12:59 AM EST on April 27th, 2012 | 30 comments

Official: Plutonium detected in black substance from Minamisoma (PHOTOS)

11:11 AM EST on April 14th, 2012 | 28 comments

Japan Times Headline: Machine fell into MOX spent-fuel pool -Tepco — “Highly dangerous mixed oxide fuel”

09:33 AM EST on March 31st, 2012 | 11 comments

Local Official: Japan gov’t did not reveal plutonium-241 detection — Radiation dose was 50 times higher than total of other three plutonium isotopes that were mentioned (VIDEO)

07:08 PM EST on March 22nd, 2012 | 21 comments

Group with SAM 940 isotope identifier detected high levels of Plutonium-239 near Iwaki a month after quake — 50km south of Fukushima Daiichi — Found at multiple locations (MAP & VIDEO)

04:42 AM EST on March 22nd, 2012 | 93 comments

Report: Plutonium ratio 200 times higher than gov’t says — Detection made 50km south of Fukushima Daiichi (RESULTS)

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04:24 PM EST on March 14th, 2012 | 18 comments

Gov’t: Highest plutonium concentration found almost 20km away from Fukushima plant

02:08 AM EST on March 9th, 2012 | 123 comments

L.A. Times: Speculation that “supercritical fission event” occurred at Fukushima reactor irradiating plutonium, says nuclear expert — Explosion so massive investigators found fuel rod fragments a mile away

12:01 AM EST on March 9th, 2012 | 14 comments

Just-Published Study: Plutonium being found away from Fukushima is from nuclear fuel fragments blown out after explosions

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08:22 PM EST on March 8th, 2012 | 8 comments

Nature Study: Long-term plutonium dose assessment needed after Fukushima — Concerns about Americium-241 also — Deposition south of plant, not only northwest

12:04 PM EST on March 8th, 2012 | 23 comments

Kyodo: Plutonium detected at multiple locations outside 20km zone — Up to 35 Bq/kg of Pu-241

11:34 AM EST on March 6th, 2012 | 49 comments

NRC’s possible worst case scenario: Examined MOX at No. 3 — Also speculated steam explosion would “reject an entire core” from reactor

02:34 PM EST on March 5th, 2012 | 35 comments

One Year Later: Neptunium-239 findings 35km from Fukushima meltdowns published in journal — Decays into Plutonium-239

01:44 PM EST on February 22nd, 2012 | 64 comments

Strange: 8 months later, plutonium test results still “pending” — Researcher compares Fukushima radiation to potassium — From nuclear-connected university

12:55 PM EST on February 17th, 2012 | 36 comments

Plutonium and strontium detected in Ibaraki?

11:47 AM EST on January 28th, 2012 | 40 comments

Mainichi on the Plutonium Paradox in Japan — What do you do with spent MOX fuel?

02:32 PM EST on January 22nd, 2012 | 33 comments

NHK: Internal radiation exposure damages DNA — Plutonium hot particle seen in cell — Avoid touching the “death ash” (VIDEO)

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06:22 PM EST on January 20th, 2012 | 35 comments

Plutonium detected under 70 miles from Tokyo -Gov’t

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12:22 AM EST on January 2nd, 2012 | 242 comments

New Study: Aerosolized plutonium from Fukushima detected in Europe — Spent fuel indicated

04:38 PM EST on November 29th, 2011 | 42 comments - (Comments are closed)

Asahi reports on recent plutonium detections — Better translation needed

11:26 AM EST on November 14th, 2011 | 107 comments - (Comments are closed)

Nuclear Engineer: All 3 Fukushima reactors had enormous amounts of plutonium inside before melting down (VIDEO)

Nuclear Engineer: All 3 Fukushima reactors had enormous amounts of plutonium inside before melting down (VIDEO)
 
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