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

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"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"