08:49 PM EST on August 17th, 2011 | 46 comments - (Comments are closed)

Fukushima plant worker: Even higher than 10,000 millisievert/hr at many spots in reactor buildings 1, 2 and 3

08:03 PM EST on August 17th, 2011 | 22 comments - (Comments are closed)

Gov’t, TEPCO claim radiation releases down to 200 million becquerels per hour, 80% lower than July — Then admit it’s just an estimate “because the exact emission levels cannot be accurately measured”

06:05 PM EST on August 17th, 2011 | 49 comments - (Comments are closed)

Researcher: Tokyo sample had radioactivity levels higher than in Chernobyl exclusion zone — “There’s a very, very high level of contamination even as far south as Tokyo” (VIDEO)

Researcher: Tokyo sample had radioactivity levels higher than in Chernobyl exclusion zone — “There’s a very, very high level of contamination even as far south as Tokyo” (VIDEO)
04:32 PM EST on August 17th, 2011 | 58 comments - (Comments are closed)

Japan Journalist: Gov’t source says “I’ve heard about the steam coming out from the ground, and I am concerned” — “Some kind of reaction may be occurring underground” writes plant worker

It was early August, around 9PM. A worker at Fukushima I Nuke Plant sent an email to his local contact, saying “Steam gushing out of cracks on the ground. The area is foggy with steam, and the workers evacuated temporarily.”

03:36 PM EST on August 17th, 2011 | 13 comments - (Comments are closed)

Purged: Whistle-blowers who reported detection of neptunium-239 far from plant have TV show cancelled

12:27 PM EST on August 17th, 2011 | 30 comments - (Comments are closed)

“Tends to concentrate in the testicles”: 360+ atoms of radioactive sulfur per day may have been inhaled by Californians after Fukushima

11:34 AM EST on August 17th, 2011 | 109 comments - (Comments are closed)

TV: Workers say ground under Fukushima plant is cracking and radioactive steam is coming up — Melted core may be moving out of building (VIDEO)

“Very serious and alarming development”: Workers say ground under Fukushima plant is cracking and radioactive steam is coming through — Melted cores may be moving out of buildings (VIDEO)
12:59 AM EST on August 17th, 2011 | 80 comments - (Comments are closed)

Independent: The explosive truth behind Fukushima’s meltdown — New evidence suggests reactors doomed to fail