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05/02/2018 / By Vicki Batts

Japan to build roads out of radioactive Fukushima dirt

When nuclear disaster struck at Japan’s Fukushima-Daiichi power plant, it was clear that the environmental impact of such extreme amounts of radiation would be immeasurable. Reports on just how bad the situation at the plant is have continued to reveal a devastating truth: Even in 2017, the amount of radiation being produced by the damaged […]

02/22/2018 / By David Williams

Radioactive contamination detected outside plutonium plant

The officials in charge of the Hanford situation are trying all they can in order to keep things under control, but somehow, things just don’t seem to be getting any better for them. In case you missed it, structural failure that resulted in the spread of radioactive contamination happened at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation site […]

02/16/2018 / By David Williams

More melted fuel found at Fukushima 7 years later: Underwater robot captures images that prove at least some of the fuel breached the core

It has been seven years since the worst industrial disaster in all of human history happened in Fukushima, yet its devastating effects are still being felt to this day. As a matter of fact, experts have just discovered that more melted fuel can be found at the site, and that it may take a long […]

02/12/2018 / By David Williams

Review of nuclear damage from Hiroshima, Fukushima focuses on dangers of nuclear radiation and the need to ban such weapons

As the whole world continues to cope with the realities brought forth by nuclear power and nuclear weapons, one review of the nuclear damage inflicted upon the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki puts the spotlight on just how dangerous they truly are. Written by Eiichiro Ochiai, a Japanese researcher from the University of Tokyo, and […]

02/09/2018 / By Isabelle Z.

Secrets of the worst industrial disaster in history: The public may never know the full extent of the damage from Fukushima

Remember Fukushima? Most of us who live on the other side of the world can tell you it was the site of a triple nuclear meltdown six years ago, but that’s all in the past now, right? The truth is that the effects of the incident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant will be […]

10/08/2017 / By Russel Davis

Blunder at Fukushima: Mistake may have contaminated groundwater with radioactive waste

Officials at Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) have cautioned that contaminated water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear reactors might have leaked since April following faulty water gauge settings that have lowered groundwater levels nearby. According to the company, the settings on six of the many wells located around the reactors were up to three feet below the requirement. Groundwater levels in […]

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