Typhoon Etau floods Fukushima site; thousands evacuated
Japan has a history clouded by natural disasters. The city of Nahara was evacuated in 2011, after a tsunami laid waste to three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. On September 11, 2015, Nahara’s evacuation notice was lifted. The timing could not have been worse. That same day, drainage pumps at the Read More
Fukushima’s tainted waters yield massive mutated wolffish caught by local fisherman
Water tainted by radiation from the Fukushima disaster is sprouting fish that resemble monsters straight out of a science fiction film. That is at least the case with respect to a fisherman who caught a wolffish off the coast of the Japanese island of Hokkaido. The wolffish, also known as the devil fish, are large, Read More
Typhoon Etau busts drainage system and flushes radioactive water from Fukushima into the ocean
The Fukushima nuclear power station dumped contaminated and radioactive water into the ocean after a rush of water, caused by Typhoon Etau, which lead to the site’s drainage pumps to overflow. Typhoon Etau has caused massive flooding in Japan, prompting thousands to evacuate. Twenty-three people are missing and three have been confirmed dead. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) Read More
More radioactive water flows into Pacific Ocean after drainage canal overflows at Fukushima nuclear plant
Severe Tropical Storm Nangka brought strong winds and heavy rains as it made landfall over western Japan on July 16, 2015. Approximately 360,000 people in nearby towns were advised to evacuate and seek shelter. To make matters worse, the heavy rain from the tropical storm caused a drainage channel at the Fukushima power plant to Read More