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Thyroid cancer diagnoses in Fukushima youth not linked to nuke disaster: panel via The Mainichi

Posted on 2019/06/05 by yukimiyamotodepaul

FUKUSHIMA — A prefectural panel of experts here concluded on June 3 that thyroid cancer diagnosed in a second round of prefecture-wide checks in fiscal 2014 and 2015 on people who were aged 18 and under at the time of … Continue reading →

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The Olympics Clean-up: Fukushima, Okinawa, Homelessness via New Bloom

Posted on 2019/05/05 by nfield

Nuclear Disaster Without End NUCLEAR PHYSICIST Hiroaki Koide has pointed out that although eight years have passed, there is still more than one million tons of irradiated water which still hasn’t been treated. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO)’s “handling” method … Continue reading →

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Residents around TMI exposed to far more radiation than officials claimed via Beyond Nuclear International

Posted on 2019/04/01 by nfield

By Cindy Folkers […] After the Three Mile Island reactor core melted and radioactivity was released to the surrounding population, researchers were not allowed to investigate health impacts of higher doses because the TMI Public Health Fund, established to pay … Continue reading →

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Meet the Japanese Moms Running a Citizens’ Lab to Track Nuclear Radiation via Broadly

Posted on 2019/03/19 by nfield

A woman in a lab coat and surgical mask analyzes a screen full of data. Only those with some training in physics—and in this case, a fear of radiation—would be able to make sense of these numbers. Ayumi Iida, 33, … Continue reading →

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Fukushima: To those who are working hard for renouncing nuclear energy: message from Ruiko via Fukushima 311 Voices

Posted on 2019/03/11 by nfield

It has been eight years since the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant disaster on March 11, 2011. I would like to thank you all for your continuous attention and support. I am also grateful for your lasting efforts to abandon … Continue reading →

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Eight years on, Fukushima still poses health risks for children via The Manila Times

Posted on 2019/03/10 by yukimiyamotodepaul

BY AKIO MATSUMURA NEW YORK (IPS): On March 11, we commemorate the 8th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. To an outside observer, this anniversary passes as a technical progress report, a look at new robot, or a short story on how … Continue reading →

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Fukushima Thyroid Examination December 2018: 166 Surgically Confirmed as Thyroid Cancer Among 207 Cytology Suspected Cases via Fukushima Voice Version 2E

Posted on 2019/01/16 by nfield

  January 10, 2019 ♦Note: This post is likely to be updated with key points from the meeting in the near future. For more detailed information on the Fukushima Thyroid Examination itself, see the September 2017 fact sheet (long version, … Continue reading →

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High iodine distribution, low intake among children after Fukushima nuclear accident via Healio

Posted on 2018/12/17 by nfield

[…] In Miharu, health care professionals distributed stable iodine to 3,134 households (94.9% distribution rate) after explosions at the Fukushima nuclear plant caused by the 2011 earthquake in eastern Japan, along with instructions provided by the local government. Screening and … Continue reading →

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Do Nukes Kill? – Nuclear Shutdown News – via OB Rag

Posted on 2018/01/03 by nfield

By Michael Steinberg Do Nukes Kill? While the decline of the nuclear power industry has become undeniable, one of the more significant aspects of this story still receives scant attention. In order to function, nuclear reactors generate radioactive materials and … 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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