Tag Archives: cesium

Agricultural implications of the Fukushima nuclear accident via Journal of Radiation Research

Posted on 2016/08/20 by norma field

Tomoko M. Nakanishi More than 4 years has passed since the accident at the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant. Immediately after the accident, 40 to 50 academic staff of the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of … Continue reading →

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THREE-YEAR RETENTION OF RADIOACTIVE CAESIUM IN THE BODY OF TEPCO WORKERS INVOLVED IN THE FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER STATION ACCIDENT via Radiation Protection Dosimetry

Posted on 2016/07/21 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Abstract Direct measurements of seven highly exposed workers at the Tokyo Electric Power Company Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station accident have been performed continuously since June 2011. Caesium clearance in the monitored workers is in agreement with the biokinetic models … Continue reading →

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Tracking Radioactive Cesium Released During Fukushima Disaster via Earth & Space Science News

Posted on 2016/02/25 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Scientists probe the Pacific to determine how far the damage from one of the largest nuclear meltdowns in history extends. Between 2012 and 2014, Yoshida et al. analyzed the abundance of two cesium (Cs) isotopes—134Cs and 137Cs—at various locations throughout … Continue reading →

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Extensive radiation study finds no internal cesium exposure in Fukushima children via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/10/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An extensive study of internal radiation exposure in Fukushima Prefecture children detected no radioactive cesium among the examinees, according to the results of a study published Friday. The study, the first of its kind, involved over 2,700 infants and small … Continue reading →

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Georgia can learn lessons from Fukushima disaster via Just Atlanta News

Posted on 2015/08/31 by norma field

By Daniel R. Ferreira Georgia has two nuclear power plants with another under construction today. Together, the current plants produce about 20 percent of the electricity used in the state. Whether you are pro- or anti-nuclear power, the truth is … Continue reading →

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Fukushima town residents protest official’s comment about radiation safety via The Mainichi

Posted on 2015/07/07 by norma field

Nuclear evacuees from the Fukushima Prefecture town of Naraha have protested over a government official’s comment that he thinks the safety of the town’s drinking water is “a psychological issue.” The whole town was designated as a no-entry zone after … Continue reading →

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Researchers find high cesium in some Pacific plankton via The Japan Times

Posted on 2015/03/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Scientists said Tuesday they have detected radioactive cesium from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant in plankton collected from all 10 points in the Pacific they checked, with the highest levels at around 25 degrees north latitude and 150 degrees … Continue reading →

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Arrival of the Fukushima radioactivity plume in North American continental waters via PNAS

Posted on 2015/02/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Abstract The large discharge of radioactivity into the northwest Pacific Ocean from the 2011 Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear reactor accident has generated considerable concern about the spread of this material across the ocean to North America. We report here the first … Continue reading →

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Study: Cesium from Fukushima debris removal likely spread 50 km via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2014/07/16 by norma field

Radioactive substances released during rubble-removal work at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant last year likely spread to areas nearly 50 kilometers away, according to a research team at Kyoto University. The agriculture ministry earlier raised the likelihood that debris-removal … Continue reading →

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Debris cleanup at Fukushima reactor may have contaminated rice crops via The Japan Times

Posted on 2014/07/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] Radioactive cesium exceeding the government limit of 100 becquerels per kilogram was detected in rice crops from Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture, last year, including areas located more than 20 km from the crippled nuclear plant. Farm ministry officials said they … Continue reading →

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