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Japan: Leakage of 1.8 million tons of radioactive water
Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, south of Kyushu region (Japan) has leaked 1.8 million tons of radioactive water from the cooling system, but has no enviro…
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Therapy saves 80% of radiation victims
Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Research Institute in Boston have successfully developed treatment, which can increase the chances of survival for high-concentratio…
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Hungary may be a source of radioactive emissions in Europe
Air iodine-131 radioisotopes in many European countries may have spread from a research institute in Hungary.
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Radioactive substances from Japan travel around the world
Japanese scientists say most of the radioactive material released from the Fukushima nuclear power plant has fallen into the sea and circulated around the planet.
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Japan banned rice exports from Fukushima
The Japanese government banned the export of rice produced in Fukushima, after the test results showed that the rice in this area contained radioactive cesium exceeding…
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Greenhouse gas rocketed to a record
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that greenhouse gas emissions had risen to the highest level in 2010 since pre-industrial times.
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Radioactive substances appear in Europe
Officials in some European countries have reported that they have detected a radioactive isotope in the air but have not found a source.
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The Fukushima disaster caused serious ocean contamination
The Fukushima I plant incident was devastated by tsunamis / earthquakes in March, pouring a lot of cesium 137 into the sea and this is the biggest oceanic nuclear radiat…
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Japanese nuclear power plant needs 30 years to
An expert panel of the Japan Atomic Energy Commission concluded that the Fukushima nuclear power plant could only stop completely after at least three decades.
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There are signs of nuclear decay at Japanese power plants
There are some signs of nuclear decay that may have occurred at the Fukushima I power plant. But the Japanese nuclear agency later confirmed there is little possibility…
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Clean 1 ton of radioactive water with 1 gram of new material
Recently scientists at Queensland University of Technology (Australia) said that it has successfully developed the first smart material in the world that has the ability…
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Tokyo has a higher radiation exposure point in Fukushima
The Japanese authorities have just discovered at a primary school in Tokyo that the amount of radiation is higher than the amount of radiation in areas near the Fukushim…
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It is possible to permanently close the Fukushima I Factory ahead of time
Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) has announced that its engineers will be able to permanently shut down the damaged nuclear engines of the Fukushima I plant around t…
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Radiation leaks at nuclear power plants
Radioactivity has leaked at the Dounreay nuclear power complex complex in Caithness, Scotland.
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Japan tested 300,000 children for suspected radioactivity
Japanese health officials are now beginning to examine more than 300,000 children living near the Fukushima nuclear plant, which was badly damaged in the March earthquak…