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Radiation threat on Treasure Island, report says via SF Gate

Despite six years of Navy cleanup and San Francisco city government reassurances that Treasure Island is safe, children living there might be at risk of radiation poisoning, a newly released state health department memo concludes. Earlier this year, California Department of … Continue reading

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Treasure Island soil tests raise concerns via San Francisco Chronicle

Land slated for development on Treasure Island contains elevated concentrations of cesium-137, a byproduct of nuclear fission associated with an increased risk of cancer, according to an independent analysis commissioned by the Center for Investigative Reporting. The findings, discovered through … Continue reading

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‘Fukushima made us sick’: Two Navy veterans join federal lawsuit against the Tokyo Electric Power Company over nuclear power plant meltdown via Daily Mail Online

Two U.S. Navy veterans are joining a federal lawsuit against the Tokyo Electric Power Company filed by fellow sailors who say the Japanese power company mislead them about potential dangers after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Quartermasters Jaime Plym and … Continue reading

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Tokyo Electric Sued by U.S. Sailors Exposed to Radiation via Bloomberg

Tokyo Electric Power Co. (9501), owner of the power plant which had the world’s biggest nuclear disaster since 1986, was sued by eight U.S. sailors claiming they were exposed to radiation and the utility lied about the dangers. The sailors … Continue reading

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Fire on nuclear sub extinguished via CNN

Firefighters extinguished a blaze in a nuclear submarine early Thursday at a U.S. Navy shipyard in Maine after battling it for hours, according to a statement released by the shipyard. Seven people were injured and were treated either on the … Continue reading

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