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Up to 1 Ton of Tainted Water Leaks at Fukushima Plant via Jiji Press

Posted on 2014/04/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tokyo, April 13 (Jiji Press)–Up to one ton of radioactive water has leaked out of a plastic storage tank at Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s <9501> Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, TEPCO said Sunday. A total of 1,640 becquerels of radioactive … Continue reading →

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August water leak at No. 1 far more toxic than announced: Tepco via The Japan Times

Posted on 2014/04/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] After recalculating the radiation level, Tepco said the water contained 280 million becquerels per liter of beta ray-emitting radioactive materials such as strontium-90, instead of 80 million becquerels. A total of 300 tons of toxic water was found to … Continue reading →

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Birds Could Be Flying Japan Radiation Around Pacific Rim via Earthweek

Posted on 2014/04/04 by norma field

Migratory seabirds that spend part of the year around New Zealand after flying in from Japan’s coastal waters are being checked for contamination from the Fukushima nuclear disaster. A study by the University of Auckland is investigating whether radioactive cesium … Continue reading →

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Fukushima N-plant groundwater may be released into sea in May via Jiji Press

Posted on 2014/04/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

 Fukushima, March 30 (Jiji Press)–The planned release into the sea of uncontaminated groundwater at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will start as early as May, industry minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Sunday. The plan calls on groundwater to be … Continue reading →

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Tepco Finds New Leak of Radioactive Water at Fukushima Site via Bloomberg

Posted on 2014/02/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501), operator of the crisis-ridden Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear power plant, said it found a new leak near the tanks holding contaminated water at the disaster site.The utility, which serves 29 million customers in the Tokyo metropolitan … Continue reading →

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TEPCO reveals record cesium level in Fukushima No. 1 well via RT

Posted on 2014/02/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A record high level of radioactive cesium has been found in groundwater beneath the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, it operator TEPCO revealed. On February 13, Tokyo Electric Power Co. reported 37,000 becquerels of cesium-134 and 93,000 becquerels … Continue reading →

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Tepco hid record-level radiation data last July via The Japan Times

Posted on 2014/02/12 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] According to the NRA and other sources, Tepco first said it had detected 900,000 becquerels of beta ray-emitting radioactive materials, including strontium-90, from the groundwater last July. When the firm later measured levels of strontium-90 alone, it found that … Continue reading →

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Fukushima ice wall: TEPCO drills freeze wells to stop contaminated groundwater via RT

Posted on 2014/01/29 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant is erecting an underground wall of frozen soil, which would hopefully stop radioactive water from running into the sea. However, doubts remain over whether it will fix the leak problem. Tokyo … Continue reading →

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Record Radiation Level Detected in Underground Water at Fukushima NPP via Novinite

Posted on 2014/01/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Record high levels of radioactive substances have been detected in underground waters under the Japanese Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant (NPP). The operator of the N-plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), as cited by ITAR-TASS and the Focus news agency, informed … Continue reading →

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Nuclear expert admits Fukushima reactors melted into the ground, contaminating hundreds of tons of groundwater daily via Natural News

Posted on 2014/01/11 by yukimiyamotodepaul

NaturalNews) Fallout from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster from two and a half years ago continues to silently impact health and safety around the world. After explosions in four of the six reactors, three melted down into the ground, and … Continue reading →

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