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01/13/2016 / By Greg White

Groundwater radiation levels at Fukushima power plant increase, despite cleanup efforts

Decommissioning the Fukushima Daiichi power plant has been paved by more steps moving backwards than forwards. Now, it has been discovered that the total amount of groundwater tainted by radiation has increased, despite cleanup efforts. The Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO), the company in charge of the Fukushima power plant, had originally planned to reduce […]

01/11/2016 / By Greg White

New study reveals Fukushima radiation reached U.S. coast far sooner than previously believed, as cesium levels reach record high off Western shores

Last December, scientists detected the highest levels of radiation from the Fukushima disaster taken to date, off the coast of California. Now, researchers have released the results of a new study on just how long it took those radioactive particles to plague American shores. According to the report of Canadian researchers in the Proceeding of the […]

12/01/2015 / By Greg White

NRC increases the risk of Fukushima-like U.S. disaster by extending life of reactors to 80 years

U.S. nuclear reactors may now have a life expectancy greater than most people. Whenever American power plants are built, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is able to grant operating licenses for a period of 40 years. However, the U.S. is now set to test whether it’s safe to operate nuclear power plants for 80 years — […]

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