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35 YEARS AFTER CHERNOBYL’S MELTDOWN, THE FALLOUT OF RADIATION CONTINUES via Inverse

Posted on 2022/02/28 by nfield

THE FALLOUT FROM CHERNOBYL IS BOTH VAST AND ONGOING. In 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident killed two workers at the plant immediately, and in the following days and weeks, the fatalities rose. Today, two studies show how the accident’s effects continue to … Continue reading →

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Discrimination under the radioactive plume via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2019/01/31 by nfield

Potassium iodide distributed in Canada is denied Americans By Keith Gunter In the wake of the still ongoing March 2011 Fukushima disaster, governments in Europe and Canada began implementing more pro-active radiological disaster plans — including pre-distribution of potassium iodide … Continue reading →

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Potassium iodide pills to be distributed to Amherstburg residents in Fermi nuclear plant’s ‘primary zone’ via CBC

Posted on 2018/04/27 by nfield

If you live directly across Lake Erie from the Fermi nuclear power plant, you will be offered a pill that blocks radiation. On Thursday, the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit released details of the plan to educate residents of Amherstburg about … Continue reading →

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In the X-ray lab, gear is key via Marketplace (NPR)

Posted on 2016/03/24 by norma field

“Interventional cardiologists work in an X-ray suite. The total amount of X-ray radiation that a patient gets per one procedure isn’t really that much, but if you spend a career — 30, 40 years, every day — in the X-ray … Continue reading →

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19-Year-Old Fukushima Woman Says, “Please Let Me Be the One to Decide on My Own Life” via Fukushima Voice version 2e

Posted on 2014/09/04 by norma field

This is a translation of an interview article posted online on August 30, 2014, by a Japanese freelance journalist, Hiroki Suzuki. Suzuki runs a site called, “Tami no Koe Shimbun,” or “People’s Voice Newspaper,” where he posts interviews of various … Continue reading →

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“Running Backwards on Health Support After the Nuclear Accident: Ministry of Environment Expert Meeting”　via Tokyo Shimbun (Fukushima Voice Version 2e)

Posted on 2014/08/10 by norma field

Translated by Yuri Hiranuma On July 22, 2014, Tokyo Shimbun published an article titled, “Running Backwards on Health Support After the Nuclear Accident: Ministry of Environment Expert Meeting.”[…] The Ministry of the Environment (MOE) Expert Meeting Discussing Health Support After … Continue reading →

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The Fukushima Health Crisis via Counterpunch

Posted on 2014/08/02 by norma field

by JOSEPH MANGANO and JANETTE SHERMAN Over 3 years since the Fukushima nuclear disaster, there is virtually no health research being conducted or released on harm to the Japanese. An April report by a UN committee tried to sweep the … Continue reading →

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The Children of Japan’s Fukushima Battle an Invisible Enemy via Reader Supported News (Reuters)

Posted on 2014/03/10 by norma field

“There are children who are very fearful. They ask before they eat anything, ‘does this have radiation in it?’ and we have to tell them it’s okay to eat,” said Mitsuhiro Hiraguri, director of the Emporium Kindergarten in Koriyama, some … Continue reading →

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Cancer cases rise in Fukushima but experts unsure on the cause via The Japan Daily Press

Posted on 2013/12/23 by yukimiyamotodepaul

Fifty-nine young people from Fukushima Prefecture have either been diagnosed or suspected to have thyroid cancer but experts are still unsure if nuclear radiation is to blame for their illness. They were tested by the prefectural government along with 239,000 … Continue reading →

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Nuclear Narratives: When Cold War Starts, The Hot Milk Gets Poured (part 2) via Dissident Voice

Posted on 2013/10/26 by norma field

By Paul K. Haeder Survivors downwind from radioactive releases push through complacency, amnesia, and secrets Hanford is the most tragic chapter in American Cold War history. – Stewart Udall secretary of the interior under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon … Continue reading →

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