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Resuspension and atmospheric transport of radionuclides due to wildfires near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 2015: An impact assessment via Scientific Reports

Posted on 2017/05/03 by nfield

17 May 2016 N. Evangeliou , S. Zibtsev , V. Myroniuk , M. Zhurba , T. Hamburger , A. Stohl , Y. Balkanski , R. Paugam , T. A. Mousseau , A. P. Møller  & S. I. Kireev Abstract In … Continue reading →

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Fire near Fukushima nuclear site could spread radiation further via Beyond Nuclear

Posted on 2017/05/03 by nfield

TAKOMA PARK, MD, May 2, 2017 –A raging wildfire in the Fukushima radiation zone not far from the March 2011 Japan nuclear power plant disaster, demonstrates that a nuclear accident has long-term and on-going effects that can worsen over time, … Continue reading →

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Contamination fears as forest fires smoulder in exclusion zone via RT

Posted on 2015/05/14 by norma field

Robert Jacobs, Hiroshima Peace Institute https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqJYI4xdXO0&feature=youtu.be

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Chernobyl: effects of forest fires in areas with radioactive contamination via Green Cross

Posted on 2013/12/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

A new report issued by Green Cross Switzerland has found that Russia’s devastating 2010 forest fires had the potential of spreading radionuclides released by the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster in neighbouring Ukraine across vast areas. n the northern hemisphere summer … Continue reading →

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