Tag Archives: health effects

Meet the Japanese Moms Running a Citizens’ Lab to Track Nuclear Radiation via Broadly

Posted on 2019/03/19 by nfield

A woman in a lab coat and surgical mask analyzes a screen full of data. Only those with some training in physics—and in this case, a fear of radiation—would be able to make sense of these numbers. Ayumi Iida, 33, … Continue reading →

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San Diego judge dismisses U.S. sailors’ Fukushima radiation lawsuits, rules Japan has jurisdiction via The San Diego Union-Tribune

Posted on 2019/03/14 by nfield

Kristina Davis A San Diego federal judge has dismissed two class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of hundreds of U.S. sailors who claimed they were exposed to dangerous levels of radiation during a humanitarian mission in Japan following 2011’s devastating earthquake … Continue reading →

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How Fukushima Nukes Kill Our Climate, Our Planet, Ourselves via Reader Supported News

Posted on 2019/03/13 by nfield

Harvey Wasserman […\] Here are some inconvenient truths:  About 450 reactors now spew huge quantities of waste heat that kill our global weather patterns. All daily emit carbon and more during “normal” operations and the mining, milling, and enrichment of radioactive … Continue reading →

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Newborn heart problems surged after Fukushima nuke disaster: Study via Medical Xpress

Posted on 2019/03/13 by nfield

[…] Researchers analyzed data on complex congenital heart diseaseoperations in children between 2007 and 2014. In the four years after Fukushima, the number of these operations in infants across Japan increased just over 14 percent. There was no significant increase among 1- … Continue reading →

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Fukushima women and children on the Frontline: Workers and Children Radiation Risks and Human Rights Violations via Greenpeace

Posted on 2019/03/10 by nfield

Eight years after the start of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster and two years after the Japanese government lifted evacuation orders in areas of Namie and Iitate, radiation levels remain too high for the safe return of thousands of Japanese … Continue reading →

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Teaching about radiation after Fukushima via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2019/02/26 by nfield

By Maxime Polleri, February 26, 2019 At the entrance to the Fukushima Prefectural Centre for Environmental Creation, a friendly hippopotamus-like mascot welcomes visitors while accepting hugs from children. Buzzing with young families, this government-sponsored scientific hub was created to explain the phenomenon … Continue reading →

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A failure of governmental candor: The fire at the contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory via The Bulletin of Atomic Scientists

Posted on 2019/02/25 by nfield

By Daniel Hirsch, February 21, 2019 The Woolsey Fire began on November 8 at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory (SSFL), located adjacent to Simi Valley, California, and enveloped much of the lab’s grounds, eventually burning all the way to Malibu and … Continue reading →

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Eight years after Fukushima’s meltdown, the land is recovering, but public trust is not via Washington Post

Posted on 2019/02/21 by nfield

By Simon Denyer […] The twin natural disasters in March 2011 killed 16,000 people, and the subsequent reactor explosions sent clouds of radioactive dust spewing over thousands of square miles of northern Japan, causing 165,000 people to flee their homes … Continue reading →

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Where to Find Fukushima Radiation Health Survey via Fukushima Voice Version 2E

Posted on 2019/02/18 by nfield

Information: Fukushima Medical University’s Radiation Medical Science Center Website  Fukushima Medical University’s Radiation Medical Science Center opened a new website on January 10, 2019. The original English website, “Office of International Cooperation,” is still active, although it seems to be updated at a … Continue reading →

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Shin-ichi Kurokawa Sets Straight Dishonesty and Misrepresentation in the Hayano Statement Regarding the Radiation Dose Study with Alleged Misconduct via Fukushima Voice Version 2E

Posted on 2019/02/16 by nfield

Urgent Report: Professor Emeritus Kurokawa sets straight dishonesty and misrepresentation in the “statement” by Ryugo Hayano, the author of the radiation dose study with alleged misconduct Written by Shin-ichi Kurokawa   On January 8, 2019, Ryugo Hayano posted “A position … Continue reading →

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