10:30 PM EST on April 13th, 2011 | 28 comments - (Comments are closed)

Nuclear expert: Fukushima about 1,000 times worse than ever anticipated by the nuclear planners (VIDEO)

Nuclear expert: Fukushima about 1,000 times worse than ever anticipated by the nuclear planners (VIDEO)
09:11 PM EST on April 13th, 2011 | 35 comments - (Comments are closed)

Latest UCB test results: First time radioactive cesium found in spinach, arugala, and kale around San Francisco Bay area

University of California, Berkeley Department of Nuclear Engineering

08:15 PM EST on April 13th, 2011 | 19 comments - (Comments are closed)

Japan official says delay in raising Fukushima to a Level 7 was because “we could have triggered a panicked reaction”

“Some foreigners fled the country even when there appeared to be little risk,” he said. “If we immediately decided to label the situation as Level 7, we could have triggered a panicked reaction.”

06:17 PM EST on April 13th, 2011 | 18 comments - (Comments are closed)

Japan’s nuclear commission reveals Fukushima may have emitted more radioactive material than official Chernobyl totals

02:42 PM EST on April 13th, 2011 | 20 comments - (Comments are closed)

Japan TV: Temperature in spent fuel pool at No. 4 “much higher than the normal level” — “May be boiling” (VIDEO)

Japan TV: Temperature in spent fuel pool at No. 4 “much higher than the normal level” — “May be boiling” (VIDEO)
12:18 PM EST on April 13th, 2011 | 31 comments - (Comments are closed)

Nuclear engineer: Enormous amount of plutonium at No. 4 spent fuel pool in danger of catching fire; Pool is cracked and leaking (VIDEO)

Nuclear engineer: Enormous amount of plutonium at No. 4 spent fuel pool in danger of catching fire; Pool is cracked and leaking (VIDEO)
11:02 AM EST on April 13th, 2011 | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)

Extreme spike in I-131, Cs-137 levels 100 miles from Fukushima after radiation skyrocketed off the chart at No. 1 reactor following recent quake (CHARTS)

International Atomic Energy Agency, April 12, 2011

09:57 AM EST on April 13th, 2011 | 12 comments - (Comments are closed)

Japan gov’t worried reactor buildings are in danger of collapse — “We must devise some ways” to reinforce structures despite high radiation

09:28 AM EST on April 13th, 2011 | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)

TEPCO: Nuclear fuel rods in No. 4 spent fuel pool are “confirmed to be damaged” — First time damage revealed at any pool

08:59 AM EST on April 13th, 2011 | 6 comments - (Comments are closed)

Highly radioactive “lake” has built up in the depths of Fukushima