Tag Archives: health

Radioactive traces detected across Europe ‘came from Russia’ via Independent

Posted on 2017/11/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Concentrations of Ruthenium-106 not harmful to human health, says French agency A radioactive cloud of pollution that spread across Europe in September and October likely originated in Russia, or possibly Kazakhstan, French nuclear authorities believe.   The potential nuclear accident that launched the cloud … Continue reading →

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Exclusive Access Inside The Gates Of The Limerick Nuclear Power Plant via CBS Philly

Posted on 2017/11/09 by yukimiyamotodepaul

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — You probably never knew thousands of gallons of local water poured down the sides of the cooling towers at the Limerick Nuclear Power Plant. “We get about 18,000 gallons a minute from the Schuylkill River and Perkiomen … Continue reading →

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Sons fighting for father’s death benefit want ‘justice for everybody’ via Buffalo News

Posted on 2017/11/06 by nfield

[…] A government program pays compensation to the survivors of former nuclear workers who died of cancer. If Young had died from any of 22 kinds of cancer on a federal government list, the $150,000 in compensation to his survivors … Continue reading →

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Blanket radiation checks on Fukushima rice under debate via The Japan Times

Posted on 2017/11/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUKUSHIMA – Blanket radiation checks on rice produced in nuclear disaster-hit Fukushima Prefecture have come under debate because no rice with radiation exceeding the safety limit has been found in recent years. Some people, including producers, in the prefecture call … Continue reading →

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New Mexico’s nuclear weapon legacy honored by senators via Current-Argus

Posted on 2017/11/04 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Everything changed in the summer of 1945. Two atom bombs, the deadliest weapon ever built at the time, were dropped on major cities in Japan. Hiroshima and Nagasaki would be forever remembered for the heartbreaking destruction that followed. Almost 100,000 people … Continue reading →

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Nuclear weapons: 2017 Nobel prize is call to action via The News Tribune

Posted on 2017/11/03 by yukimiyamotodepaul

This year’s award of the Nobel Peace Prize to the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) culminated decades of work by citizen groups worldwide. […] ICAN brought together 122 nations to pass the 2017 U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition … Continue reading →

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Radioactive Material Accumulating In Sands & Brackish Groundwater Of Beaches Up To 60 Miles From Fukushima via Clean Technica

Posted on 2017/11/01 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Radioactive material from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant disaster is accumulating in the sands and brackish groundwater beneath beaches up to 60 miles away from the nuclear power plant itself, according to a new study published in the Proceedings … Continue reading →

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A tunnel collapsed at a North Korean nuclear test site, reportedly killing 200 people via Business Insider

Posted on 2017/10/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Japanese media reports 200 North Koreans died in a tunnel collapse at their nuclear test site. In September, North Korea tested a powerful nuclear weapon that experts say rocked the mountain and made it unstable. If the test site is … Continue reading →

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Fukushima ghost towns abandoned after 2011 nuclear disaster revealed by filmmakers via Independent

Posted on 2017/10/31 by yukimiyamotodepaul

‘It’s heartbreaking to see how people fled and left all their belongings behind,’ says Bob Thissen A film team that specialises in surreptitiously accessing abandoned places has produced new footage showing the ghost towns left behind after the Fukushima nuclear … Continue reading →

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Three Ways Radiation Has Changed The Monkeys Of Fukushima via Forbes

Posted on 2017/10/30 by yukimiyamotodepaul

This year the evacuated residents of Japan’s Fukushima Prefecture began returning home, and as they resume their lives, the monkeys who have lived there all along have some cautions for them—in the form of medical records. The Japanese macaques show effects associated with radiation exposure—especially … Continue reading →

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