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Cattle return to graze in Fukushima village for 1st time since nuke plant meltdowns via The Mainichi

Posted on 2018/05/24 by yukimiyamotodepaul

IITATE, Fukushima — Farmers began tests on having their cattle graze here on May 23 for the first time since the March 2011 triple meltdown at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The national government lifted the nuclear evacuation order … Continue reading →

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Air duct corrosion and holes found at seven nuclear plants via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/05/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Corrosion and holes have been found in ventilation ducts at 12 reactors at seven nuclear plants across the country, the Nuclear Regulation Authority said Wednesday, raising concerns that workers could be exposed to radiation in the event of an accident. … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Survivor Calls for Nuclear Reform at Kennedy School via The Harvard Crimson

Posted on 2018/05/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Keiko Ogura, 80, a survivor of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan in 1945, visited the Kennedy School to caution against the use of nuclear weapons worldwide Sunday. Ogura was eight years old on August 6, 1945, when the … Continue reading →

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Japan’s government weighs dumping radioactive Fukushima water into the Pacific via Bellona

Posted on 2018/05/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

As the cleanup of a triple meltdown following an earthquake and tsunami at the Fukushima nuclear power plant drags into its seventh year, one of the biggest continuing threats is less from airborne radioactivity than it is simple water. […] … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Prefecture radiation monitoring posts installed after 3/11 hit by glitches via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/05/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Some 3,000 radiation monitoring devices installed in Fukushima Prefecture after the 2011 Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant disaster have been hit by glitches and other problems nearly 4,000 times, sources familiar with the matter said Sunday. The Nuclear Regulation … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong to reach decision by November on lifting Japanese food import ban over Fukushima disaster via South China Morning Post

Posted on 2018/05/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

News comes after city’s leader in March declined request to remove restrictions, citing public safety Hong Kong is considering lifting a ban on Japanese food imports after the Fukushima nuclear disaster, with a decision to be reached by November when … Continue reading →

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Alec Baldwin tells APP: No nuclear power bailout in NJ via app

Posted on 2018/05/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Gov. Phil Murphy has pledged an all-renewable energy future for New Jersey by 2050. He is to be commended. But, that goal won’t be achieved by doling out $300 million annually to PSEG and Exelon to bail out the Salem/Hope Creek … Continue reading →

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Storage capacity of radioactive water at Fukushima power plant nears limit via The Japan News

Posted on 2018/05/19 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Yomiuri Shimbun The number of storage tanks for contaminated water and other materials has continuously increased at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, and space for still more tanks is approaching the limit. … Continue reading →

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Electromagnetic radiation from power lines and phone masts poses ‘credible’ threat to wildlife, report finds via The Telegraph

Posted on 2018/05/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Sarah Knapton, science editor Electromagnetic radiation from power lines, wi-fi, phone masts and broadcast transmitters poses a ‘credible’ threat to wildlife, a new report suggests, as environmentalists warned the 5G roll out could cause greater harm. An analysis of 97 … Continue reading →

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Oak Ridge heavy element production site receives historic designation via Knox News

Posted on 2018/05/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Radiochemical Engineering Development Center (REDC), which produces heavy elements and isotopes, was recognized as a historic nuclear landmark Wednesday in an American Nuclear Society ceremony recognizing more than 50 years of isotope production and nuclear fuel cycle … Continue reading →

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