Outgoing Fukushima plant chief says long road still ahead
The crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant has seen improvements over the past three years but it will continue to be a difficult project during its decades-long decommissioning, the outgoing chief of the plant said Thursday. (Article by Kazuaki Nagata) Akira Ono, who headed the plant for three years until Thursday, said improvements include Read More
Japanese power company TEPCO admits it lied about meltdown after Fukushima
The utility that ran the Fukushima nuclear plant acknowledged Tuesday its delayed disclosure of the meltdowns at three reactors was tantamount to a cover-up and apologized for it. (Article by The Associated Press) Tokyo Electric Power Co. President Naomi Hirose’s apology followed the revelation last week that an investigation had found Hirose’s predecessor instructed officials Read More
Radioactive wild boars multiplying like crazy in the abandoned zones around Fukushima
Communities in northern Japan are being ransacked by wild radioactive boar exposed to toxins from the crippled Fukushima Daiichi power plant. In March 2011, an earthquake launched a tsunami off the coast of Japan, which destroyed three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima power plant. Since then, hundreds of tons of radioactive waste have been released Read More
Human civilization in danger as Fukushima Reactor No. 4 threatens to release lethal radiation
Silently lurking within the confines of Japan is one of the biggest threats to human civilization not many has probably even heard of — the Fukushima nuclear power plant. Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, warns that the facility’s Reactor No. 4 is on the verge of a catastrophic failure that could turn our planet into a Read More
City to investigate Nuclear Regulation Authority cover-up claiming Fukushima power plant did not taint rice patties near site
Rice is the staple of the Japanese diet. Following the Fukushima disaster, however, many residents feared this much beloved, cultivated good had become tainted by radiation spewing from the nuclear reactors. Concerns about the safety of rice near the power plant were recently rekindled. Many Fukushima residents suspect the Nuclear Regulation Authority (NRA) was involved Read More
3D printed robot takes images inside Fukushima reactor 3 for the first time since 2011 disaster
The Fukushima disaster is comparable to a black hole: After three nuclear reactors collapsed to their core, they melted into an abyss of no escape. Since the disaster occurred in 2011, officials haven’t been able to catch a glimpse of what lies inside the ruins of reactor 3 — until now. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) provides Read More
Scientists detect highest levels of Fukushima radiation off the coast of California taken to date
Radiation from the 2011 Fukushima disaster is plaguing more and more identified sites on American shores, although research scientists continue to claim that these levels are still too low to harm marine life or the public, despite the ongoing epidemic of animal deaths in the Pacific Ocean. The highest recorded level of radiation taken to Read More
Japanese government pays worker who developed cancer from Fukushima radiation
It’s no secret that exposure to high levels of radiation increases the risk for cancer. Nevertheless, showing that radiation exposure causes cancer is notoriously difficult. For the first time, the Japanese government has acknowledged that a worker at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant developed cancer from radiation exposure. In 2011, a tsunami struck the coast Read More
Japan trying to serve Fukushima tainted food to foreigners
The 2011 tsunami that rocked the coast of Japan damaged the country’s agricultural industry as much as the Fukushima Daiichi power plant. Since then, the Japanese government has been desperately trying to mend public relations about the safety of its food products. The Tokyo Power Electric Company (TEPCO) and the Japanese government claim that they Read More
Nearly all fuel melted at Fukushima No. 2 reactor, researchers find
The Fukushima Daiichi disaster is an ugly wart on the Tokyo Electric Power Company’s (TEPCO) record. A recent report reveals that nearly all of the nuclear fuel at Reactor No. 2 has melted. To add fuel to the radioactive fire, TEPCO could have prevented the nuclear meltdown had they appropriately installed the backup generators. Research Read More
