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No way to find hot spots with dosimeter at 1m from the ground via Fukushima 311 Voices

We have published several articles in this blog saying that to protect the population the Japanese goverment should take into account the soil contamination as well as the radiation dose in the air.  The policy to open the evacuation zones … Continue reading

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University of Chicago Participation in Human Radiation Experiments

For consideration on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the first sustained nuclear chain reaction University of Chicago Participation in Human Radiation Experiments The University of Chicago, along with several other institutions, participated in a number of human radiation … Continue reading

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US Sailors Face Grim Diagnoses After Fukushima Mission via Court House News

(CN) – To serve in the U.S. Armed Forces, you must meet certain health and fitness requirements: you must be fit to serve. But a healthy group of young service men and women – many in their 20s – have … Continue reading

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Testimony of a mother who evacuated from Tokyo via Fukushima 311 Voices

[…] I am standing here to tell you that the Fukushima nuclear catastrophe is not over. I evacuated to Kansai (note2), three years after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident. Where do you think I evacuated from? I evacuated from … Continue reading

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〝Solid cancer mortality among workers in the International Nuclear Workers Study (INWORKS)″ via Hiroshima Peace Institute

〝Solid cancer mortality among workers in the International Nuclear Workers Study (INWORKS)″   By David Richardson, Associate Professor of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill […] 3. Date and Time November … Continue reading

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Fukushima ‘ice wall’ linchpin not living up to high hopes via The Asahi Shimbun

Although 34.5 billion yen ($309 million) in taxpayer money has funded an “ice wall” to keep out groundwater from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant site, the frozen barrier may not be meeting hopes and expectations. In particular, the … Continue reading

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Fukushima: A million tonnes of radioactive water still in storage after nuclear disaster via ABC

Japan cannot agree on what to do with a million tonnes of radioactive water being stored at the destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant — and there is a chance it could spill if another major earthquake or tsunami were to … Continue reading

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Fukushima Darkness (Part 2 of a 2-Part Series) via Dissident Voice

The impact of Fukushima Daiichi’s nuclear meltdown extends far and wide, as the hemispheric ecosystem gets hit by tons of radioactive water. Additionally, surreptitiousness surrounds untold death and illness, yet it remains one of the least understood and deceitfully reported … Continue reading

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Fukushima Darkness – Part 1 via UK ProgressIVE

The radiation effects of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant triple meltdowns are felt worldwide, whether lodged in sea life or in humans, it cumulates over time. The impact is now slowly grinding away only to show its true colors … Continue reading

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Japanese Mothers Find High Levels of Radiation in Food Post-Fukushima Disaster via Link TV

The “Mothers’ Radiation Lab” in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture is staffed by local mothers who test foods, water, soil and other local materials for nuclear radiation. In the aftermath of the 9.1-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that caused the nuclear power … Continue reading

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