Fukushima: Dangerous risks being ignored to cut costs

Fukushima: Dangerous risks being ignored to cut costs

The government continues to take regressive steps in spite of the torrent of criticism it has received and the lessons that should have been learned since the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami triggered a nuclear disaster.This is evidenced in the fact that

Kashiwa hot spot linked to Fukushima nuclear disaster

Kashiwa hot spot linked to Fukushima nuclear disaster

KASHIWA, Chiba – Officials announced Oct. 21 the city government has discovered a hot spot, Kashiwa hot spot, emitting extremely high radiation of 57.5 microsieverts per hour on a plot of public land in a residential district.Radiation levels in Kashiwa and its

Are we facing a new Chernobyl disaster?

Are we facing a new Chernobyl disaster?

Dangerously high doses of radiation have been detected in or near the compounds of the quake-hit Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture. Japan's worsening nuclear crisis will now be compared to the Chernobyl disaster in the former Soviet…