Fukushima Radiation Testing Positive on the West Coast

Despite Worrisome Volcano Warning, Nuclear Restart Approved for Japanese Plant

Despite Worrisome Volcano Warning, Nuclear Restart Approved for Japanese Plant

"Despite recent warnings from seismology experts about activity at a nearby volcano, local officials in Japan have approved the first restart of a nuclear power plant since the Fukushima disaster and meltdown in 2011."

Mainstream US Corporate Media Ignore Increased Fukushima Water Radioactivity

Mainstream US Corporate Media Ignore Increased Fukushima Water Radioactivity

"According to The Japan Times, the news gets worse: "In addition, materials that emit beta rays, such as strontium-90, which causes bone cancer, also shattered records with a reading of 1.2 million becquerels, the utility said of the sample"."

'Remember Fukushima': Thousands Rally Against Nuclear Restart in Japan

'Remember Fukushima': Thousands Rally Against Nuclear Restart in Japan

""Don't forget Fukushima" was the message Tuesday morning as roughly 16,000 people gathered in downtown Tokyo to protest the restart of Japan's nuclear power plants."

Leader of Fukushima Study: “Intense exposure” headed toward US west coast; Plume traveling very fast via oceanic jet

www.enenews.com/leader-fukushima-study-intense-exposure-headed-west-coast-plume-traveling-very-fast-oceanic-jet-releases-radioactive-water-impact-california-coastal-areas-prolonged-period-video
"Presentation by Dr. Vincent Rossi, oceanographer at the Institute for Cross-Disciplinary Physics and Complex Systems"

The Fukushima Disaster Continues to Worsen

www.alternet.org/world/fukushima-disaster-continues-worsen
"Radioactive water flows continuously into the Pacific at the rate of about 107,600 gallons per day."

Thyroid Cancer in Young People Surges in Fukushima Since Nuclear Meltdown

Thyroid Cancer in Young People Surges in Fukushima Since Nuclear Meltdown

"The impact of the 2011 Fukushima nuclear reactor meltdown on the region's young people is starting to add up."

In Landmark Decision, TEPCO to Pay Victim's Family in Fukushima Suicide Case

In Landmark Decision, TEPCO to Pay Victim's Family in Fukushima Suicide Case

"A Japanese court has ordered the Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) to pay damages to the family of a woman who killed herself after being forced to flee the Fukushima nuclear disaster in 2011."

US sailors prepare for fresh legal challenge over Fukushima radiation

www.theguardian.com/environment/2014/aug/20/us-navy-sailors-legal-challenge-fukushima-radiation-tepco
"$1bn lawsuit accuses Tepco of failing to avoid the accident and of lying about radiation levels that have caused health problems to themselves and their families stationed in Japan"

TEPCO: Fukushima Was Much, Much Worse Than We Said

TEPCO: Fukushima Was Much, Much Worse Than We Said

"TEPCO's new appraisal of the Fukushima No. 3 reactor building shows that all – or nearly all – of the fuel rods contained inside melted onto the floor of the containment vessel."

Are Radiated Fukushima Monkeys the Canaries in the Coal Mine ?

Fukushima's Children are Dying 福島の子供

www.nukefree.org/editorsblog/fukushimas-children-are-dying-0
"But a wide range of independent studies confirm heightened infant death rates and excessive cancers among the general population. Excessive death, mutation and disease rates among local animals were confirmed by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture and local journalists."

Fukishima: No End in Sight for Nuclear Meltdown | Interview with Paul Gunter of Beyond Nuclear

News Flash: Fukushima Is Still a Disaster | Common Dreams

News Flash: Fukushima Is Still a Disaster | Common Dreams

"The corporate media silence on Fukushima has been deafening even though the melted-down nuclear power plant’s seaborne radiation is now washing up on American beaches.

Ever more radioactive water continues to pour into the Pacific."

Japan Ousts Nuclear Critic in Regulatory Reshuffling | Common Dreams

Japan Ousts Nuclear Critic in Regulatory Reshuffling | Common Dreams

"Japan's government announced Wednesday it is reshuffling the country's top nuclear regulating body by ousting an outspoken critic of the nuclear industry and replacing him with an ardent supporter of nuclear power."

Nuclear Experts Raise Concerns Over Giant 'Ice Wall' at Fukushima | Common Dreams

Nuclear Experts Raise Concerns Over Giant 'Ice Wall' at Fukushima | Common Dreams

"Nuclear experts are casting doubt on Japan's plans to build a giant underground "ice wall" surrounding the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility in a bid to stop dangerous radiation leaks."

Scientific Proof Of Fukushima Radiation In North America

www.radiationprevention.com/proof-fukushima-radiation-in-canada-usa/
"We wrote this post to satisfy the need for more scientific evidence that Fukushima Daiichi fallout has reached North America, in a clear and concise way. Here we present 8 examples of scientific proof this is, and continues to occur."

Scientist: Reactor core materials found almost 500 km from Fukushima plant — 40,000,000,000,000,000,000 Bq/kg

www.enenews.com/gundersen-video-confirms-worst-fears-scientist-reactor-core-materials-found-almost-500-km-fukushima-plant-40000000000000000000-bqkg-travel-very-very-significant-distances-hot-particles-fou
"This material was in the peta-becquerel per kilogram range [...] 4 followed by 19 zeroes — that many Bq/kg. That’s a very, very high number. [...] It is a tiny particle [...] about 310 becquerels for the particle."

Caldicott: All of Japan contaminated by Fukushima

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"A more realistic estimate of contamination is 60,000 square kilometers, occupied by 46 million people including parts of Tokyo and surroundings"

The Myth of Nuclear Safety: Fukushima Reveals That Nuclear Power Is Here to Stay

The Myth of Nuclear Safety: Fukushima Reveals That Nuclear Power Is Here to Stay

"One thing should be obvious - nuclear safety is no more of a factor in determining the nuclear option in the United States than it is in determining the nuclear future of Japan."

Radioactive Water Buildup Grows as 'Decontamination' System at Fukushima Fails Again | Common Dreams

Radioactive Water Buildup Grows as 'Decontamination' System at Fukushima Fails Again | Common Dreams

"At the destroyed Fukushima nuclear plant, a defect has again forced the shutdown of the decontamination system that is central to the radioactive water cleanup strategy, owner Tokyo Electric Power Co. announced Tuesday."

US Sailors and Marines Allege Fukushima Radiation Sickness | Common Dreams

US Sailors and Marines Allege Fukushima Radiation Sickness | Common Dreams

"Three years have passed since the earthquake and tsunami that caused the nuclear disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan. The tsunami’s immediate death toll was more than 15,000, with close to 3,000 still missing. Casualties are still mounting, though, both in Japan and much farther away. The impact of the Fukushima nuclear meltdown on health and the environment is severe, compounded daily as radioactive pollution continues to pour from the site, owned by the Tokyo Electric Power Company, TEPCO."

Japanese Government Squelching Efforts To Measure Fukushima Meltdown

Japanese Government Squelching Efforts To Measure Fukushima Meltdown

"Tokyo - In the chaotic, fearful weeks after the Fukushima nuclear crisis began, in March 2011, researchers struggled to measure the radioactive fallout unleashed on the public. Aoyama Michio’s initial findings were more startling than most. As a senior scientist at the Japanese government’s Meteorological Research Institute, he said levels of radioactive cesium 137 in the surface water of the Pacific Ocean could be 10,000 times as high as contamination after Chernobyl, the world’s worst nuclear accident."

Council to ask for more radiation testing - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Local News

Council to ask for more radiation testing - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner: Local News

"At the urging of a concerned citizen, the council will consider a resolution tonight that calls on the federal government and United Nations to do more radiation testing in Alaska waters. It asserts that health risks related to nuclear meltdown have been vastly understated and are linked for the deaths of 20,000 Americans in the weeks after the meltdown."

Former NRC Head: Fukushima a Call to Phase Out Nukes | Common Dreams

Former NRC Head: Fukushima a Call to Phase Out Nukes | Common Dreams

"Former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission chief Gregory Jaczko is stressing that the only way to prevent nuclear accidents is to phase out nuclear power completely."

Fukushima 2014: Don't Forget | Common Dreams

Fukushima 2014: Don't Forget | Common Dreams

"Three years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear catastrophe, the Japanese government insists everything is under control. But the real story is very different."

U.S. Nuclear Agency Hid Concerns, Hailed Safety Record as Fukushima Melted

www.nbcnews.com/storyline/fukushima-anniversary/u-s-nuclear-agency-hid-concerns-hailed-safety-record-fukushima-n48561
"In the tense days after a powerful earthquake and tsunami crippled the Fukushima Daiichi power plant in Japan on March 11, 2011, staff at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission made a concerted effort to play down the risk of earthquakes and tsunamis to America’s aging nuclear plants, according to thousands of internal emails reviewed by NBC News."

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Three Years Later, Who is Responsible? | Common Dreams

Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Three Years Later, Who is Responsible? | Common Dreams

"Nuclear power engineer Arnie Gunderson and journalist Chiho Kaneko discuss a lawsuit to hold General Electric and other reactor manufacturing companies responsible and the Japanese public's attitude toward nuclear energy"

Deadly Fukushima Crisis Further Corrodes Viability of Nuclear Energy

Deadly Fukushima Crisis Further Corrodes Viability of Nuclear Energy

"At the three-year anniversary of the Fukushima Dai'ichi nuclear power plant reactor meltdowns, the disaster's consequences continue to unfold. One should be a global switch from nuclear power to renewable energy sources."

TEPCO May Have To Dump Radioactive Water Into Pacific Ocean

TEPCO May Have To Dump Radioactive Water Into Pacific Ocean

"Tepco's failure to manage the buildup of contaminated water came to light last summer, when it admitted that at least 300 tonnes of tainted water were leaking into the sea every day."

Fasting for Fukushima on Third Anniversary | Common Dreams

Fasting for Fukushima on Third Anniversary | Common Dreams

"The three melt-downs, four explosions, scattered fuel rods and continual gusher of radioactive water into the Pacific Ocean at Fukushima have torn a deadly hole in the fabric of our ability to survive on this planet."

Massive Mandate: Japan Very Loudly Says No to Nuclear | Common Dreams

Massive Mandate: Japan Very Loudly Says No to Nuclear | Common Dreams

"On the eve of the anniversary of the Fukushima disaster and in the wake of widespreadprotests to block (clearly insane) government attempts to reopen nuclear plants, the results of a new survey show almost all Japanese remain scared of and opposed to nuclear power: "

Three Years After Fukushima: 'No Nukes! Go Renewable!' | Common Dreams

Three Years After Fukushima: 'No Nukes! Go Renewable!' | Common Dreams

"Tens of thousands marched and rallied in Tokyo and other Japanese cities on Sunday to mark this week's anniversary of the initial Fukushima nuclear disaster and delivering a message to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and parliament that they will not tolerate a restart of the nation's reactors, calling for a future of renewable energy instead."

Fukushima nuclear crisis continues to unfold

Report: Navy Knew USS Ronald Reagan Was Seriously Contaminated By Fukushima

Report: Navy Knew USS Ronald Reagan Was Seriously Contaminated By Fukushima

"The revelations cast new light on the $1 billion lawsuit filed by the sailors against Tokyo Electric Power."

Japan, U.S. Move to Expand Nuclear Power Programs Despite Contamination at Fukushima & New Mexico

Fukushima Isotopes Arriving on the West Coast?

Lingering Problems At Fukushima Raise Questions About Nuclear Power Safety At Home

Radioactive Fukushima Plume Due to Reach West Coast this Spring | Common Dreams

Radioactive Fukushima Plume Due to Reach West Coast this Spring | Common Dreams

"A radioactive plume released from the Fukushima meltdown is expected to reach the west coast of the U.S. in April, said a panel of researchers in Honolulu Monday. However, without any federal or international monitoring, scientists are bereft of "actual data," guessing at the amount of radiation coming at us."

TEPCO: Fukushima Radiation Was 'Significantly' Undercounted

TEPCO: Fukushima Radiation Was 'Significantly' Undercounted

"It just goes to show you how capable and trustworthy corporate power providers are"

Highly Radioactive Water Overflow at Fukushima | Common Dreams

Highly Radioactive Water Overflow at Fukushima | Common Dreams

"The overflow was discovered Wednesday night, but before the valve was closed the tank is estimated to have spilled 100 metric tons of water containing 230 million becquerels per liter of "beta-emitting radioactive isotopes, including strontium 90"."

US Sailors Sick From Fukushima Radiation File New Suit Against Tokyo Electric Power | Common Dreams

US Sailors Sick From Fukushima Radiation File New Suit Against Tokyo Electric Power | Common Dreams

"The suit includes an infant born with a genetic condition to a sailor who served on the USS Ronald Reagan as radiation poured over it during the Fukushima melt-downs, and an American teenager living near the stricken site. It has also been left open for “up to 70,000 U.S. citizens [who were] potentially affected by the radiation and will be able to join the class action suit.”

Now docked in San Diego, the USS Reagan’s on-going safety has become a political hot potato. The $4.3 billion carrier is at the core of the U.S. Naval presence in the Pacific. Critics say it’s too radioactive to operate or to scrap, and that it should be sunk, as were a number of U.S. ships contaminated by atmospheric Bomb tests in the South Pacific."

Japan's Nuke Regulator: TEPCO Radiation Readings Were Much Too Low

Japan's Nuke Regulator: TEPCO Radiation Readings Were Much Too Low

"From the Department of The Obvious, Japan's nuclear regulator says TEPCO doesn't understand what they're doing. Duh! They were there to make money, not to do their jobs responsibly"

Scientists to Analyze West Coast Kelp for Fukushima Radioactivity | Common Dreams

Scientists to Analyze West Coast Kelp for Fukushima Radioactivity | Common Dreams

"Researchers are set to embark on a project to gather samples of kelp from the U.S. West Coast and analyze them for potential radioactive contamination caused by the Fukushima nuclear disaster unleashed nearly three years ago."

50 Reasons We Should Fear the Worst from Fukushima | Common Dreams

50 Reasons We Should Fear the Worst from Fukushima | Common Dreams

"Japan’s harsh dictatorial censorship has been matched by a global corporate media blackout aimed—successfully—at keeping Fukushima out of the public eye.

But that doesn’t keep the actual radiation out of our ecosystem, our markets … or our bodies.

Speculation on the ultimate impact ranges from the utterly harmless to the intensely apocalyptic .

But the basic reality is simple: for seven decades, government Bomb factories and privately-owned reactors have spewed massive quantities of unmonitored radiation into the biosphere.

The impacts of these emissions on human and ecological health are unknown primarily because the nuclear industry has resolutely refused to study them.

Indeed, the official presumption has always been that showing proof of damage from nuclear Bomb tests and commercial reactors falls to the victims, not the perpetrators.

And that in any case, the industry will be held virtually harmless.

This “see no evil, pay no damages” mindset dates from the Bombing of Hiroshima to Fukushima to the disaster coming next … which could be happening as you read this."

Senate Hearing: Fukushima Task Force Recommendations

The Fukushima Secrecy Syndrome – From Japan to America | Common Dreams

The Fukushima Secrecy Syndrome – From Japan to America | Common Dreams

"Last month, the ruling Japanese coalition parties quickly rammed through Parliament a state secrets law. We Americans better take notice."

Volunteers Crowdsource Radiation Monitoring to Map Potential Risk on Every Street in Japan

Volunteers Crowdsource Radiation Monitoring to Map Potential Risk on Every Street in Japan

"Safecast is a network of volunteers who came together to map radiation levels throughout Japan after the Fukushima Diiachi nuclear power plant disaster in 2011. They soon realized radiation readings varied widely, with some areas close to the disaster facing light contamination, depending on wind and geography, while others much further away showed higher readings. Safecast volunteers use Geiger counters and open-source software to measure the radiation, and then post the data online for anyone to access."

Volunteers Crowdsource Radiation Monitoring to Map Potential Risk on Every Street in Japan

Protests Grow in Japan: "We Want to Bring Our Message to the World to Stop Nuclear Power Plants"

Mayor of Town That Hosted Fukushima Nuclear Plant Says He Was Told: "No Accident Could Ever Happen"

"We Want To Fight For This Cause": Nuclear Refugees From Fukushima Join Anti-Nuke Protests

Crippled Fukushima Reactor Springs Another Mysterious Leak | Common Dreams

Crippled Fukushima Reactor Springs Another Mysterious Leak | Common Dreams
"Tepco said the amount of radioactive material in the just-found leak is unknown because the radiation in the reactor building is already so high"

Local Chef Takes North Pacific Seafood Off Menu

www.keyt.com/news/local-chef-takes-north-pacific-seafood-off-menu/-/17671600/23950972/-/i0q4a0/-/index.html
"In March 2011, a tsunami triggered by an earthquake rocked the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant, causing radioactive materials to leak."

Japanese Government Approves Revival Plan For Owner Of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant

www.thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/01/16/3171861/japan-tepco-nuclear-revival/
"On Wednesday Japan’s trade ministry approved a 10-year business plan for Tokyo Electric Power Company (Tepco), owner of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in northeast Japan that went into meltdown after being devastated by an earthquake and tsunami off Japan’s eastern coast nearly three years ago."

Fukushima Radiation Update

Fukushima Is the World's Ongoing Warning Against Nuclear Energy | Common Dreams

Fukushima Is the World's Ongoing Warning Against Nuclear Energy | Common Dreams
"The impact of nuclear disasters can last for generations. Such man-made devastation offers a lesson to all of us"

For Fukushima's Displaced, a Struggle to Recover Lives Torn Apart by Nuclear Disaster

From Atomic Bombings to Fukushima, Japan Pursues a Nuclear Future Despite a Devastating Past

Shock Doctrine in Japan: Shinzo Abe's Rightward Shift to Militarism, Secrecy in Fukushima's Wake

Radioactive Fish at 124 Times 'Safe' Levels Caught Near Fukushima | Common Dreams

Radioactive Fish at 124 Times 'Safe' Levels Caught Near Fukushima | Common Dreams
"A fish with 124 times the level of radiation deemed safe for food consumption was caught near the ravaged Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan."

Toll of U.S. Sailors Devastated by Fukushima Radiation Continues to Climb | Common Dreams

Toll of U.S. Sailors Devastated by Fukushima Radiation Continues to Climb | Common Dreams
"The roll call of U.S. sailors who say their health was devastated when they were irradiated while delivering humanitarian help near the stricken Fukushima nuke is continuing to soar."

Fukushima Goes Mainstream (VIDEO)

www.samuel-warde.com/2014/01/fukushima-goes-mainstream-video/
"So while the report was a positive step in disseminating information through a widely respected source, it wasn’t all inclusive and, as such, did little to allay my concerns over radiation affecting those of us who live on the West Coast and our far neighbors in Hawaii, who reside in the middle of an ocean that is continuing to be polluted with Fukushima radiation every day."

“Return To Fukushima” Airs This Week

“Return To Fukushima” Airs This Week
"The transfer of nuclear fuel from the storage pool atop the crippled Reactor Unit 4 continues. TEPCO’s website reveals no new details, except for a note stating that the leakages at Unit 3 continue. In other most recent news reports concerning Fukushima, even Japan’s constitution seems to be at stake. The government has reportedly promoted a bill that would veil news transparency and keep further events at the TEPCO plant hidden from world scrutiny. CBS discusses an investigation into an online video of Geiger counter readings five times higher than normal at a beach in San Mateo County, California. Other media outlets vacillate between reassurance and fear."

Fukushima fixes: Duct tape and wire net instead of bolts and rebar

Fukushima fixes: Duct tape and wire net instead of bolts and rebar
"At this point, I'm surprised it wasn't bubble gum and string!"

Fukushima Fallout Damaged the Thyroids of California Babies » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names

Fukushima Fallout Damaged the Thyroids of California Babies » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names
"A new study of the effects of tiny quantities of radioactive fallout from Fukushima on the health of babies born in California shows a significant excess of hypothyroidism caused by the radioactive contamination travelling 5,000 miles across the Pacific. The article will be published next week in the peer-reviewed journal Open Journal of Pediatrics."

Fukushima Meltdowns: Global Denial At Work

www.opednews.com/articles/1/Fukushima-Meltdowns-Globa-by-William-Boardman-Accident_Chernobyl_Chernobyl_Denial-140104-187.html
"For the near future, what all that means, in effect, is that the world has to accept chronic radiation releases from Fukushima as the price for avoiding another catastrophic release. And even then, it's not a sure thing.
But there's another aspect of Fukushima Unit #3 that's even less reassuring. Unit #3 is the one Fukushima reactor that was running on Mixed oxide fuel, or MOX fuel , in its fuel rods. MOX fuel typically uses Plutonium mixed with one or more forms of Uranium. Using Plutonium in fuel rods adds to their toxicity in the event of a meltdown. In part because Plutonium-239 has a half-life of 240,000 years and can be used to make nuclear weapons of "dirty bombs," its use in commercial reactors remains both limited and controversial . Because it contains Plutonium, MOX fuel is more toxic than other nuclear fuel and will burn at lower temperatures."

Fukushima Worker Says 'Slipshod Work' Done on Storage Tanks | Common Dreams

Fukushima Worker Says 'Slipshod Work' Done on Storage Tanks | Common Dreams
"Plant operator TEPCO has been slammed for mishap after mishap in what has been described as a "permanent crisis" that demands a global take-over."

CEO: Fukushima is very bad, we have a crew in Japan right now; Reports coming out that gov’t covered it up… food around whole region got irradiated, increased problems for people in Tokyo — Host: Really scares me I don’t hear anyone discussing how to stop it (VIDEO)

www.enenews.com/ceo-fukushima-very-bad-crew-japan-reports-coming-govt-covered-food-around-region-irradiated-people-tokyo-increased-problems-video
"Shane Smith, journalist and CEO of VICE (Forbes: ‘One to Watch’ on Forbes 400 list. Est. Net Worth: $400 million): Bad, very bad. […] If you look at Fukushima, it’s a perfect example of the problem with nuclear power. […] The levels of radiation have not f****** gone down. We have a crew there shooting right now. The levels of radiation in the area are through the f****** roof."

Fukushima Disaster: Impacts & Continuing Threats

www.psr.org/assets/pdfs/fukushima-fact-sheet.pdf
"More than two years since the nuclear disaster began at the Fukushima Daiichi reactors, its impact is massive and widespread. It will be decades before the full scope of the impacts of this ongoing disaster is fully understood but significant health, economic, environmental and social consequences are already evident and quantifiable."

Remove TEPCO Before Removing Fuel

Did Underground Explosions Rock Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant?

www.samuel-warde.com/2014/01/underground-explosions-rock-fukushima-power-plant/
"A Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution study conducted in October 2011 concluded that the Fukushima disaster had already released 100 times more radiation into the environment than Chernobyl. It is not far-fetched to say that the damage has increased by astronomical proportions when one considers that 300 tons of radioactive waste has been released into the Pacific Ocean on a daily basis since the disaster occurred on March 11, 2011.
The ramifications of this latest report of explosions have yet to be revealed, but it is safe to say that whatever the news, it won’t be good."

U.S. Sailors Re-File Fukushima Lawsuit "Strange Stream Rising From Reactors"

Fukushima Ghost Towns Struggle to Recover Amid High Radiation Levels | Common Dreams

Fukushima Ghost Towns Struggle to Recover Amid High Radiation Levels | Common Dreams
"Nearly three years after a major earthquake, tsunami and nuclear radiation leak devastated coastal and inland areas of Japan's Fukushima prefecture, 175 miles north-east of Tokyo, Namie has become a silent town of ghosts and absent lives."