Tag Archives: Radiation exposure

Hanford nuclear waste tank may be leaking, U.S. officials say via KOMO

Posted on 2021/04/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

by NICHOLAS K. GERANIOS Associated Press SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — An underground nuclear waste storage tank in Washington state that dates to World War II appears to be leaking contaminated liquid into the ground, the U.S. Department of Energy said Thursday. … Continue reading →

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If it’s safe, dump it in Tokyo. We in the Pacific don’t want Japan’s nuclear wastewater via the Guardian

Posted on 2021/04/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Joey Tau and Talei Luscia Mangioni Japan’s plans to discharge radioactive wastewater into the Pacific Ocean is a callous act that would do catastrophic harm Earlier this month, the Japanese government announced plans to discharge 1m tonnes of radioactive wastewater accruing since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster … Continue reading →

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Britain’s nuclear past: the fallout from the High Explosive Research programme via History Extra

Posted on 2021/04/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

British nuclear tests conducted in the 1950s exposed many thousands of servicemen to high levels of radiation. Gordon Murray explores the poisonous legacy of the euphemistically named High Explosive Research programme | By Gordon Murray “We were ordered to kill … Continue reading →

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American Honey Still Contains Radioactive Fallout From Nuclear Tests Decades Ago via Science Alert

Posted on 2021/04/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

PETER DOCKRILL Traces of radioactive fallout from nuclear tests in the 1950s and 1960s can still be found in American honey, new research reveals. The radioactive isotope identified, cesium-137, falls below levels considered to be harmful – but the amounts … Continue reading →

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Nuclear waste director: Proposed New Mexico nuclear waste storage facility is illegal via The Center Square

Posted on 2021/04/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Elyse Kelly  (The Center Square) – Safety and economic concerns over a proposed nuclear waste storage facility near Carlsbad have prompted the state of New Mexico to sue the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). To be built by Holtec in … Continue reading →

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Recap: Environmental Justice with Just Moms STL via Washington University ProSPER

Posted on 2021/04/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Ryan Friedman and Kayla Hannon • When Karen Nickel’s parents moved to the banks of Coldwater Creek in Hazelwood, Missouri 20 miles northwest of St. Louis, they did not realize they were moving to an area contaminated by radioactive material. Karen later moved to … Continue reading →

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A Fukushima lesson: Victim compensation schemes need updating via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/03/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Hirokazu Miyazaki  […] Today, nuclear energy is used to produce about 10 percent of electricity worldwide. However, the desire to limit the environmental impact of carbon-based energy sources is putting nuclear power generation in the spotlight. For example, the International … Continue reading →

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Why Japan still plugs into nuclear via The Christian Science Monitor

Posted on 2021/02/27 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Gavin Blair Ten years after the Fukushima disaster, the country needs the energy source to bridge to a greener future. IITATE, JAPAN News reports of a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off the coast of Fukushima prefecture just a few … Continue reading →

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Ex-Tokyo fire chief recalls tense days of Fukushima disaster response via The Japan Times

Posted on 2021/02/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The former chief of the Tokyo Fire Department clearly remembers the day nearly 10 years ago when he ordered a team to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant crippled by a massive earthquake and tsunami in the belief it “had … Continue reading →

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Radiation illnesses and COVID-19 in the Navajo Nation via Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2021/02/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By Jayita Sarkar, Caitlin Meyer, The COVID-19 pandemic is wiping out Indigenous elders and with them the cultural identity of Indigenous communities in the United States. But on lands that sprawl across a vast area of the American West, the Navajo (or Diné) are … Continue reading →

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