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Found a camera with radioactivity stolen
Environment

Found a camera with radioactivity stolen

On the evening of September 18, Ho Chi Minh City police and police in Tan Binh found the camera with Ir-192 sealed source (Iridium-192) at the house 111/15 Vuon Lai, P.…

December 16, 2018
Very high radiation index at Fukushima
Environment

Very high radiation index at Fukushima

According to TEPCO, the highest radiation index has just been detected up to 1,800 millisievert (mSv) an hour in one of the containers, a dose that can be fatal if expos…

December 16, 2018
US - Japan cooperates to monitor radiation
Environment

US - Japan cooperates to monitor radiation

UPI news agency said that US and Japanese agencies have collaborated to develop a new method to analyze airborne data to monitor radiation after a nuclear accident.

December 16, 2018
Radiation detection is 10 times higher in Japan
Environment

Radiation detection is 10 times higher in Japan

Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced on July 7 that it has detected triti radioactive toxins with high concentrations in groundwater at Fukushima nuclear power…

December 16, 2018
Confused in investigating the Fukushima incident
Environment

Confused in investigating the Fukushima incident

Of the approximately 420,000 people the authorities have completed to date, the re-calculation shows that 12,469 people were exposed to higher doses of radiation while 3…

December 16, 2018
Japan: Radioactivity in fish is still high
Environment

Japan: Radioactivity in fish is still high

Results from a recent study show that many fish species in Japan still contain high levels of Cesium (Cs) radiation, even though it has been more than 1.5 years since th…

December 16, 2018
Radiation in Japan is no longer dangerous
Environment

Radiation in Japan is no longer dangerous

One year after the disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, the amount of radiation in Japan has fallen below the level of cancer, most of Japan is no longer in da…

December 16, 2018