Fukushima Groundwater Well Hits 2.4 Million bq/liter
Well 1-16 at the seafront has again hit a new high. 2.4 million bq/liter was found in the water of
Read moreWell 1-16 at the seafront has again hit a new high. 2.4 million bq/liter was found in the water of
Read moreTEPCO released a short video (in Japanese) giving more information about the test run of the frozen wall technology. The
Read moreNRA demanded that TEPCO drop test waste canisters to be used to hold highly radioactive sludge from the ALPS processing
Read more60 bq/liter of strontium 90 was found in the 3/4 deep permeable layer well near the unit 4 turbine building.
Read moreTEPCO announced today that contaminated water was found in deep groundwater 25 meters (82 feet) below the unit 4 reactor
Read moreTEPCO released a report with three months worth of readings from the sea front wells. Well 1-16 has had significantly
Read moreOfficials from METI admit that problems with leaking contaminated water at Fukushima Daiichi may still not be under control in
Read moreTEPCO tested fish within 20km (fish hauled 1-3 km offshore) of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant for cesium, strontium 90
Read moreA government trip to research how the response to the Chernobyl disaster was conducted but the report was never made
Read moreOne of the various panels making suggestions for the response to the mess at Fukushima Daiichi has called for 5
Read moreNew testing done by Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering found Fukushima cesium in US Pacific sea weed. The
Read moreJapanese media declared how fishing that resumed south of Fukushima Daiichi has been largely a “success”. Fishing done near Iwaki
Read moreContamination in a drainage ditch that still runs to the sea saw a considerable spike. The levels went from 19
Read moreThe ongoing releases at Fukushima Daiichi are beginning to add up. Between September 2011 and September 2013 roughly 44.9 terabecquerels
Read moreBased on the calculations of Michio Aoyama (Meteorological Research Institute, Japan) 60 GBq of cesium 137 and strontium 90 have leaked out
Read moreTEPCO now thinks the highly radioactive water tanks that leaked this week was due to damage done previously to the
Read moreTEPCO now admits that highly contaminated water from a holding tank may have leaked to the sea. Recent handouts show
Read moreSea Bass caught near Hitachi Ibaraki was found to be considerably contaminated, the highest seen since April 2011. The fish
Read moreCesium levels rose again today in the 1-2 groundwater well near the sea. Groundwater observation hole No.1-2 were detected at:
Read moreTEPCO has begun dumping groundwater pumped out of a set of wells inland from the reactors into the Pacific. TEPCO
Read moreThe contaminated water problems at Fukushima Daiichi have been plaguing the plant since day one. In recent months the problems
Read moreA group of researchers from the Oregon Sea Grant released some of their findings on Pacific albacore tuna. The research
Read moreThe announcement yesterday that radioactive contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster has been found in bluefin tuna spread widely
Read moreWoods Hole Oceanographic Institute recently released their paper on Fukushima Daiichi related contamination in the Pacific. The full paper can
Read moreThe University of Tokyo’s Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute has found Cesium 137 & 134 in plankton specimens from 30km
Read morePublic health officials have been trying to determine the cause of a deadly outbreak in ringed seals that now includes
Read moreGreenpeace expert Ike Teuling did an on the ground investigation at Fukushima City, 60km from the nuclear plant. His investigation
Read moreA group of scientists have suggested taking the radioactive soil that is being collected in Japan and dump it in
Read moreReports released at a Symposium last month admitted that cesium being leaked into the sea from Fukushima Daiichi had traveled
Read moreThe recent IRSN report reminded of the widespread problem of radiation contamination to the Pacific ocean by Fukushima Daiichi. The
Read moreA rough translation to English of the IRSN French study on Fukushima ocean discharges. The original document in French can
Read moreGovernment experts in Japan have released findings that radioactive cesium will circulate to parts of the Atlantic and Indian oceans.
Read moreThe Marquette University Law Blog explains how the leaks at Fukushima Daiichi may put Japan in violation of international law.
Read moreA new 15-day scientific expedition aboard the University of Hawaii’s research vessel Kaimikai-O-Kanoloa will measure radioactive substances in the Pacific
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