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Decades Later, Sickness Among Airmen After a Hydrogen Bomb Accident via The New York Times

[…] It was a late winter night in 1966 and a fully loaded B-52 bomber on a Cold War nuclear patrol had collided with a refueling jet high over the Spanish coast, freeing four hydrogen bombs that went tumbling toward … Continue reading

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Japanese utility admits to ‘coverup’ during Fukushima nuclear meltdown via The Toronto Star

TOKYO—The utility that ran the Fukushima nuclear plant acknowledged Tuesday its delayed disclosure of the meltdowns at three reactors was tantamount to a coverup and apologized for it. Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) president Naomi Hirose’s apology followed the revelation … Continue reading

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Fukushima fishermen blast TEPCO over failure to disclose radioactive water flow via The Asahi Shimbun

Fukushima fishermen appear to have finally run out of patience with Tokyo Electric Power Co. They lambasted TEPCO at a meeting on Feb. 25 over the utility’s failure for half a year to disclose the flow into the ocean of … Continue reading

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