Tag Archives: health effects

Supreme Court rejects claims of 3 atomic bomb survivors via The Japan News (Yomiuri Shimbun)

Posted on 2020/02/27 by nfield

Jiji PressTOKYO (Jiji Press) — Supreme Court rejected Tuesday claims by three survivors of the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki for certification as so-called atomic-bomb disease sufferers. The top court overturned Hiroshima High Court and Nagoya High Court … Continue reading →

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High cancer risk in US naval personnel serving in nuclear powered ships via Cancer Investigation

Posted on 2020/02/18 by nfield

By Christopher Busby Abstract The USA Defence Threat Reduction Agency provided data in 2014 on the health status, including cancer, of the 4,843 sailors on the nuclear-powered United States Ship (USS) Ronald Reagan over the 2.55-year period from May 12th 2011 to … Continue reading →

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America’s Radioactive Secret　via Rolling Stone

Posted on 2020/01/21 by nfield

Justin Nobel In the popular imagination, radioactivity conjures images of nuclear meltdowns, but radiation is emitted from many common natural substances, usually presenting a fairly minor risk. Many industry representatives like to say the radioactivity in brine is so insignificant … Continue reading →

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Players on 2011 World Cup team to open Olympic torch relay via CBS17.com

Posted on 2020/01/09 by nfield

TOKYO (AP) — Members of the Japan soccer team that won the Women’s World Cup in 2011 will be the first to carry the Olympic torch when the relay opens on March 26. The Japanese portion of the relay is … Continue reading →

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Olympics no relief for devastated city via Arkansas Democrat Gazette

Posted on 2019/12/14 by nfield

FUTABA, Japan — The torch relay for the Tokyo Olympics will kick off in Fukushima, the northern prefecture devastated almost nine years ago by an earthquake, tsunami and the subsequent meltdown of three nuclear reactors. They’ll also play Olympic baseball … Continue reading →

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First the U.S. invaded Iraq — then left it poisoned via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2019/12/09 by nfield

Scientist: Bombs, bullets and military hardware abandoned by U.S. forces have left Iraq “toxic for millennia” By David Masciotra The political and moral culture of the United States allows for bipartisan cooperation to destroy an entire country, killing hundreds of thousands … Continue reading →

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Doctors’ prescription for the Tokyo Olympics via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2019/11/25 by nfield

Statement of IPPNW Germany regarding participation in the Olympic Games in Japan In July 2020, the Olympic Games will start in Japan. Young athletes from all over the world have been preparing for these games for years and millions of people are looking forward … Continue reading →

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Uranium mining and my family’s story via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2019/11/05 by nfield

The 1,000 uranium mines of “John Wayne country” and their terrible legacy By Tommy Rock, Ph.D. My name is Tommy Rock, PhD., and I am from the Navajo tribe in the southwest U.S. I live in Monument Valley, Utah, which … Continue reading →

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Study of developmental disorders among newborns in Fukushima City after the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear power plant accident via Fukushima Journal of Medical Science

Posted on 2019/11/01 by nfield

This corrects the article “Study of developmental disorders among newborns in Fukushima City after the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear power plant accident; an adjunct study of the Fukushima Regional Center of the Japan Environmental and Children’s Study (JECS)” … Continue reading →

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Warning on Fukushima fallout for Tokyo 2020 Olympians via The Australian

Posted on 2019/10/28 by nfield

The Australian Olympic Committee has been urged to inform its athletes and team members about the ongoing health effects of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear ­reactor disaster for those attending the 2020 Tokyo Games. Tilman Ruff, a public health expert who … Continue reading →

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