By Mandie Sami, wires A worker at Japan’s tsunami-crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant has died. It brings the total number of deaths at the complex to three since the massive earthquake and tsunami struck in March. The man, aged in his 60s, […]
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200,000 in Germany protest nuclear power
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Continue readingThousands Protest in Taiwan Against New Nuclear Plant
Taipei, March 20 (CNA) Environmental activists and opposition political figures staged a protest in Taipei Sunday against the government’s plan to continue the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant project, as Japan battled to bring its quake-damaged nuclear plants under control. Dozens of environmental […]
Continue readingRadioactivity Found in Japanese Farms, Spinach, Milk, Near Nuclear Meltdown
Japan’s top spokesman said Saturday that elevated levels of radiation have been found in milk and spinach near the crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima prefecture. The government has worked hard to play down rising fears. Chief Cabinet Secretary Yukio Edano told […]
Continue readingWorried about the Japanese Nuclear Meltdown? Get to know your radiation units and measurements
The Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS) has put together this handy little “Questions and Answers on Radiation” document. With all the news coming out of Japan and what the nuke industry cheerleaders have called the “Nuclear Renaissance” of new nuclear expansion […]
Continue readingJapan’s Earthquake Altered Earth’s Axis; Moved the Island Closer to U.S.
Last week’s devastating 8.9 magnitude earthquake and tsunami in Japan moved the island closer to the United States and shifted the planet’s axis. The quake caused a rift 15 miles below the sea floor that stretched 186 miles long and 93 miles […]
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