Chiba Mayors Request Radioactive Waste Storage 8th Time
Mayors from five cities in Chiba prefecture requested for an 8th time that the central government deal with high level
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Fukushima Food Fight Continues
Concerns and disputes over the safety of food from Fukushima and other nearby prefectures subject to fallout from the nuclear
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New Fukushima Contaminated Soil Storage Sits On River Banks
The new interim storage site designated for longer term storage of radioactive contaminated soil near Fukushima Daiichi has opened for
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NRA Puts Stop To Plan To Reuse Contaminated Soil
Japan’s Environment Ministry had a plan. They were going to solve the problem of the massive piles of radioactive soil
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Public To Shoulder Fukushima Decontamination Costs While Waste Piles Up
As of early December 2016 there were more than 9 million radioactive waste bags piled up in Fukushima prefecture alone.
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Fukushima Soil Road Reuse Plan Ignores Significant Risks
The government plan would take any contaminated soil under the 8000 bq/kg hazardous waste limit and use it to build
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Japanese Govt. To Reuse Fukushima Contaminated Soil
The Environment Ministry has announced they plan to “reuse” contaminated soil in public construction projects. Last week they announced that
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The Tour Of Fukushima You Need To See
These amazing new photographs from Fukushima filmmaker and photographer Arkadiusz Podniesiński taken in the evacuation zone in 2015 tell a compelling
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Environment Ministry To Move Fukushima Soil Bags
The Environment Ministry has said they would move contaminated soil bags housed near rivers or alternatively “tie them with ropes”
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Japanese Govt. To Return Contaminated Soil Storage Land To Owners
Land borrowed in Minamisoma for storing bags of contaminated soil is going to be “returned” to the land owners it
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Fukushima Contaminated Soil Bags Washed Away In Floods
NHK is reporting that bags on contaminated soil and debris in Iitate Village were washed away in the recent flooding.
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Fukushima Sea Soil Radiation Readings Released
Japan’s NRA has released a series of sea soil and sediment readings taken off the eastern coast of Japan. The
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Citizen Activists Key To Understanding Fukushima Impact
People around Japan are still conducting efforts to understand their environment and to act as a 3rd party accuracy check
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New Independent Fukushima Food Contamination Results
People in Japan early on realized they needed to take things into their own hands if they wanted to know
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Fukushima Evacuation Zone; Permanent Waste Facility, Some Compensated For Homes
The Japanese government has made a series of announcements about changes to policy related to the evacuation zone. This is
Read moreCanadian Embassy In Tokyo Radiation Readings – Source Material
A paper published in the Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry details the findings of soil samples taken in March and May
Read moreContamination Rampant In Miyagi Prefecture
Little attention has been played to Miyagi prefecture in relation to the nuclear disaster in Japan. It is well publicized
Read more3,070 bq/m Of Stonium 90 In Soil In Okuma
3070 bq/m of stronium 90 in soil Okuma. Previous tests found 999 bq/m in Okuma so the levels are rising.
Read moreFukushima Soil Contamination Worse Than Previously Thought
A series of admissions have come out pointing to soil contamination problems worse than previously assumed. JAEA has stated that
Read moreRadioactive Dirt? Dump It In The Sea!
A group of scientists have suggested taking the radioactive soil that is being collected in Japan and dump it in
Read moreMore Hot Spots And Contaminated Products In Japan
Another hot spot was found, this one in suburban Tokyo. The ditch near an elementary school was found to have
Read moreCitizen Finds 63,000 bq/kg On Roof In Yokohama
A citizen found these extremely high levels of radiation on the roof of his apartment building. After finding high air
Read moreHigh Levels Of Contamination Found Outside Evacuation Zone
MEXT has released more contamination level data that shows considerably high levels outside the 20km evacuation zone, mostly concentrated in a
Read moreFukushima Fallout Found In California Soil
The University of Berkeley has found cesium concentrations in the soil near Sacramento, CA. Test samples conducted in mid August
Read moreRadiation Survey Maps Of Fukushima In Multiple Formats
This useful website by the Research Center For Nuclear Physics at Osaka University has compiled maps of the Fukushima soil
Read moreRadiation Everywhere
New reports were everywhere in the past 24 hours of radiation being found or information finally being released. These are
Read moreNew Contamination Found In Food and Environment
Contaminated pool water in Fukushima schools is creating yet another problem to solve. Some school pools were found to have
Read moreHigh Cesium Found In Soil In Kashiwa Near Tokyo
Member Asuperdry, took matters to hand and had local soil from Kashiwa tested. 23,663 bq/kg cesium 134 was found and
Read moreThe incineration of rubble OK’d amid radiation risk
The Japan Times reports The incineration of rubble OK’d amid radiation risk June 7, 2011 “The Environment Ministry plans to
Read morePlutonium Found in Soil at Okuma
From a The Japan Times report: “Plutonium that is believed to have come from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 power plant
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