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Funds sought for cleanup at UA nuclear reactor test site via The Commercial

Posted on 2017/12/26 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FAYETTEVILLE — Cleanup at a nuclear reactor test site built in the late 1960s began this year after three decades of waiting. Thousands of pounds of low-level radioactive waste have since been trucked away from rural Washington County to specialized … Continue reading →

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Home checks for radioactivity finished. 240 Hanford workers also want body checks via Tri-City Herald

Posted on 2017/12/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Surveys of the homes of seven Hanford nuclear reservation workers were completed Thursday, with no radioactive contamination found, according to the Department of Energy. Specks of radioactive contamination have been on seven workers’ cars or pickups this week. At least … Continue reading →

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US nuclear tests killed far more civilians than we knew via Quartz

Posted on 2017/12/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

When the US entered the nuclear age, it did so recklessly. New research suggests that the hidden cost of developing nuclear weapons were far larger than previous estimates, with radioactive fallout responsible for 340,000 to 690,000 American deaths from 1951 … Continue reading →

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First thyroid data: Age-, sex-dependent differences for cysts, nodules in Fukushima children via Healio

Posted on 2017/12/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Researchers analyzing the first round of thyroid survey data after the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear accident observed both age- and sex-dependent differences in the detection rates of thyroid cysts, nodules and cancer in children, with nearly twice as many girls … Continue reading →

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How did the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident impact thyroid cancer risk? via EurekAlert!

Posted on 2017/12/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

New Rochelle, NY, Dec. 21, 2017–New lessons are being learned about risk assessment and predicting the extent of thyroid cancer occurrence following radiation exposure due to a nuclear power plant accident such as the one in March 2011 in Fukushima … Continue reading →

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Many children diagnosed with thyroid cancer after 3.11 disasters, families still worried via The Mainichi

Posted on 2017/12/07 by nfield

  Nearly 80 percent of respondents in a survey by a group supporting children diagnosed with thyroid cancer in the wake of the Fukushima nuclear disaster say they remain worried about the cancer, despite the prognosis for those who receive … Continue reading →

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What to Do with Radioactive Water from Fukushima via Voice of America

Posted on 2017/12/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japanese officials are trying to decide what to do with thousands of tons of radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant. […] The water remains a big problem however. Currently, the water is being stored in 900 large … Continue reading →

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Is Japan’s ‘Nuclear Allergy’ Being Cured? via The Diplomat

Posted on 2017/12/02 by yukimiyamotodepaul

President Trump’s rhetoric and a highly threatening North Korea are chipping away at Japan’s nuclear neuralgia. It is often argued that Japan suffers from a “nuclear allergy” — an intense reaction to all nuclear issues, stemming from the United States’ … Continue reading →

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Image shows extent of damage to reactor at Fukushima plant via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2017/12/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

An image taken by an underwater robot shows corroded tubes stuck in a hole created by melted fuel in the pressure vessel of the No. 3 reactor at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant. The image offers clues on the … Continue reading →

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The 75th Anniversary of Chicago’s Nuclear Contribution To The World via WBEZ

Posted on 2017/11/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Seventy-five years ago, famed scientist Enrico Fermi and a group of his colleagues at the University of Chicago launched an experiment that forever changed the course of humanity — the first controlled nuclear chain reaction. And the anniversary couldn’t be … Continue reading →

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