December 14, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Fukushima: Reactor 4 is falling apart By Mochizuki 12 Dec 2011 The wall of the south side is falling apart at reactor 4. Reactor 4 is in the most serious situation. It is assumed that if another aftershock hits it to drop the spent fuel pool hung in the [...]
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December 15, 2011
December 8, 2011
Fukushima pets to be rescued from no-go zone
December 8, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Fukushima pets to be rescued from no-go zone 06 Dec 2011 Abandoned pets running wild around the 12-mile exclusion zone surrounding Japan’s Fukushima nuclear power plant may soon be rescued. The government has granted permission to animal welfare groups enabling them to enter the no-go zone in order to [...]
December 1, 2011
Fukushima No. 1 reactor core melted completely, nearing full ‘China Syndrome’ scenario
December 1, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Fukushima No. 1 reactor core melted completely, nearing full ‘China Syndrome’ scenario 30 Nov 2011 The stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant came a lot closer to a full “China Syndrome” meltdown than previous company analyses had indicated, plant operator Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO) said Wednesday. The nuclear [...]
November 20, 2011
Fukushima nuclear fallout spread through oceans, researchers say
November 20, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Fukushima nuclear fallout spread through oceans, researchers say 17 Nov 2011 Most of the radioactive fallout from the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant dropped into the ocean and began circling the planet, Japanese researchers say. Up to 80 per cent of the caesium released by the Fukushima Daiichi [...]
November 18, 2011
Fukushima, Tokyo saw fewer births in April-June amid radiation fears
November 18, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Fukushima, Tokyo saw fewer births in April-June amid radiation fears 18 Nov 2011 The number of births between April and June fell significantly in nuclear crisis-hit Fukushima Prefecture as well as Tokyo and two neighboring prefectures, while more deliveries were recorded in northern and western Japan further away from [...]
October 27, 2011
Fukushima Plant May Have Emitted Double Radiation Than Estimated
October 27, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Fukushima Plant May Have Emitted Double Radiation Than Estimated 27 Oct 2011 The wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant in Japan may have released more than twice the amount of radiation estimated by the government, a study by European and U.S.-based scientists said. Tokyo Electric Power Co.’s Fukushima station, which was [...]
October 26, 2011
Fukushima Nuclear Plant Released Far More Radiation than Government Said
October 26, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Fukushima Nuclear Plant Released Far More Radiation than Government Said –Global radioactivity data challenge Japanese estimates for emissions and point to the role of spent fuel pools 25 Oct 2011 The disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in March released far more radiation than the Japanese government has [...]