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Greenpeace Warns That Contaminated Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Water Could Alter Human DNA

Greenpeace Warns That Contaminated Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant Water Could Alter Human DNA

Environmental rights organization Greenpeace issued a stark warning on Saturday about the contaminated water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant that it believes could alter human DNA if released into the ocean, CNN reported. According to a report penned by the organization, the 1.23 million metric tons of water held at the plant contains […]

4y ago

Removal Of Fuel Rods In Fukushima’s Damaged Reactor Begins

Removal Of Fuel Rods In Fukushima’s Damaged Reactor Begins

The removal of the melted fuel from the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan has begun, according to a report from The New York Times. The plant, which was wrecked by a tsunami in 2011, has already sent in workers to start the process of removing the first of the 566 rods which were used. […]

5y ago

Fukushima Contamination Discovered In Alaska’s Bering Strait

Fukushima Contamination Discovered In Alaska’s Bering Strait

Radiation contamination from the Fukushima Daiichi power plant disaster has been discovered in Alaska’s Bering Strait, researchers said on Wednesday. Scientists analyzed seawater that was gathered near St. Lawrence Island and determined from raised levels of Cesium-137 that they had found the northern edge of the radiation plume that began leaking into the Pacific Ocean […]

5y ago

Fukushima Radiation ‘Signature’ Found In California Wine, According To Study

Fukushima Radiation ‘Signature’ Found In California Wine, According To Study

A new study shows that there is a Fukushima radiation “signature,” or “imprint,” found in California wine produced after the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011, detailed MIT Technology Review. The study was conducted by French pharmacologist Philippe Hubert. Hubert discovered that he could accurately date wines without opening the wine bottles by checking for cesium-137. […]

6y ago

French Man Starts Intercontinental Swim Across The Pacific Ocean, Which Has Never Been Done Before

French Man Starts Intercontinental Swim Across The Pacific Ocean, Which Has Never Been Done Before

A 51-year-old French man named Ben Lecomte is attempting to be the first person ever to swim across the Pacific Ocean. He’s planning on swimming eight hours a day for over six months. The distance that Lecomte is trying to swim is a whopping 5,500 miles, according to the BBC. He departed from Eastern Japan […]

6y ago

Fukushima Radiation Levels ‘Unimaginable,’ As Robots Sent To Investigate Died

Fukushima Radiation Levels ‘Unimaginable,’ As Robots Sent To Investigate Died

The radiation within reactor No. 2 at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station has reached “unimaginable” levels, according to a recent report from the Independent. Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO), the company that runs the Fukushima nuclear power plant, has reported that the radiation levels within the containment vessel of Reactor No. 2 have reached 530 […]

7y ago

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactor Radiation Levels Highest Since 2011 Meltdown

Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Reactor Radiation Levels Highest Since 2011 Meltdown

The Fukushima nuclear reactor is seeing its highest levels of radiation since the meltdown that occurred in 2011. The rising levels of radiation have urged the Japanese government to place pressure on TEPCO to decommission the power plant and clean up the environmental hazard before it is too late. Tokyo Electric Power (TEPCO) reports that […]

7y ago

It Has Been Zero Days Since The Last Nuclear Catastrophe

It Has Been Zero Days Since The Last Nuclear Catastrophe

Fukushima Daiichi is still pouring radioactive water into the Pacific ocean, the consequences of which we still don’t know in the short term and can’t predict in the long term. Zero days since last injury #marketingagencyproblems #workerscomp #socialmediakills pic.twitter.com/yjvhYpO7aT — Arke Marketing (@arkemarketing) April 5, 2016 I’m pointing this out now because as the slander […]

8y ago

Fukushima Daiichi: Haunting Photos From Deserted Nuclear Red Zone

Fukushima Daiichi: Haunting Photos From Deserted Nuclear Red Zone

The Fukushima Daiichi disaster of 2011 sent more than 7,400 people fleeing from their businesses and homes amid fears of a nuclear meltdown. Although the evacuation orders were eventually lifted in some municipalities, some areas have remained abandoned for more than five years. In June, Malaysian photographer Keow Wee Loong, 26, snuck into Fukushima’s so-called […]

8y ago

Japan Plans To Release Thousands Of Tons Of Fukushima Waste Into The Pacific, With Highly Radioactive Waste Under Seabed

Japan Plans To Release Thousands Of Tons Of Fukushima Waste Into The Pacific, With Highly Radioactive Waste Under Seabed

Japan has been dealing with the aftermath of the Fukushima nuclear disaster for the past five years. However, things do not seem to be getting easier for those maintaining the defunct nuclear plant. The topic of dumping nuclear waste into the Pacific has been hotly debated across the globe, but it appears that officials have […]

8y ago

Radioactive Wild Boars Run Amok In Japan After Fukushima Disaster, Causing Over $15 Million In Damages

Radioactive Wild Boars Run Amok In Japan After Fukushima Disaster, Causing Over $15 Million In Damages

Radioactive wild boars are responsible for the destruction of agricultural Japanese communities following the Fukushima disaster. The wild boars are able to reproduce unhindered in the nuclear disaster exclusion zone, increasing the population of the boars by 330 percent since the Fukushima meltdown. Meanwhile, the boars are leaving the zone to cause havoc in surrounding […]

8y ago

Takahama Nuclear Reactors Shut Down By Japanese Court

Takahama Nuclear Reactors Shut Down By Japanese Court

Two of Takahama’s nuclear reactors were shut down by a Japanese court amid ongoing safety concerns. On Wednesday, the Otsu District Court ordered Kansai Electric Power to halt operations at Takahama reactors numbers three and four until further notice. Officials said it was the first time a Japanese court shut down an operational nuclear power […]

8y ago

Tsunami Warning Lifted After Japan Earthquake

Tsunami Warning Lifted After Japan Earthquake

Residents of Japan were under a tsunami warning Saturday morning after a nearly 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit just off shore near Kagoshima, Kyushu, Japan. The earthquake was initially measured at 7.0-magnitude, but as the day went on, scientists were able to get a more exact measurement of the earthquake and it was downgraded. The earthquake occurred […]

9y ago

Japanese Fisherman Reels In ‘Mutant’ Sea Monster Near Fukushima Nuclear Plant

Japanese Fisherman Reels In ‘Mutant’ Sea Monster Near Fukushima Nuclear Plant

A Japanese fisherman, Hirasaka Hiroshi, recently uploaded to Twitter photos of a monstrous wolffish he caught in the waters of the Pacific near the site of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear power accident. The photos show the proud fisherman holding aloft the monster sea creature he caught off the coast of Japan, near Russia’s eastern shores, […]

9y ago

Japan Reopens City Nearly Five Years After Fukushima Disaster

Japan Reopens City Nearly Five Years After Fukushima Disaster

Japan has finally reopened the abandoned city of Naraha nearly five years after the devastating Fukushima disaster. The evacuation order, which has been in place since 2011, was lifted by the Japanese government on Saturday. This opened the way for displaced citizens to return to their homes, although it is unclear how many will actually […]

9y ago

Toshiba CEO Quits ‘House Of Cards’ Inflated By $1.2 Billion

Toshiba CEO Quits ‘House Of Cards’ Inflated By $1.2 Billion

Toshiba CEO Hisao Tanaka resigned Tuesday after securities regulators uncovered fraudulent numbers on the company’s balance sheet. The Wall Street Journal reported that the Japanese industrial and electronics company overstated profits to the tune of $1.2 billion (152 billion yen) over a seven-year period. Eight other executives quit their posts along with Tanaka in acceptance […]

9y ago

Godzilla: Hero Or Villain? It Depends On Who You Ask [Video]

Godzilla: Hero Or Villain? It Depends On Who You Ask [Video]

Technically, Godzilla is a classic antihero, but, if you ask Tokyo’s civic leaders, the gigantic lizard responsible for hundreds of thousands of fictional deaths in Japan and abroad couldn’t be more welcome on the streets of Japan. It seems the leaders have not only granted Godzilla citizenship, but a project has been completed to create […]

9y ago

Godzilla Without Radiation? New Game Avoids Topic With Toho Film On Horizon

Godzilla Without Radiation? New Game Avoids Topic With Toho Film On Horizon

The first video game devoted to Godzilla in a decade is nearing release, yet fans have taken note that it steers clear of referencing “radiation,” raising questions about the upcoming Toho film set to resurrect the Japanese incarnation of the character. The game, simply titled Godzilla, is the first for the Sony Corp.’s PlayStation 4 […]

9y ago

Fukushima Disaster Radiation Finally Hits North America Four Years After Nuclear Incident In Japan

Fukushima Disaster Radiation Finally Hits North America Four Years After Nuclear Incident In Japan

More than four years ago, back in 2011, Japan was hit by a massive tsunami as a result of the Tõhoku earthquake. It was one of the most devastating tragedies to hit the Land of the Rising Sun, but it was only the beginning. The tsunami caused major damage to cities along Japan’s east coast, […]

9y ago

Another Fukushima In The Making? Nuclear Reactors Near Active Volcanos In Japan Unsafe, Says Volcanologist

Another Fukushima In The Making? Nuclear Reactors Near Active Volcanos In Japan Unsafe, Says Volcanologist

A prominent volcanologist is disputing the Japanese regulators’ conclusion that two nuclear reactors were safe from a volcanic eruption in the next few decades. The volcanologist notes that such a prediction was “impossible.” According to the Washington Post, a cauldron eruption at one of several volcanos surrounding the Sendai nuclear power plant in southern Japan […]

10y ago

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