Fukushima Radiation

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Twenty nuclear accidents at the official International Nuclear Event Scale of 4 to 7 have occurred between 1952 and 2011 (Lelieveld et al. 2012).

Uncomfortable Questions in the Wake of Nuclear Accidents at Fukushima and Chernobyl

Google Street View Goes To Namie, Japan

http://www.dw.de/fukushima-farmers-return-to-the-land/a-16446642

The fields around Japan's Fukushima nuclear plant were contaminated with radioactive material following a meltdown in March 2011. Farmer Yoko Sudo is experimenting with new methods in the post-nuclear landscape. Japan's Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant was hit by a massive earthquke and tsunami on March 11, 2011.

Fukushima farmers return to the land | Environment | DW.DE | 25.12

http://www.dw.de/rising-doubts-about-japans-official-radiation-figures/a-16631709

As the two-year anniversary of the world's second-worst nuclear accident nears, citizen groups are questioning the accuracy of the government's contamination data for the area around the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant. As she watched footage of the first nuclear reactor located in Fukushima Prefecture exploding in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake on March 11, 2012, Yuko Hirono said it felt as if she were watching a movie. "It was unreal - it was hard to believe, but I had to try to make myself believe it and think realistically what I should do to protect myself and my family," she told DW.

Rising doubts about Japan's official radiation figures | Asia | DW.DE | 27.02.2013

Video: Plume rising from outside Fukushima reactors

replica of lead plate believed to be used to shield dosimiters thus falsifying worker dose Workers at the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant were ordered to cover their dosimeters with lead plates to keep radiation doses low enough to continue working under dangerous conditions, the Asahi Shimbun has learned.

http://www.beyondnuclear.org/radiation-health-whats-new/2012/7/27/tepco-subcontractor-used-lead-to-fake-dosimeter-readings-at.html

Beyond Nuclear - Radiation & Health What's New - TEPCO subcontractor used lead to fake dosimeter readings at Fukushima plant

According to a research letter published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) , levels of internal cesium contamination after Fukushima are “low…much lower than those reported in studies years after the Chernobyl incident”. However, longer-term, internal exposure to even low levels of cesium can cause a range of diseases and pre-disease conditions, including cancer.

Beyond Nuclear - Children and Health - Deception in Sieverts: how a measure of radiation damage can actually be used to hide damage

http://www.beyondnuclear.org/children-health/2012/8/17/deception-in-sieverts-how-a-measure-of-radiation-damage-can.html

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2012/07/radiation-in-west-coast-of-north-america-could-be-10-times-higher-than-japan.html

In 10 Years, Peak Cesium Levels Off West Coast Could Be 10 Times Higher Than at Coast of Japan We’ve extensively documented the fact that ocean currents bring Japanese radiation to the West Coast of North America, and that – rather than adequate ocean dilution - there could be “pockets” and “streams” of highly-concentrated radiation . Joke F Lübbecke of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory and 3 scientists from the GEOMAR Research Center for Marine Geosciences poured tracer dye into coastal waters off of Fukushima, and monitored its progress as it traveled to the West Coast of North America, to find out what might really happen.

Radiation On West Coast of North America Could End Up Being 10 Times HIGHER than in Japan

http://www.enviroreporter.com/2012/04/la-air-even-hotter-with-radiation/

L.A. Air Even Hotter with Radiation - EnviroReporter.com

What better thing to do before appearing on NBC G4-TV’s popular international live television show Attack of the Show!

Arnie Gundersen & Robert Knight: Latest Updates on Fukushima Daiichi

300 radioactive Japanese cars stopped at Russian border

http://switchboard.nrdc.org/blogs/jweaver/debris_from_japans_tsunami.html

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Marine Debris Program has provided the public with a number of educational resources regarding ocean-borne wreckage from the Japanese tsunami that might reach U.S. shores. As a result of the earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan on March 11, 2011 , large amounts of debris were washed back into the ocean as the tsunami retreated. NOAA expects some portion of this material will reach U.S. and Canadian shores over a period of several years.

Debris from Japan's Tsunami: Some Helpful Info Courtesy of NOAA | Jordan Weaver

http://enenews.com/tepco-announces-live-web-cam-of-fukushima-daiichi-to-be-removed-from-location-within-hours-new-view-near-sludge-storage-facility-planned

Title: Change of Fukuichi Live Camera Location at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Source: Tokyo Electric Power Company Date: July 31, 2012 Fukuichi Live Camera currently installed near the Administration Office Building at Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Station has been offering real-time images of mainly Unit 1 and 2 since May 31, 2011. In response to the request from viewers and considering the progress of the cover installation for fuel removal at Unit 4, the camera location will be moved to near the Waste Sludge Temporary Storage Facility (on Unit 4 side).

Tepco announces live web cam to be removed from location within hours at Fukushima Daiichi — New view near sludge storage facility planned (PHOTOS)

Stanford University researchers say that radiation released by the tsunami-stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant likely will cause the cancer deaths of 130 Japanese residents—but the cancer death toll could go as high as 1,300. On March 11, 2011, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake shook Japan, triggering a tsunami that killed 20,000 people and crippled the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant.

Study: Radiation from Fukushima could cause up to 1,300 cancer deaths - The Advisory Board Daily Briefing

http://www.advisory.com/Daily-Briefing/2012/07/19/Radiation-from-Fukushima-could-cause-up-to-1300-cancer-deaths

Fukushima: DEADLY RADIATION, TEPCO government Bailout Update 6/27/12

Gundersen: I’ve been working on US West Coast to get testing for radioactivity — Gov’t should either alleviate the fear, or announce the salmon are radioactive (AUDIO)

GUNDERSEN ON FUKUSHIMA FISH SALES AND REACTOR’S BUCKLING BUILDING Five O’Clock Shadow with Robert Knight June 28, 2012

Venting Was A Major Source Of Radioactivity Near Fukushima Plant

A team from the IAEA visits the technical support center at the Fukushima Daini Nuclear Power Station during a technical mission on 26 May 2011.

Japan/IAEA to Hold Fukushima Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Safety

Fukushima Nuclear Accident Update Log

Japan's Nuclear Dead Zone Spreads Far and Wide - Fukushima's North Pacific Radioactive Seawater Plume Approaches Alaska! ~ The CELESTIAL Convergence

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'Hot spots' detected at more than 20 schools in Koriyama

Fukushima reactor No. 4 vulnerable to catastrophic collapse; could unleash 85 times Cesium-137 radiation of Chernobyl; human civilization on the brink

Living with radiation a year after Fukushima | Asia | DW.DE | 10.03

Op-Ed: Fukushima’s nuclear reactor problems continue

Growing outrage over Washington Post editorial: Thousands are suffering and countless more will die as a result of exposure to Fukushima radiation — Contamination is widespread and growing