fukushima News

Op-Ed: Shocking raise in nuclear radiation 'safety levels' announced

Washington - Shocking is not only that the White House is significantly raising so-termed 'safety levels' for nuclear radiation in drinking water and soil, but also that mainstream media are all too quiet about this assault on people's health.

In the Media by R. C. Camphausen - 8 comments

Record levels of radiation in greenling fish found near Fukushima

Fukushima - Two years after the nuclear disaster, TEPCO has found a greenling fish in the waters near the crippled Fukushima plant, with a record quantity of radioactive cesium - 7,400 times the country's limit for safe human consumption.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 13 comments

Unseen dangers from the Japanese tsunami may linger for decades

The debris from the tsunami which struck eastern Japan two years ago today could still be washing up on the western seaboard of Canada and the United States decades from now with, as yet, unknown consequences for marine life.

In the Media by Robert Myles - 12 comments

1000's protest nuclear energy in Tokyo on Fukushima anniversary

Tokyo - In the run up to the second anniversary of the earthquake and tsunami that caused the disaster at the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, tens of thousands have taken to the streets of Tokyo in protest against nuclear power.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 9 comments

Fukushima two years on — The plight of 300,000 displaced Japanese

Monday March 11 is the second anniversary of the tsunami which inundated Japan’s eastern seaboard causing an estimated 16,000 deaths and the Fukushima nuclear disaster, a legacy that will last for generations.

In the Media by Robert Myles - 6 comments

Nuclear power opponents host vigil for Fukushima at N.Y. facility

Buchanan - Opponents of nuclear power have planned a vigil in Westchester County, N.Y. this weekend, to coincide with the anniversary of the Fukushima disaster.

In the Media by Leigh Goessl - 8 comments

China resumes construction of biggest nuclear power plant

Construction work on China's biggest nuclear plant has resumed again after the country's ban on new nuclear power stations, following Japan's Fukushima disaster, was lifted.

In the Media by Katerina Nikolas - 1 comment

7.3-magnitude quake hits Japan, 1-meter tsunami recorded

A meter-high tsunami hit Japan's Miyagi prefecture, where the Fukushima nuclear plant is located, following a 7.3-magnitude quake. No damage has been reported and radiation levels are stable.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 8 comments

Greenpeace says Fukushima radiation monitoring seriously flawed

Fukushima - International environmental campaigning organisation Greenpeace claims that Japanese government radiation monitoring stations in the city of Fukushima are seriously underestimating residual radiation levels and public health risks in and around Fukushima.

In the Media by Robert Myles - 8 comments

Japan drops nuclear power, turns to green energy instead

After intense public pressure following last year's Fukushima disaster, the Japanese government announced Friday plans to phase out nuclear power over the next 30 years.

In the Media by Greta McClain - 5 comments