07:23 PM EST on October 7th, 2011 | 79 comments - (Comments are closed)

100% release of Unit No. 4 Spent Fuel Pool assumed in NRC analysis — 50% at Unit No. 3 pool

sfp4
01:04 PM EST on October 7th, 2011 | 17 comments - (Comments are closed)

Mayor: Gov’t radiation figures “not that trustworthy” — Whispers about “sky-high cesium-137 readings”

12:10 PM EST on October 7th, 2011 | 39 comments - (Comments are closed)

Anonymous Fukushima Engineer: Another explosion at nuke plant possible — “It’s endless, endless – The task will never end”

11:23 AM EST on October 7th, 2011 | 29 comments - (Comments are closed)

Tokyo: Cesium at triple gov’t limit in radioactive compost made by elementary school children — Using fallen leaves!

09:27 AM EST on October 7th, 2011 | 56 comments - (Comments are closed)

Kyoto science prof: “Possibility that radiation will not only spread, but will start to accumulate in large concentrations”

08:44 AM EST on October 7th, 2011 | 7 comments - (Comments are closed)

Osaka: 700 microsieverts of radiation from parts of bridge made in Koriyama — “Serious concern” from residents

SOURCE: Mainichi
07:41 AM EST on October 7th, 2011 | 11 comments - (Comments are closed)

More on Dead Fukushima Nuke Worker: Internal radiation level unknown since early Sept. — “Died suddenly” — TEPCO not revealing cause

04:52 AM EST on October 7th, 2011 | 30 comments - (Comments are closed)

Economist: “Enormous spread of radiation” — Levels so high in hills of Iitate that locals dare not go near — 150 millisieverts/yr outside official’s home

02:05 PM EST on October 6th, 2011 | 59 comments - (Comments are closed)

Local Official: Radioactive forests a permanent risk, must be cut down — Every gust of wind showers cesium particles over village

11:59 AM EST on October 6th, 2011 | 27 comments - (Comments are closed)

Nursery schools taking field trips so kids can play in areas with less radioactivity — 800% higher radiation dose at school

11:11 AM EST on October 6th, 2011 | 18 comments - (Comments are closed)

First time since meltdowns: Surge in radioactive cesium levels cause incinerator near Tokyo to shut down

SOURCE: Google Maps
06:29 AM EST on October 6th, 2011 | 19 comments - (Comments are closed)

3rd Fukushima Nuke Worker Dead

SOURCE: TEPCO
04:35 AM EST on October 6th, 2011 | 20 comments - (Comments are closed)

Report: Fukushima worker warns ‘get out of Japan before Spring’ — Radioactive pollen very serious — Radiation will spread around again

SOURCE: Twitter
11:56 AM EST on October 5th, 2011 | 76 comments - (Comments are closed)

Jiji: Radiation now 5 times higher than July levels — School building with 150,000 Bq/kg nearby

11:11 AM EST on October 5th, 2011 | 78 comments - (Comments are closed)

Oxford physicist: Raise radiation limits by 100,000 percent — “Radiation safety at the expense of mental health and community wellbeing is unjustifiable” –

10:27 AM EST on October 5th, 2011 | 34 comments - (Comments are closed)

*Webcam Mystery Man at Press Conference* Media banned from Fukushima plant — TEPCO: “We can not disclose the actual situation inside” (VIDEO)

SOURCE: iwakamiyasumi
09:38 AM EST on October 5th, 2011 | 39 comments - (Comments are closed)

Tweets from Fukushima worker: Trees dying around nuke plant… Pine doesn’t wither in Autumn! — Similar reports in Tokyo area (PHOTOS)

SOURCE: Fukushima Diary
07:59 AM EST on October 5th, 2011 | 29 comments - (Comments are closed)

Kobe U. Prof: Radiation is concentrating on surface — 23 µSv/hr above dirt in roadside drain far from meltdowns — Can’t decontaminate concrete or asphalt, must remove it all

watari_t
07:25 AM EST on October 5th, 2011 | 19 comments - (Comments are closed)

Kyodo: High dosage of cesium similar to Chernobyl evacuation levels found in large city 60 km fom meltdowns — 307,000 Bq/kg in soil on Sept. 14

SOURCE: Purplepumpkins
09:11 PM EST on October 4th, 2011 | 54 comments - (Comments are closed)

Thyroid problems found in children from Fukushima — 60% from outside evacuation zone

SOURCE: National Nuclear Security Administration
08:10 PM EST on October 4th, 2011 | 16 comments - (Comments are closed)

Japan reactor goes into automatic shutdown after cooling problem — “No reports of fire or smoke” — Plant at center of recent scandal to manipulate public opinion

Genkai Nuclear Power Plant SOURCE: KEI at Wikipedia
07:40 PM EST on October 4th, 2011 | 5 comments - (Comments are closed)

Asahi: Decontamination zone may be larger than expected — Could spread to Tochigi and Gunma prefectures

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