thu, 6 Jun 13, 11:10pmThe Tokyo Electric Power Company, or Tepco, just reversed its statement that the water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is not contaminated...
- Tepco Admits that Water at Fukushima is Contaminated by Radioactive Particles Thu, 6 Jun 13, 11:10pmThe Tokyo Electric Power Company, or Tepco, have reversed its earlier statements that the water from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant is not contaminated...
- New Leak at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Raises Yet More Safety Concerns Mon, 15 Apr 13, 11:30pmEfforts to repair damage to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear plant in Japan suffered yet another setback on Sunday when workers found a small leak in pipes leading from the facility's cooling pools...
- “Small Leak” at Fukushima Daiichi Raises Yet More Safety Concerns Mon, 15 Apr 13, 11:30pmEfforts to repair damage to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear plant in Japan suffered another setback on Sunday when workers found a small leak in pipes from the facility's cooling pools...
- Fukushima Cooling System May Have Been Knocked Offline by a Rat Thu, 21 Mar 13, 11:00pmWhen a partial power outage caused the cooling system at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station to fail earlier this week, concerns were renewed as to the vulnerability of the now infamous power plant...
- Washington’s Hanford Nuclear Dump is Leaking Toxic Waste Thu, 28 Feb 13, 6:30amOne of the biggest problems with nuclear power is the radioactive waste it produces; governments and the scientific community have struggled to find ways to safely contain the hazardous materials...
- Japanese Government Buying Radioactive Meat and Destroying It Sat, 23 Jul 11, 1:00amThe Japanese government discovered this week that 1,256 head of cattle have been fed hay poisoned with the radioactive material cesium. The hay, which was grown in the Fukushima prefecture, was given to the cattle during...