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05/08/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Japan to “drop tanks” full of Fukushima nuclear waste directly into the ocean

Following a major earthquake in March 2011, a 15 meter-high tsunami ravaged the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. Though the reactors immediately shut down after the quake, the giant wave that hit Fukushima’s shores disabled the emergency generators that power and operate the pumps that cool the reactors. The insufficient cooling resulted in the nuclear […]

02/04/2017 / By Amy Goodrich

Record radiation level detected at Fukushima reactor “unimaginable,” could kill human from even brief exposure

Radiation levels inside a damaged nuclear reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan have hit a record high since the plant suffered a triple nuclear meltdown almost six years ago. The latest readings – described by experts as “unimaginable” – now pose a serious challenge as officials prepare to dismantle the disaster-hit […]

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