Elevated levels of the radioactive element Iodine-131 that were detected in several nations have been identified as likely originating at a Hungarian research institute, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said in their latest statement. The IAEA has received…
A study released on Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) modeled the spread of cesium-137, a radionuclide that can persist in soils for 30 years, across much of the country. The new map defines the highest risk areas beyond Fukushima
Since October 17, Austrian air-collecting station found radioactive iodine-131 in some samples while in normal artificial radionuclides it was not detected. The measured data of Cesium-137 are in the normal range. Other artificial radionuclides were not detected….
The very low levels of iodine-131 have been measured in the atmosphere in the Czech Republic and some other locations in Europe but it is still higher than normal levels according to International Atomic Energy Agency. The cause is still unknown but agency stated…
The European Commission ordered that all nuclear reactors in Europe undergo ‘stress tests’ to identify nuclear reactor safety concerns. The European Council of 24/25 March, 2011, requested that the safety of all EU nuclear plants should be reviewed, on the basis
Few in the mainstream media are talking about it these days, but radiation from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster is still spewing into and contaminating the environment. And a professional engineer from Worcester Polytechnic Institute’s (WPI) Department of
The silence of governments and the world press about the radiation dangers from Fukushima is alarming to say the least. We have an open nuclear sore on the planet, a radioactive boil that continues to burst casting a toxic shadow on the people of Japan and a few other
A level 3 emergency is being reported at the San Onofre nuclear plant Tuesday. Alarms and sirens were activated at the plant earlier this afternoon, possibly by an ammonia leak, SCE officials say. Edison officials say the leak occurred in a non-nuclear area at the
French nuclear monitor said that the amount of caesium 137 that leaked into the Pacific from the Fukushima disaster was the greatest single nuclear contamination of the sea ever seen. But, confirming previous assessments, it said caesium levels had been hugely
Authorities from Fukushima and other disaster-stricken areas in Japan say they do not have the capacity to process and dispose of all the radioactive rubble left over from the massive earthquake and tsunami that struck back in March.A large portion of that waste is
