Nuclear power, nuclear mishaps

Japan nuclear crisis: Fukushima 50 ‘expect to die’

Workers who have been fighting to bring the reactors under control at Japan’s strick nuclear plant expect to die from radiation sickness, according to the mother of one of the men

Radiation rising beyond exclusion zone

Emissions continue to climb climb with the International Atomic Energy Agency saying radiation had reached evacuation levels in one village 40 km from Fukushima

Confidence Slips Away as Japan Battles Nuclear Peril

In an admission of how long the cooling process may take, Hidehiko Nishiyama, deputy director general of Japan’s nuclear regulator, said late Tuesday: “We will have to continue cooling for quite a long period. We should be thinking years”

‘Worse Than Chernobyl’: When the Fukushima Meltdown Hits Groundwater

Fukushima was a disaster waiting to happen, writes Dr Tom Burnett and now that it is it’s likely to dwarf Chernobyl

Japan finds plutonium in soil at stricken nuclear plant

Bad news piles up as pressure builds on the Japanese government to widen evacuation zone around Fukushima

Radiation detected in Massachusetts rainwater as Fukushima crisis worsens

As the disaster around Fukushima unfolds many nations are now rethinking their plans for nuclear power

Radiation in seawater may be spreading in Japan

An earthquake of magnitude 6.5 rocked Japan early Monday amid growing concern over the levels of radioactive contamination

Workers flee Japan nuclear plant as false readings say radiation levels are 10 MILLION times higher than normal

Nonetheless radiation levels around Fukushima are still dangerously high

Fukushima Reactor No. 3 suffers likely core breach, now leaking water at 10,000 times normal radiation levels

The situation at Fukushima worsened Friday as the radiation threat now nears that of Chernobyl

Japan reactor nuclear core may have breached

Japanese nuclear safety officials raised the possibility of more severe environmental contamination on Friday with their latest announcement

Iodine protects thyroid and glandular system from radiation damage: Here’s where to get some

Why you need to boost your iodine intake and how to do so

Contaminated Tokyo tap water is ‘unfit for babies’

Parents have been warned not to give tap water to babies although it does not pose an immediate health risk to adults

What They’re Covering Up at Fukushima

What They’re Covering Up at Fukushima

“You Get 3,500,000 the Normal Dose. You Call That Safe? And What Media Have Reported This? None!”

Stuxnet Could Harm Nuclear Safety: UN Atom Chief

Did the computer virus intended to disable Iran’s nuclear program play a part in disrupting Fukushima instead?

Thousands Of U.S. Personnel Evacuated From Japan To Western Wash.

An indication of just how seriously officials view the threat of radioactivity from Fukushima, 200,000 U.S. military personnel or their dependents are being evacuated from Japan

Some progress at Fukushima, but no coolant at reactors 3 and 4

Good news and bad from Fukushima

‘Japan may become another Chernobyl’

The “worst case scenario” may be about to become reality

What Can The Japanese Tsunami Teach Us About Prepping For Disasters And Emergencies?

As the Japanese tsunami has shown, disaster can strike anywhere and at any time. No one is immune. Someday it may be your turn. Will you be ready?

Japan nuclear reactor water-bombing has little effect

Radiation levels rising rather than falling after No 3 reactor doused with hoses, while helicopters appear to miss their targe

Japan begins water drop on stricken reactor

Military helicopters succeed in dropping water on the stricken Fukushima reactors