Professor: Do not examine Fukushima children because it’s likely to cause harm — Abnormalities would be found, leading to unnecessary tests — Risk of getting cancer to rise 0.001% -WSJ

Photographer on recent visit to Fukushima town: Not a sound could be heard — Eerily silent -Asahi

Suicide? Official found dead, head covered with plastic bag — Had measured radiation at Tokyo park recently in news

Magazine Scandal: Serious abnormalities found in evacuees; Sapporo doctor shocked by quick onset of suspected thyroid cancers — Such rapid growth was impossible in children before 3/11, says report

HCR: Mystery black radioactive powder detected outside school — Local official posts 3 videos of black substance (PHOTO & VIDEOS)

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Book: Mentally handicapped working at Fukushima plant after meltdowns — Often given worse radiation suits than regular employees

UPDATE: Original mystery black substance was never tested — Much more radioactive than official’s black dust — Detector shows 95,880 cpm — Up to 60,000 cpm in beta — New alpha info

Mystery black substance has 1,000,000+ Bq/kg of cesium — Seen all over Minami Soma — Officials meeting to discuss findings

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Top Japan Nuclear Official: I hardly remember what kind of advice I gave to gov’t since I barely slept after quake — Parliament investigation says he acted “inadequately”

Mystery: Radioactive black substance reported 25km from Fukushima — Latest measurement over 95 µSv/h — Strong alpha emitter detected (PHOTOS)

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Official: Flakes fell like snow after first Fukushima explosion — “It was like a movie”

US gov’t secretly injected people with plutonium — Disabled school children fed radioactive oatmeal (VIDEO)

Freelance Journalist in Japan: Fukushima gov’t dumping tons of radioactive mud from decontamination into river at night

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WaPo: US gov’t emails reveal serious discussion of setting off explosives at Fukushima reactor

“Disbelief”: Japan gov’t discontinued radiation monitoring program weeks after meltdowns — Had been operating for over 50 years, a world record

More trouble at Calif. nuke plant: Worker falls into pool of radioactive water above reactor

Nuclear Researcher: Mutant microorganisms thrived in melted fuel at Three Mile Island — “Sounds like something you’d see on Star Trek” says host (VIDEO)

NRC spokeswoman for emergency at Illinois nuke plant also works as belly dancer — “Absolutely there’s no threat to the public” (PHOTOS)

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Report: ‘Empty’ Reactor No. 4 was actually filled with nuclear fuel

Rare quake hits near troubled Illinois nuke plant releasing radioactive steam — “That’s right, she said earthquake” (VIDEO)

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Asahi on “unusual” Fukushima information: Reactor No. 5 had inadequate quake protection — Official to conduct thorough investigation after Tepco’s found no “clear” damage

Boing Boing: Journalist reports being threatened in Japan by official at gunpoint, ordered to sign falsified confession — “Implies that this is related to his coverage of Fukushima”