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06:37 PM EDT on February 22nd, 2012 |
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Researchers: Cesium-137 from Fukushima “not likely” to concentrate in fish as much as mercury — “Moderate buildup” might occur higher up food chain
04:10 PM EDT on February 22nd, 2012 |
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North Anna: 53,300 picocuries per liter detected — Not sure where radiation is leaking — “No evidence” that increase in radioactivity related to quake says spokesman
01:44 PM EDT on February 22nd, 2012 |
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Strange: 8 months later, plutonium test results still “pending” — Researcher compares Fukushima radiation to potassium — From nuclear-connected university
12:59 PM EDT on February 22nd, 2012 |
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NRC Transcript: Evacuation zone “would possibly have to get beyond 50 miles”
11:56 AM EDT on February 22nd, 2012 |
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CNN: Scientists surprised by high levels of radioactive silver in fish off Japan coast
11:09 AM EDT on February 22nd, 2012 |
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Kyodo: “Potentially up to six spent-fuel pools in a degraded condition” -NRC transcript
09:40 AM EDT on February 22nd, 2012 |
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Gov’t kept child radiation survey secret — Thyroid glands of Iwaki kids exposed to doses up to 35 millisieverts in March alone — Headquarters didn’t want to alarm families
08:55 AM EDT on February 22nd, 2012 |
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AP: Quake-hit North Anna nuke plant leaking radioactivity
08:11 AM EDT on February 22nd, 2012 |
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Gundersen in Japan: 1,000,000 additional cancers from Fukushima over next 20 years — Based on university studies after Three Mile Island (1.5 HOUR VIDEO)
03:04 AM EDT on February 22nd, 2012 |
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NYTimes: NRC official predicted rising levels of radioactivity may stop airliners from coming to Tokyo — “Unfathomable” challenges for Japan
12:07 AM EDT on February 22nd, 2012 |
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Report indicated five Fukushima workers have most likely received a fatal dose of radiation -NRC Transcript
10:28 PM EDT on February 21st, 2012 |
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News Agency: “After working in affected areas, four workers have died, victims of leukemia or heart attack” -NHK TV
07:40 PM EDT on February 21st, 2012 |
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Journalist: Almost every day a worker would keel over with heat exhaustion and be carried out
05:11 PM EDT on February 21st, 2012 |
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AP: Radiation contamination detected 400 miles from Fukushima coast — Levels up to 1,000 times above normal — IAEA says safe to drink
03:31 PM EDT on February 21st, 2012 |
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WSJ publishes NRC transcript: Explosion “leveled the structure for Unit 4 spent-fuel pool all the way down to approximate level of the bottom of the fuels” — “So, there’s no water in there whatsoever”
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NRC Transcript: Evacuation zone “would possibly have to get beyond 50 miles”
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