Published time: 23 Jun, 2017 04:26 A federal appeals court has ruled that members of the US Navy can now, in a US court, pursue their lawsuit which alleges that they were exposed to radiation while providing aid after the nuclear crisis in Fukushima, Japan. On Thursday, the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in […]
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Fukushima authorities ask troops to help deal with forest fires near crippled nuclear power plant
Published time: 30 Apr, 2017 15:05Edited time: 30 Apr, 2017 15:07 Fukushima prefecture has asked the Japanese Self-Defense Forces for help in handling forest fires that have swept areas near the crippled Fukushima power plant, local media report. Strong winds are hindering the firefighting efforts, however. Read more The forest fires broke out near the […]
80% of voluntary Fukushima evacuees unwilling to return home – survey
Published time: 26 Apr, 2017 03:53 A vast majority of Fukushima voluntary evacuees are not planning to move back to their homes out of fear of radiation despite the government declaring living conditions in the prefecture to be “good”, a new government survey has discovered. Some 78.2 percent of “voluntary” evacuees households have no intention […]
Hunters kill radioactive boars in Fukushima ghost towns (GRAPHIC VIDEO)
Published time: 31 Mar, 2017 08:00 Activist hunters are shooting wild boars which freely roam abandoned towns near Japan’s crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant, as officials plan to repopulate the area. Following the 2011 tsunami and subsequent nuclear disaster in Fukushima, Japan, wild boars moved into radioactive areas which residents abandoned. The animals are numerous, […]
Japan ponders recycling Fukushima soil for public parks & green areas
[unable to retrieve full-text content] Soil from the Fukushima prefecture may be used as landfill for the creation of “green areas” in Japan, a government panel has proposed, facing potential public backlash over fears of exposure to residual radiation from the decontaminated earth. Read Full Article at RT.com RT – Daily news
Study says Fukushima region is safe enough for people to return
Fukushima’s ill-fated nuclear power plant may still be so dangerous that it kills robots, but residents are trickling back as officials decide that radiation levels are safe in some areas. But are they safe enough that you’d never have to worry about long-term effects? According to two researchers, the answer is yes. They’ve published a […]