• The Fukushima nuclear accident was a major nuclear accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Ōkuma, Fukushima, Japan which began on March 11, 2011. (wikipedia.org)
  • The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant consisted of six General Electric (GE) light water boiling water reactors (BWRs). (wikipedia.org)
  • Among the losses was the damage to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear reactor that lost onsite power and was unable to cool the reactor cores. (cdc.gov)
  • Three months after the earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear disaster in Japan, new radiation "hot spots" may require the evacuation of more areas further from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility. (greenleft.org.au)
  • In early June, a robot sent into the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power facility detected the highest levels of radiation since the onset of the crisis. (greenleft.org.au)
  • The US shares similar reactor designs as the Japanese reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi station. (greenleft.org.au)
  • But in the wake of the authorities upgrading the threat level for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant from 5 to 7, a classification reserved for the most severe nuclear crises such as the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, Prime Minister Kan's claims are being received with a degree of scepticism. (idsa.in)
  • The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was constructed in 1971 under government authorization, in spite of fervent protests by local residents. (brandeisinternational.com)
  • Nearly six years have passed since an earthquake and tsunami in Japan killed 16,000 people and caused nuclear meltdown at the Fukushima Daiichi plant. (mydailyinformer.com)
  • The Tokyo Electric Company (Tepco) has begun a new inspection of Fukushima Daiichi unit #2 using a sophisticated robot. (webdesignlady.com)
  • At about 2:22 Eastern Daylight Time a journalist sent me a brief email to inform me that Dr. Jaczko had just told the House Energy and Commerce committee that the fuel pool at Fukushima Daiichi unit 4 was dry. (atomicinsights.com)
  • The Independent Investigation Commission on the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Accident (2014) The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station Disaster: Investigating the Myth and Reality . (thebulletin.org)
  • Though they cover the same ground-the disaster at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant that began three years ago after a massive earthquake and tsunami-and largely draw upon the same or similar sources, there are distinct differences among them. (thebulletin.org)
  • Dear Friends, Fukushima Daiichi, the nuclear plant wrecked by the earthquake/tsunami of March 2011, is out of control, and getting worse. (opednews.com)
  • The man in charge of cleaning up the wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has admitted there is little cause for optimism while thousands of workers continue their battle to contain huge quantities of radioactive water. (opednews.com)
  • I think there will be a million extra cancers as a result of Fukushima Daiichi. (opednews.com)
  • Much has been learnt in the ten years since the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake and the subsequent accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, but significant challenges still remain. (oecd-nea.org)
  • Terrorist activities in the United States, Japan, Europe, and Asia and the fear of contamination from radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan (see image below) stemming from the March 2011 massive earthquake highlight the need for hospital preparedness. (medscape.com)
  • Arnie Gundersen, the sole engineer of Fairewinds Associates , continues to tell lies about the radiation released from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plants. (atomicinsights.com)
  • By Kathleen M. Tucker, Robert Alvarez For the past several years, the controversy over radioactive fallout from the world's first atomic bomb explosion in Alamogordo, New Mexico on July 16, 1945-code-named Trinity-has intensified. (uchicago.edu)
  • Soils in the areas affected by radioactive fallout showed significantly increased levels of long-lived radioisotopes such as cesium-137 or strontium-90. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • The Fukushima fallout is notable for what it doesn't contain . (atomicinsights.com)
  • FFP3 masks therefore provide protection against radioactive fallout. (tarinenharma.pl)
  • They can be any protected space, provided that the walls and roof are thick and dense enough to absorb the radiation given off by fallout particles. (tarinenharma.pl)
  • This guide is for families preparing for imminent terrorist or strategic nuclear attacks with expected blast destruction followed by widespread radioactive fallout downwind. (mgr.org)
  • The difference between Chernobyl and Fukushima is that the reactor itself exploded at Chernobyl, while at Fukushima though some radioactivity leaked from the reactor most of the radioactive material was contained within it. (idsa.in)
  • 2002. The accidental sinking of the nuclear submarine, the Kursk: monitoring of radioactivity and the preliminary assessment of the potential impact of radioactive releases. (cdc.gov)
  • In addition, neutrons are the very radiation that causes induced radioactivity in the irradiated substances, that is, converts stable isotopes into radioactive ones. (ordonews.com)
  • An area of 1,500 m² around the plant was severely contaminated, while the radioactive plume covered a total area of 120 km², where increased levels of radioactivity could be detected. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • Even months after the explosion, snow samples continued to show increased levels of radioactive isotopes such as plutonium, uranium, zirconium, ruthenium, cerium, niobium and antimony, continually exposing the population to radioactivity. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • Thirty-five fixed dose-rate monitors were used to record dose rates at 1 mo intervals from the time of installation in Fukushima Prefecture in April 2012 until December 2018 and were used to estimate the effective half-life for radiocesium contamination based on external radiation dose rates. (cdc.gov)
  • And after they find high levels [of radioactive contamination], they demand local authorities and the government look at those contaminated areas. (greenleft.org.au)
  • The Fukushima Prefectural Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations has been urging TEPCO to pledge never to release water into the ocean with detectible contamination. (webdesignlady.com)
  • In the aftermath of both the earthquake and tsunami, this radioactive contamination has added to the public health concerns of the island nation. (patimes.org)
  • In particular, citizens should be cognizant of environmental concerns, community health concerns, general public health concerns and personal health concerns as they relate to the hazards caused by the earthquake, tsunami and radioactive contamination. (patimes.org)
  • In addition, there are legitimate as well as media-driven fears of radioactive contamination of food, water, dairy products (such as milk, cheese, and eggs), and freshly grown vegetables (i.e., spinach). (patimes.org)
  • The organisation has previously drawn attention to routine Tritium releases and the resulting contamination of borehole water and the water table surrounding Koeberg, in its submissions on the environmental impact of a previous project known as Nuclear 1 - is now concerned about further issues which have emerged from an informal forensic study of the discharge. (medialternatives.com)
  • Internal contamination via inhalation, ingestion, absorption through open wounds Other physical hazards (e.g. (tarinenharma.pl)
  • Internal contamination via inhalation, ingestion, absorption through open wounds Other physical hazards (e.g., debris, fire/heat, or chemicals) PPE cannot protect against exposure from high energy, highly penetrating forms of ionizing radiation 2 associated with most radiation emergencies. (tarinenharma.pl)
  • Increased levels of radionuclides, such as cesium-137, cobalt-60 and americium-241 were also found in soil samples around the complex, suggesting radioactive contamination of agricultural products for human consumption. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • You can expect localized and downwind contamination from the explosion dispersing radioactive materials. (mgr.org)
  • Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency has now admitted for the first time that full nuclear meltdowns occurred at three of the plant's reactors, and more than doubled its estimate for the amount of radiation that leaked from the plant in the first week of the disaster in March. (greenleft.org.au)
  • The Soviet Union required a mandatory evacuation during the Chernobyl disaster at an exposure level of five millisieverts. (greenleft.org.au)
  • And while Japan's disaster-proof security systems are among the best in the world, as fate would have it, all safety mechanisms failed to work as powers cut off, exposing radioactive fuel rods into the open air and ultimately causing the full meltdown of three nuclear reactors. (brandeisinternational.com)
  • Kanesaki, a Fukushima resident, had worked as a tour guide for the nuclear power plant before the disaster. (brandeisinternational.com)
  • New research now suggests that the radiation released by the nuclear disaster may have lingering effects on fish-but that the risk posed to human beings from consumption, thanks in part to strong regulation, is maxim. (mydailyinformer.com)
  • The attempted cover up of the severity of the Fukushima disaster is nothing new. (mydailyinformer.com)
  • During the aftermath of a catastrophe, many survivors of the initial disaster are either killed, maimed, or severely injured due to environmental and/or public health hazards. (patimes.org)
  • Citizens must be aware of both environmental and/or public health hazards to ensure individual as well as community wellness post-disaster. (patimes.org)
  • Individuals affected by this disaster should be most concerned with hazards posed by their immediate surroundings. (patimes.org)
  • By being aware of such hazards and taking the requisite safety precautions for personal protection, many post-disaster deaths and injuries can be avoided. (patimes.org)
  • Another important hazard of this disaster is the number of deceased individuals that have not been located and buried properly. (patimes.org)
  • Readers of the Bulletin will be familiar with most of the basic themes and details of the Fukushima situation, so I will take some basic knowledge for granted and highlight the distinctive contributions of the five volumes considered here, raise some questions about omissions found in most of them, and reflect upon the presumed uniqueness of the disaster. (thebulletin.org)
  • Disaster and Change in Japan takes a historical approach to Fukushima. (thebulletin.org)
  • He digs carefully into the warnings of possible disaster, noting, for example, that more than half of the members of the committee that set the size of predicted tsunamis, which affected design of the Fukushima plant, came from the nuclear industry. (thebulletin.org)
  • TEPCO faces a huge clean-up bill for the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, along with colossal compensation claims from those affected. (blogspot.com)
  • Third, I turn to Sen's impor-tant work on famines in authoritarian regimes to consider, by analogy, exposure to radiation in order to reflect on the ongoing nuclear disaster in Fukushima. (apjjf.org)
  • Jack Crawford15 July 2019 In March - on the eighth anniversary of the Fukushima disaster - Time magazine published an article with the headline: "Want to Stop Climate Change? (uchicago.edu)
  • [ 1 ] The main challenge was adapting the existing models, whose primary focus was containing a hazardous material release, to one that reflected the chaos of a large-scale disaster involving a large number of affected individuals. (medscape.com)
  • However, few emergency departments feel prepared for a radiation disaster, and many personnel question the practicality and safety of current recommendations. (medscape.com)
  • Radioactive snowfall in the days after the disaster created hot-spots with radiation levels of up to 30 µGy/h - approximately 100 times normal background radiation. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • The marine environment of the Irish Sea also suffered from the disaster, as well as from countless other spills, leaks, incidents and the deliberate or accidental discharge of radioactive effluent. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • This takes place as Japan grapples with these same issues in the two years following its Fukushima nuclear disaster. (peer.org)
  • Fukushima nuclear disaster aloof of the 2011 T?hoku earthquake and tsunami The four damaged reactor buildings (from left: Units 4, 3, 2, and 1) on 16 March 2011. (sahmy.com)
  • The subsequent inability to sufficiently cool reactors after shutdown compromised containment and resulted in the release of radioactive contaminants into the surrounding environment. (wikipedia.org)
  • The reactors melted down and released a plume of radionuclides into the environment. (cdc.gov)
  • My report dealt with the vulnerabilities and hazards of stored spent fuel at US reactors in the US. (greenleft.org.au)
  • TEPCO officials are worried that highly radioactive water believed to be leaking from deep inside the troubled reactors has flooded the basements of the turbine building, particularly the basement floor of reactor two. (idsa.in)
  • It pumped 10,400 tonnes of low-level radioactive water into the ocean to free storage capacity for the highly contaminated water from the reactors. (idsa.in)
  • It took five days for the government to publicly announce that high levels of radiation were present near the reactors, and nearly two weeks until the government decided to report any numbers from radiation readings taken by the plant. (brandeisinternational.com)
  • We've heard now about three complete meltdowns that are occurring at the afflicted power plant at Fukushima - but we've never heard about the fact that there are actually 6 reactors at the site! (mydailyinformer.com)
  • Beta radiation includes fission products from nuclear reactors including Cesium-134, Cesium-137 and Strontium-90. (enviroreporter.com)
  • More than three years into the massive cleanup of Japan's tsunami-damaged nuclear power plant, only a tiny fraction of the workers are focused on key tasks such as preparing for the dismantling of the broken reactors and removing radioactive fuel rods. (opednews.com)
  • Instead, nearly all the workers at the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant are devoted to an enormously distracting problem: a still-growing amount of contaminated water used to keep the damaged reactors from overheating. (opednews.com)
  • Today, they supply about 20% of America's energy, though by the 2040s, this share may drop to 10% as companies shut down decades-old reactors, according to a January 2017 report released by Idaho National Laboratory (INL). (businessinsider.com)
  • On 16 March, Japan's Nuclear Safety Commission recommended local authorities to instruct evacuees under 40 years of age leaving the 20 km zone to ingest stable iodine as a precaution against ingestion ( e.g. via milk) of radioactive iodine-131. (world-nuclear.org)
  • According to the deputy director general of Japan's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA), Hidehiko Nishiyama, the rating was scaled up from 5 (applied to "an accident with wider consequences) to 7 (a "major accident" as per the International Atomic Energy Agency) because of the amount of radioactive material released from the plant. (idsa.in)
  • Currently, the Tritium concentration in the waters is 1,300 Becquerels per cubic centimeter, and Japan's national limit for release is 60 Bq/cc. (webdesignlady.com)
  • COLLEGE PARK, Md.-(Newswise)-What happens to radioactive particles and gases released from Japan's crippled nuclear power plants is even more difficult to predict than the weather, and will depend on several key factors, explain University of Maryland atmospheric scientists. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • NEW YORK - Releases of radioactive water into the ocean near Japan's stricken nuclear complex shouldn't pose a widespread danger to sea animals or people who might eat them, experts say. (misfitcityforum.com)
  • Japan's Fukushima is now at 7 , the same as Ukraine's Chernobyl radiation level back in 1986. (misfitcityforum.com)
  • Failure to maintain this system leaves the country at a huge loss should radiological releases happen due to nuclear plant malfunctions and meltdowns as well as terrorism by an expanding list of American enemies who vow to destroy it. (enviroreporter.com)
  • Arnie Gundersen of Fairwinds Associates (a leading nuclear expert) and Warren Pollock ( http://www.wepollock.com ) redefine the Fukushima nuclear incidents (meltdowns and explosions) in terms of human and total cost. (sanonofre.com)
  • Following the Fukushima nuclear meltdowns in 2011, the British government decided to at least cease producing MOX at Sellafield, but with no way of disposing of the spent fuel, Sellafield is more and more turning into a radioactive waste dump. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • A new system (ALPS) will soon be in operation to remove 62 of the remaining 63 radioactive isotopes remaining in the liquids. (webdesignlady.com)
  • In its elementary state uranium is only weakly radioactive due to its unstable isotopes, which vary naturally. (euradcom.org)
  • These basic counters can not provide information about individual isotopes, natural or man-made, but simply sum up all registered radiation. (wikivoyage.org)
  • The purpose of using iodine or potassium iodide as a prophylactic protocol in (preparation for) radiation emergencies is that radioactive iodine isotopes are released during uncontrolled thermonuclear reactions. (living-intentionally.com)
  • If our thyroid's iodine receptors are not fully bound with healthful iodine, any radioactive iodine isotopes we ingest or inhale can bind in our thyroid and cause long-term DNA damage. (living-intentionally.com)
  • 106 Criticisms have been made about the public perception of radiological hazards resulting from accidents and the implementation of evacuations (similar to the Chernobyl nuclear accident), as they caused much more harm than they prevented. (wikipedia.org)
  • According to the Bellona Foundation, a Norwegian environmental NGO, about 30 major accidents occurred at the Tomsk-7 nuclear facility, releasing about 10 g of plutonium into the atmosphere each year. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • Here is a direct comparison of the amount of radiation released by the two separate accidents from the science blog of Nature . (atomicinsights.com)
  • Abbott claims 11 accidents (before Fukushima) in 14,000 commercial reactor years so his rate is about ten times yours. (skepticalscience.com)
  • Just Fukushima, Chernobyl and Three Mile Island is 5 accidents. (skepticalscience.com)
  • Transportation accidents involving radioactive materials. (epa.gov)
  • A fire in 1957, as well as numerous accidents and radioactive leaks, have polluted the environment and exposed the population to increased levels of radiation. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • Washington, DC - The White House has given final approval for dramatically raising permissible radioactive levels in drinking water and soil following "radiological incidents," such as nuclear power-plant accidents and dirty bombs. (peer.org)
  • Effective half-life of 134Cs and 137Cs in Fukushima Prefecture when compared to theoretical decay models. (cdc.gov)
  • There is an incredible concern [in Japan], especially among parents in Fukushima prefecture. (greenleft.org.au)
  • And a new study is being done by the Fukushima prefecture? (greenleft.org.au)
  • He's the radiological health safety risk management adviser for the prefecture and always says there's absolutely no concern with the levels of radiation in Fukushima. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Unfortunately for folks in Japan who have recently faced a magnitude 9.0 earthquake and are also now looking at the potential nuclear meltdown of two reactor cores in Fukushima prefecture, potassium iodide is a controlled substance and not available for prophylactic use. (living-intentionally.com)
  • The Fukushima nuclear facility was crippled by the 9-magnitude earthquake and devastating tsunami that hit Japan on March 11. (idsa.in)
  • Massive amounts of these beta radionuclides have escaped into the air and Pacific Ocean at Fukushima Japan which is in its fifth year of an ongoing triple meltdown that began March 11, 2011 after an earthquake and tsunami destroyed most of a huge reactor complex there. (enviroreporter.com)
  • Editor's Note: This article is going to have to be an ongoing, work-in-progress, as it takes a lot of time to research, review, and rebut the 'tsunami' of BS and disinformation assembled by a growing phalanx of Fukushima radiation fear promoters. (educate-yourself.org)
  • Earthquake and tsunami damage to the Fukushima I nuclear power plant in Japan. (medscape.com)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed the Radiation Hazard Scale as a tool for communication in emergencies. (cdc.gov)
  • Is designed for use only in radiation emergencies and is applicable for short-term exposure durations, for example, over a period of several days. (cdc.gov)
  • Potassium iodide has been long recognized as a proper prophylactic measure in the face of radiation emergencies. (living-intentionally.com)
  • The CDC practiced its activation protocols, exercised the establishment of its updated Incident Management System structure for radiation emergencies, and identified critical staffing needs for this type of response. (bvsalud.org)
  • It is the chief hazard for the plant workers, who wear film badges so that the dose can be monitored. (world-nuclear.org)
  • A short-term dose of 1000 mSv (1 Sv) is about the threshold of acute radiation syndrome (sickness). (world-nuclear.org)
  • On 17 March, NISA set 250 mSv as the maximum allowable dose for Fukushima recovery workers, under health physics controls. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Radiological decay models are typically used to determine the reduction in external radiation dose over time. (cdc.gov)
  • Radiation sickness, also known as Acute Radiation Syndrome (ARS), is caused by a high dose of radiation. (cdc.gov)
  • The severity of illness depends on the amount (or dose) of radiation. (cdc.gov)
  • The increase in risk of cancer from radiation depends on the amount (or dose) of radiation, and it becomes vanishingly small and near zero at low doses of radiation. (cdc.gov)
  • The radiation dose values are whole-body doses and are suggested guides for radiation protection purposes. (cdc.gov)
  • 1992. Radiation dose assessment from ingestion pathway in Saudi Arabia. (cdc.gov)
  • Radiation from the Japan quake/nuclear meltdown events at Fukushima is intentionally being steered into these areas in order to dose the land and the food with radiation. (amfir.com)
  • In other devices the registered gamma radiation is converted in units of dose rate or absorbed dose. (wikivoyage.org)
  • Dynamic versus static equilibrium, escalated dose exposures to the Japanese children and nuclear workers, and the blending of radioactive materials with non-contaminated material and spreading this contaminated ash throughout Japan are only a small part of this ongoing nuclear tragedy. (sanonofre.com)
  • LNT is a dose-response model used to estimate stochastic health effects such as radiation-induced cancer , genetic mutations and teratogenic effects on the human body due to exposure to ionizing radiation . (medialternatives.com)
  • Testing radioanalytical laboratory capabilities during a nuclear/radiological incident was an exercise objective, and developing clear messaging on low-dose exposure and long-term health concerns was a primary output of the exercise. (bvsalud.org)
  • Calculations are presented for radionuclide concentrations in air, dose to staff from inhalation, and how exposures and the resulting doses can be altered by air-turnover rates and the use of filters with varying efficiency. (bvsalud.org)
  • The more important radionuclides contributing to dose with exposure starting at day D + 1 were 239 Np and 133 I. At day D + 30, 131 I and 140 Ba were the more important dosimetrically. (bvsalud.org)
  • We know that this week, 2 separate typhoons (the term for hurricanes in the western Pacific) will be colliding exactly over Fukushima this week, all the better to disperse the unfathomable tonnage of hot particles into the Pacific Ocean Basin, set to do further ruin to the already-collapsing ecosystems throughout this immense area. (mydailyinformer.com)
  • Radiation is the name given to the transmission of energy by way of waves or particles. (safetystratus.com)
  • Cosmic radiation is energetic particles originating from space that impinge on Earth's atmosphere. (studyres.com)
  • Radiation in its simplest terms can be defined as the transfer of energy in the form of waves or particles through space and matter. (euradcom.org)
  • Radiation is energy transmitted in the form of electromagnetic waves or energetic particles. (medscape.com)
  • Ionizing radiation can also be in the form of particulate radiation, which includes subatomic l charged or neutral particles traveling near the speed of light and therefore with high very high kinetic energy. (medscape.com)
  • Despite the findings of increased levels of plutonium, strontium, cesium and other radioactive particles in soil and water, no meaningful medical studies were performed on the local population. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • At the time Eskom spokeswoman Karen de Villiers claimed the exposures to radiation caused by exposure to the dust particles were low, "about 0.5 percent of the annually allowed exposure limit. (medialternatives.com)
  • http://enenews.com/fukushima-student-documentary-japan-going-insane-like-about-killed-gotten-better-government-abandoned-anyone-please-please-save-lives-fukushima-people-children-video "Nothing has gotten better" The government was incapable to deal with issues, covered up information we needed and even put pressure on us. (opednews.com)
  • Another web site that leads the pack in pounding away at the Fukushima radiation party line is enenews.com . (educate-yourself.org)
  • Long-lived radionuclides (radioactive material) are removed from the atmosphere by precipitation or contact with a surface such as the ocean or land. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • As a result, nearly 10 tons of radioactive fuel inside the reactor caught fire and burned uncontrollably for two days, polluting the atmosphere with radionuclides such as plutonium, cesium, strontium and iodine. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • He added that the radioactive contaminants released from the plant amounted to 10 per cent of those released at Chernobyl. (idsa.in)
  • By the beginning of the 1980s, the name "Windscale" had become tarnished by countless incidents, spills and irresponsible handling of radioactive contaminants. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • If a nuclear catastrophe strikes, the radioactive isotope cesium-137 could pose a huge problem for humankind. (newstarget.com)
  • The releases contained many dangerous radioactive chemicals, including cesium 137, cobalt 60, iodine 131 and strontium 90. (sanonofre.com)
  • Cesium 137 has a radioactive life of over 300 years, cobalt 60′s over 50 years, and strontium 90′s almost 300. (sanonofre.com)
  • In 2004 and 2005, 83,000 liters of radioactive acid leaked into the North Sea, containing carcinogens such as strontium-90 and cesium-137. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • N-16 has a half-life of only 7 seconds but produces high-energy gamma radiation during decay. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Radon and thoron (collectively called rfadon) are natural radioactive decay products of Uranium-238 and Thorium-232. (studyres.com)
  • NOAA has not reviewed the results and these model calculations do not consider the decay of radioactive compounds. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • The half-life with respect to radioactive decay varies broadly as well. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • Nickel, since it has 30 neutrons, loses a proton and gains a neutron to become radioactive Cobalt-58, which itself experiences its own decay chain. (medialternatives.com)
  • If this petition gains momentum, the pressure on Japan to withdraw as Olympic host will force the international spotlight onto the ongoing Fukushima catastrophe. (opednews.com)
  • The Tokyo Electric Power Co (TEPCO), the operator of the crippled nuclear plant, has said the fire that broke out in reactor No. 4 has been put out and that it did not have any impact on radiation levels around the plant or on the plant's cooling systems. (idsa.in)
  • Tepco wants to find the leaks, seal them and subsequently fill the RPV and PCV in order to lower worker radiation exposures and expedite opening the RPV itself. (webdesignlady.com)
  • Tepco is considering releasing Fukushima Daiichi's decontaminated waters to the sea…eventually. (webdesignlady.com)
  • Fairewinds' chief engineer Arnie Gundersen outlines major inconsistencies and double-speak by the IAEA, Japanese Government, and TEPCO claiming that the Fukushima accident is over. (sanonofre.com)
  • According to these standards, humans are able to safely expose themselves to a certain amount of radiation as long as they stay below the minimum threshold. (brandeisinternational.com)
  • Considerable hazard to humans - Officials: Molten fuel now 'particle-like', contains 'special' nuclear materials. (mydailyinformer.com)
  • Some believe Tokyo is not safe to live in, and should be evacuated, and that the radiation is bioconcentration up the food chain to humans. (mydailyinformer.com)
  • Before we can answer this question, we first need to understand what radiation is and why its ionizing variant is so lethal to humans. (safetystratus.com)
  • This type of radiation generally poses little danger to humans unless exposure is in large or concentrated doses. (safetystratus.com)
  • While focused on maintaining the appropriate level of protection for humans, animals, and the environment, radiation safety also seeks to harness the advantages of ionizing radiation. (safetystratus.com)
  • It's this ionizing form in particular that can be harmful to humans, as the kinetic energy that this radiation possesses is strong enough to break the chemical bonds that comprise organic matter. (euradcom.org)
  • On one hand, the government is stating that there is no risk to humans and that only steam was released in the explosion at the plant. (living-intentionally.com)
  • Regarding releases to air and water leakage from Fukushima, the main radionuclide from among the many kinds of fission products in the fuel was volatile iodine-131, which has a half-life of 8 days. (world-nuclear.org)
  • In assessing the significance of atmospheric releases, the Cs-137 figure is multiplied by 40 and added to the I-131 number to give an 'iodine-131 equivalent' figure. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Iodine 131′s radioactive life is only a few months, but during that time it is intensely radioactive. (sanonofre.com)
  • Whether this is in the air or settled on the ground, it may expose people to ionizing radiation, and the effect of this is measured in Sieverts, or more typically milliSieverts (mSv). (world-nuclear.org)
  • Exposure to ionizing radiation can also be by direct radiation from the plants and fuels themselves, though not released to the environment. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Hazmat protocols include use of respirators and other body and breathing protections when dealing with a radiation source ionizing at this level or above. (enviroreporter.com)
  • Radiation is generally classified into two types based on the effects it has on its recipient: non-ionizing and ionizing radiation. (safetystratus.com)
  • Ionizing radiation includes X-rays, cosmic rays, and radiation stemming from radioactive materials. (safetystratus.com)
  • Radiation safety (also known as radiation protection) is defined by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) as "the protection of people from [the] harmful effects of exposure to ionizing radiation, and the means for achieving this. (safetystratus.com)
  • When harnessed correctly, ionizing radiation provides many benefits to a wide variety of industries-including the medical, food processing, aerospace, and energy industries. (safetystratus.com)
  • Without the proper safety measures, however, exposure to dangerous levels of ionizing radiation could lead to acute health effects, including skin burns, radiation sickness, cardiovascular disease, and cancer, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) . (safetystratus.com)
  • In job environments where workers are exposed to varying levels of ionizing radiation, radiation safety measures are mandated by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). (safetystratus.com)
  • This safeguards all workers from the harmful effects of ionizing radiation. (safetystratus.com)
  • Aerospace industry - Astronauts on missions are regularly exposed to dangerous levels of ionizing radiation. (safetystratus.com)
  • This unit of measurement is used to monitor the impact of low levels of ionizing radiation on the human body. (safetystratus.com)
  • The risk of developing cancer due to ionizing radiation exposure begins at 100mSv. (safetystratus.com)
  • Medical industry - Both patients and medical professionals are exposed to ionizing radiation through X-ray machines, radiotherapy, and some radioactive chemicals used in cancer treatment. (safetystratus.com)
  • Food processing industry - Food irradiation is the practice of applying ionizing radiation to food. (safetystratus.com)
  • Unless workers are safeguarded by personal protective equipment (PPE) and workplace safety measures, they could be exposing themselves to dangerous levels of ionizing radiation. (safetystratus.com)
  • It is therefore this emission of energy that is categorized as ionizing radiation. (euradcom.org)
  • 1999. Toxicological profile for ionizing radiation. (cdc.gov)
  • This is the name for various types of ionizing radiation, that is, one that is capable of taking electrons from atoms of a substance. (ordonews.com)
  • The three main types of ionizing radiation are usually denoted by the Greek letters alpha, beta and gamma. (ordonews.com)
  • Ionizing radiation (with the exception of X-rays) is the result of nuclear reactions, so neither mobile phones nor microwaves are sources of it. (ordonews.com)
  • The small fractions of Trinitite left at the site do not pose any health hazard to the visitor from the external exposure point of view, but you are not allowed to take away any Trinitite from the inner fenced area. (wikivoyage.org)
  • He said radioactive doses in seafood may turn out to be detectable but probably won't be a significant health hazard. (misfitcityforum.com)
  • 5,000 Japanese schoolchildren have refocused attention on the public health hazard posed by seed sprouts ( 4 ). (cdc.gov)
  • Moreover, irradiation of boron dissolved in the coolant water creates hydrogen-3, i.e. tritium, the radioactive isotope of hydrogen. (medialternatives.com)
  • There are now about 300,000 tons of highly radioactive waste worldwide that must be safely stored. (uraniumfilmfestival.org)
  • Following the act he soon fell ill and was diagnosed with acute leukemia, providing audiences a living testimony to the ruthless nature of radioactive pollution. (brandeisinternational.com)
  • The escalating groundwater radiation on the site increases the hazards for workers, as well as increasing the nuclear pollution of the Pacific every day. (opednews.com)
  • Even the pro-nuclear International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has had to admit that Windscale was a major contributor to radioactive pollution of the Atlantic Ocean. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • This is only a hazard for those on the plant site, and the level diminishes with distance from the radioactive source. (world-nuclear.org)
  • After the hydrogen explosion in unit 1 on 12 March, some radioactive caesium and iodine were detected in the vicinity of the plant, having been released via the venting. (world-nuclear.org)
  • On March 17, the ministry set provisional benchmarks, backed by the Food Sanitation Law, to restrict distribution of food contaminated by the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant crisis. (uchicago.edu)
  • There have been media reports that the harsh economic conditions are driving labourers to Fukushima for work at the plant despite the dangers. (greenleft.org.au)
  • According to him, the level of radioactive substances released from the damaged Fukushima plant is nowhere near the Chernobyl levels. (idsa.in)
  • This catastrophic event severely damaged the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant resulting in the release of radioactive material. (patimes.org)
  • The review by the Japanese Diet commission (which I call the Diet report) turns up the volume even further and has important quotes from Fukushima workers and especially those working for subcontractors at the plant. (thebulletin.org)
  • Ms. Moret states that the group behind the March 11, 2011 events at the Fukushima nuclear plant is the same war crimes racketeering organization behind the false flag operations of September 11, 2001, Hurricane Katrina (2005), the Haiti earthquake (2010) and other HAARP-triggered false flag operations. (amfir.com)
  • This trajectory figure shows projections of air parcels originating over the Fukushima nuclear plant on March 14, 15, 16, and 17. (sandiegocountynews.com)
  • This website updates the latest news about the Fukushima nuclear plant and also archives the past news from 2011. (fukushima-diary.com)
  • ORDO NEWS) - After the accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the world was swept by another wave of panic radiophobia. (ordonews.com)
  • On February 14, 2014, a continuous air monitor detected airborne radiation underground at the Department of Energy's Waste Isolation Pilot Plant. (epa.gov)
  • INFORMATION released by environmental organisation Koeberg Alert Alliance (KAA), point to ongoing reactor design problems associated with normal operations at the plant. (medialternatives.com)
  • Although not considered chemically toxic, it is nevertheless a source of radiation, and impacts upon the longevity of the plant, which is nearing its design limits and is due for decommissioning in 2024. (medialternatives.com)
  • In the north of Ukraine, then a Soviet republic, Chernobyl nuclear power plant was a thriving extensive enterprise served by the purpose-built town of Pripyat when on April 26th, 1986, reactor No 4 exploded, vaporising about five per cent of the core and spewing radioactive flames and gases high into the air. (drb.ie)
  • Radioactive water has been seeping into the Pacific Ocean from the nuclear plant, and on Monday plant operators began releasing more than 3 million gallons of tainted water to make room at a storage site for water that's even more radioactive. (misfitcityforum.com)
  • Category 5 means that radiation doses are dangerously high and potentially lethal. (cdc.gov)
  • High doses of radiation can cause massive damage to organs of the body and kill the person. (cdc.gov)
  • At extremely high doses of radiation, the person may lose consciousness and die within hours. (cdc.gov)
  • Category 4 means that radiation doses are dangerously high and can make people seriously ill. (cdc.gov)
  • Radiation doses are not high enough to cause death, but one or more symptoms of radiation sickness may appear. (cdc.gov)
  • Category 3 means that radiation doses are becoming high enough where we may expect increased risk of cancer in the years ahead for people who are exposed. (cdc.gov)
  • 429 Lethal Radiation Doses Chasing Each Person on the Planet (Dr. Paolo Scamp), and that it is 12,000 times worse than Chernobyl. (mydailyinformer.com)
  • 2000. Threshold limit values for chemical substances and physical agents and biological exposure indices. (cdc.gov)
  • About 9000 releases of hazardous substances occur annually, with 75% occurring at chemical facilities and 25% occurring during transportation. (medscape.com)
  • These masks not only protect against pathogens such as viruses, bacteria and spores, they also filter out carcinogenic and radioactive substances including nanoparticles. (tarinenharma.pl)
  • The ensuing explosion knocked down walls on two floors of the complex, started a fire and released about 250 m³ of radioactive gas, 8.7 kg of uranium and 500 g of plutonium to the environment. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • The west coasts of the United States and Canada, Mexico, and Hawaii are being intentionally targeted by dangerous radiation from the March 11, 2011 tectonic warfare earthquake and nuclear meltdown events at Fukushima, Japan. (amfir.com)
  • The weather warfare capabilities of HAARP and the GWEN towers systems are being used to create weather patterns (such as tornadoes) and rain that bring radiation as high as in the Fukushima area of Japan on the southeast, mid west, southwest and west coasts of the United States. (amfir.com)
  • I posted my first article on Fukushima radiation alarmism (which currently floods the Internet) just 8 days after the March 11, 2011 attack on Japan . (educate-yourself.org)
  • Within a few days of the 3/11 attack on Japan, it became clear that rense.com was destined to become Command Central for the Fukushima radiation fear promotion campaign. (educate-yourself.org)
  • Current information about radiation risk in Japan is mixed. (living-intentionally.com)
  • Is the Japanese government and the IAEA protecting the nuclear industry and not the people of Japan by claiming that Fukushima is stable when it is not? (sanonofre.com)
  • Lifetime exposure to more than 100 millisieverts of radiation presents a significant risk of cancer, according to a preliminary finding of the Food Safety Commission reached at a meeting July 21. (uchicago.edu)
  • He says that mothers, even mothers exposed to 100 millisieverts of radiation and even pregnant mothers, will not suffer any health effects. (greenleft.org.au)
  • Many environmental hazards impact citizens such as gas leaks, floodwaters, downed power lines, wet electrical outlets, gasoline/oil spills, and hazardous debris. (patimes.org)
  • Much worse that local wars or Ebola, Fukushima may well extinguish life in the next few years if a massive international effort is not begun at once. (opednews.com)
  • The water that was used to extinguish the fire evaporated, adding to the radioactive emissions. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • But when the radiation began to impact the air, vegetables, tap water and the ocean, the rating was revised. (idsa.in)
  • Low amounts of radioactive materials exist naturally in our environment, food, air, water, and consequently in our bodies. (cdc.gov)
  • Ingestion through drink, water or breathing are the main pathways for alpha radiation into people and animals. (enviroreporter.com)
  • The water level in the pool at unit 4 is significantly lower than normal, which leads to higher radiation levels above the pools than normal. (atomicinsights.com)
  • exposing tens of thousands of people to increased levels of radiation and contaminating air, water and soils for many generations to come. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • They become radioactive due to neutron bombardment as they circulate through the reactor with the primary circuit cooling water. (medialternatives.com)
  • Both Tritium and Tritiated Water are sources of beta particle radiation. (medialternatives.com)
  • These can be gases, liquids, or solids and include radioactive and chemical materials. (medscape.com)
  • Mr. Gundersen also makes the following bold prediction that puts him way outside of the realm of the accepted science of radiation health effects. (atomicinsights.com)
  • Cinema is the most important of all types of art for us, and gamma radiation is the most important type of radiation. (ordonews.com)
  • We are constantly exposed to gamma radiation, it comes to us through the atmosphere from space , breaks through the soil layer and the walls of houses. (ordonews.com)
  • Soft (low-energy) gamma radiation (and X-rays) mainly interacts with matter, knocking out electrons from it due to the photoelectric effect, hard - scattered by electrons, while the photon is not absorbed and retains a noticeable part of its energy. (ordonews.com)
  • Beta radiation is close to gamma radiation in its effect - it also knocks electrons out of atoms. (ordonews.com)
  • The substance is a source of beta and gamma radiation. (medialternatives.com)
  • No adverse health effects among Fukushima residents or power station workers have been documented that are directly attributable to radiation exposure from the accident. (wikipedia.org)
  • Unlike at Chernobyl, however, no deaths have thus far been linked to the accident at Fukushima. (idsa.in)
  • As the second anniversary of the Fukushima accident approaches, the Japanese Press is visiting the station. (webdesignlady.com)
  • This is an extremely unpleasant effect: for example, after being in the focus of a radiation accident, alpha-, beta- and gamma-active dust can be washed off from vehicles, but it is impossible to get rid of neutron activation - the body itself radiates (by the way, this was the basis for the striking effect of a neutron bomb that activated the armor of tanks). (ordonews.com)
  • In soil, the PAGs allow long-term public exposure to radiation in amounts as high as 2,000 millirems. (peer.org)
  • A Cold War-era liquid-fueled reactor design could transform thorium - a radioactive waste from mining - into a practically limitless energy source. (businessinsider.com)
  • So Cal Edison is now burying 136 Chernobyl's of radioactive waste 100 feet from the ocean in thin cans. (sanonofre.com)
  • According to the plant's 2007 Radioactive Effluent Release Report to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, there were 202 liquid effluent "batch" releases that year. (sanonofre.com)
  • equivalent to releases from four bombs like the one dropped on Hiroshima. (drb.ie)
  • Radioactive releases are measured by the amount of (radio)activity in the material, and quoted in Becquerels. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Indeed, the total estimate delivered to the International Atomic Energy Agency in June states that Fukushima has released 1.5×1016 becquerels (Bq) of Cs-137- about a fifth of the Cs-137 from Chernobyl . (atomicinsights.com)
  • Further I-131 and Cs-137 and Cs-134 were apparently released during the following few days, particularly following the hydrogen explosion at unit 3 on 14 March and at unit 4 on 15 March. (world-nuclear.org)
  • Citizens should be cognizant of the hazards presented by damaged gas lines including both fire and explosion. (patimes.org)
  • Dangerously high radiation levels continue to remain and prevent some 78,000 people from returning back to their homes. (brandeisinternational.com)
  • However, these radiation levels are still too low to observe any health effects. (cdc.gov)
  • When radiation levels are higher than what we normally have in our natural environment, it does not necessarily mean that it will cause us harm. (cdc.gov)
  • Results show radiation registering at 325.7 percent of background levels. (enviroreporter.com)
  • Indeed, the alpha detected alone was over 168 percent of background levels of radiation. (enviroreporter.com)
  • In the interest of time, I am going to repurpose an email that I just shared with some colleagues and friends in response to a NY Times piece in which Dr. Jaczko is quoted as saying "We believe that radiation levels are extremely high, which could possibly impact the ability to take corrective measures. (atomicinsights.com)
  • The measured levels can be caused by a reduced amount of shielding above the still radioactive used fuel. (atomicinsights.com)
  • And until you know otherwise - without doubt - keep your iodine levels sufficient to protect from long-term radiation poisoning. (living-intentionally.com)
  • According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, a level 7 incident entails "a major release of radioactive material with widespread health and environmental effects requiring implementation of planned and extended countermeasueres. (idsa.in)
  • The potential for exposure to hazardous materials in the United States is significant. (medscape.com)
  • The incidence of hazardous materials exposures cannot be ascertained accurately because a national reporting system does not exist. (medscape.com)
  • More than 2000 people are victims of hazardous materials releases in these states each year. (medscape.com)
  • The U.S. Institute for Resource and Security Studies has called Sellafield "one of the world's most dangerous concentrations of long-lived radioactive materials. (hibakusha-worldwide.org)
  • All the results showed high level of radiation. (fukushima-diary.com)
  • The first tests of summer also indicate a high presence of alpha radiation which, by itself, comprised 75 percent of the overage with beta making up the other 25 percent. (enviroreporter.com)
  • Alpha radiation is a flux of helium-4 nuclei (almost all helium from balloons was once alpha radiation), beta is a flux of fast electrons (less often positrons), and gamma is a flux of high-energy photons. (ordonews.com)
  • Nevertheless, alpha radiation is between 20 to 1,000 times more dangerous to the human organism due to its "relative biological effectiveness" in causing cell-death and cancer according to numerous sources. (enviroreporter.com)