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Watchdog says TEPCO nuclear disaster drill ‘unacceptable’ via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2018/08/22 by nfield

The government’s nuclear watchdog slammed Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s efforts as “unacceptable” in communicating with nuclear authorities during an emergency drill held at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear plant. TEPCO, operator of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, was among … Continue reading →

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Russia is preparing to search for a nuclear-powered missile that was lost at sea months ago after a failed test via CNBC

Posted on 2018/08/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Moscow is preparing to recover a nuclear-powered missile lost at sea, according to sources with direct knowledge of a U.S. intelligence report. Russian President Vladimir Putin bragged earlier this year that the new missile had unlimited range. The missile was … Continue reading →

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Stop producing nuclear waste until we can dispose of it, critics urge Canada via The Province

Posted on 2018/08/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

OTTAWA — Environmental groups say Canada should stop producing nuclear energy until the federal government replaces its “pathetic” waste disposal policy with something more meaningful and scientific. The groups, including the Canadian Coalition for Nuclear Responsibility and the Canadian Environmental … Continue reading →

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Brazil lifts import restrictions on Fukushima products via The Japan Times

Posted on 2018/08/22 by yukimiyamotodepaul

SAO PAULO – The Brazilian government said Tuesday it has lifted import restrictions on agricultural products and food from Fukushima Prefecture introduced after the 2011 nuclear accident in the prefecture. The removal was requested by the central government and the … Continue reading →

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Radiation detection is now less costly via The Exponent

Posted on 2018/08/20 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The work of a team of Purdue researchers has led to a new yeast-based radiation badge providing cheaper, wearable radiation detection. They have found a biological answer to a necessary workplace tool, according to a Purdue News Service press release. … Continue reading →

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Ongoing Casualties and Exploitation from Fukushima Nuclear Disaster via WBEZ

Posted on 2018/08/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Since the Fukushima nuclear disaster of 2011, Japan still experiences devastating consequences.  The UN recently reported that tens of thousands of citizens, including workers in charge of decontaminating the nuclear plant, are at extreme risk of radiation exposure. Activists in … Continue reading →

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Leaving no stone unturned in heatstroke battle at nuclear plant via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2018/08/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

By HIROSHI ISHIZUKA/ Staff Writer OKUMA, Fukushima Prefecture–How to avert a heatstroke is more pressing than usual in Japan this summer as the archipelago bakes in a record heat wave. It’s not just sun-worshipers, children, the elderly and the infirm … Continue reading →

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‘Fukushima Devil Fish’: A Nuclear Pastoral via The New York Review of Books

Posted on 2018/08/18 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Ryan Holmberg Art changed in Japan after the tsunami and nuclear meltdowns of March 2011. So did art history—or at least it should have. […] Yet much of this retrospection ignored a basic fact: very few of Japan’s many disaster-fantasy … Continue reading →

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No clean-up of nuclear leak in South Carolina for years via The News & Observer

Posted on 2018/08/17 by yukimiyamotodepaul

HOPKINS, S.C. Federal regulators say the Westinghouse Electric Company has no plans to clean uranium leaks at a nuclear fuel plant despite evidence that it could reach South Carolina’s water supply. Instead, Westinghouse wants a new 40-year extension from the … Continue reading →

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Ministry loses radioactive soil sent to Tokyo from Fukushima via The Asahi Shimbun

Posted on 2018/08/15 by yukimiyamotodepaul

The Environment Ministry said it has mislaid a 10-kilogram sample of radioactive soil and other materials sent to it after the 2011 disaster at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Officials suggested Aug. 14 it might have been mistakenly … Continue reading →

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