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Record radiation levels detected in well at Fukushima nuke plant via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2013/12/14 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A record 1.8 million becquerels of beta-ray sources per liter of water were detected at a monitoring well at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. said Dec. 13. The reading concerns strontium and … Continue reading →

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Record outdoor radiation level that ‘can kill in 20 min’ detected at Fukushima via RT

Posted on 2013/12/08 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Outdoor radiation levels have reached their highest at Japan’s Fukushima nuclear plant,warns the operator company.Radiation found in an area near a steel pipe that connects reactor buildings could kill an exposed person in 20 minutes,local media reported. The plant’s operator … Continue reading →

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Fukushima two years on: a dirty job with no end in sight via the guardian

Posted on 2013/12/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The tsunami that wrecked the Fukushima Daiichi power plant has led to the toughest nuclear cleanup ever. Radioactive water is still poisoning the sea – and it could take 40 years to fix the mess. Is Japan up to the … Continue reading →

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Fukushima water tanks flawed, say workers via Firstpost World

Posted on 2013/11/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tokyo: When tons of radioactive water leaked from a storage tank at Fukushima’s crippled nuclear power plant and other containers hurriedly put up by the operator encountered problems, Yoshitatsu Uechi was not surprised. He wonders if one of the tanks … Continue reading →

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Fukushima’s Water Tanks Flawed Because Of Hasty Construction, Workers Say via Huffington Post

Posted on 2013/11/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO — TOKYO (AP) — When tons of radioactive water leaked from a storage tank at Fukushima’s crippled nuclear power plant and other containers hurriedly put up by the operator encountered problems, Yoshitatsu Uechi was not surprised. He wonders if … Continue reading →

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UN: Fukushima radiation worse than feared via Aljazeera

Posted on 2013/10/13 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Panel of experts says levels in workers during nuclear power disaster may have been 20 percent higher than estimated. Japanese authorities may have underestimated by 20 percent the radiation doses workers got in the initial phase of the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a … Continue reading →

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Tepco’s Claim Radiation Leaks Confined to Coast Called ‘Silly’ via Bloomberg

Posted on 2013/10/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s (9501) claim that radioactive water leaking into the sea from the wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant is confined to the coast doesn’t make scientific sense, according to a U.S. researcher who surveyed waters off the site last … Continue reading →

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Toxic water splashes 6 in Japan nuke plant mishap via AP

Posted on 2013/10/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

TOKYO (AP) — Six workers at Japan’s crippled nuclear power plant have been accidentally doused with highly radioactive water, the plant operator said Wednesday, adding to a growing list of mishaps that are shaking confidence in the utility’s ability to … Continue reading →

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NRA publicly reprimands TEPCO chief over latest problems at Fukushima via Japan Today

Posted on 2013/10/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

[…] TEPCO said it halted the Advanced Liquid Processing System (ALPS)—the only one of three that was in operation—early Friday following “an alert suggesting abnormality in the process”. The firm said the cause of the problem remained unknown, but no … Continue reading →

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Second breach at Fukushima nuclear plant leaks toxic water into sea via The Guardian

Posted on 2013/10/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Highly contaminated water overflows into Pacific Ocean in second leak in two months at Daiichi site […] The latest leaks show Tepco’s efforts to improve its handling of the contaminated water are not sufficient, Japan’s top government spokesman, Yoshihide Suga, … Continue reading →

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