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Japan Times Letter: Gross nuclear misrepresentations

Safecast Blog: I was surprised to see my family members suddenly fall ill, they had not had any major diseases

Former NRC Member: US nuclear renaissance is imploding — Fukushima should not be wished away

Fukushima Boss: “Situation could lead to a so-called China syndrome” if Reactor 2 was left unattended — Hours later gives order to evacuate

LA Times: US ‘nuclear renaissance’ short-circuited by Fukushima, study finds — “Clear that we are witnessing not a revival but a collapse” says legal expert

Document shows high-profile nuclear experts under Japan gov’t surveillance

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NYT: Former NRC member says ‘nuclear party’ transcends Republican and Democratic parties

Diseased Alaska seals tested for radiation have abnormal brain growths, undersized lymph nodes — Environmental cause indicated — Also found in Russia, Canada — Walruses next? (PHOTOS)

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UN Agency: Reactor 3 exploded a second time 24 hours later — Then wind and rain brought high levels of radiation over Tokyo, Sendai, Nagano

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Fukushima governor strongly demands Tepco decommission and dismantle all 10 nuclear reactors

Prime Minister Kan: If Fukushima reactors melted down, its severity “would far exceed that of the Chernobyl accident”

Reuters: Radiation tests underway on dead and diseased seals in Alaska — Suffering bleeding lesions, hair loss (PHOTO)

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Japan Times: China Syndrome was near at Reactor No. 2, believed Fukushima boss Yoshida

Nuclear Expert: 100 years where people will not be able to use groundwater if radioactive water from Fukushima reactors goes inland (AUDIO)

Gundersen in June: “I try to temper my advice so it doesn’t create a panic” (AUDIO)

Busby on Sky TV: MOX fuel probably caused nuclear explosion in No. 3 spent fuel pool (VIDEO)

Busby on Sky TV: MOX fuel in Reactor No. 3 probably caused nuclear explosion in spent fuel pool (VIDEO)

CBC: Canada secretly shipping bomb-grade uranium to U.S.

Mainichi: Residents sue to seek complete suspension of Genkai reactors

AP: Amount of radiation released from Fukushima is still unknown — Recent studies suggest Japan continues to significantly underestimate scale of disaster

Scientists: “We are not prepared for this, nobody is prepared” — Debris could bring radioactive contamination to US, Canada — May impact marine life (VIDEO)

Scientists: “We are not prepared for this, nobody is prepared” — Debris could bring radioactive contamination to US, Canada — May impact marine life (VIDEO)

Fairewinds: Hot particles bombarded west coast of US and Canada — Contaminated farms and some food sources in US — Radioactive debris island twice size of Texas crossing Pacific

Damage at Unit 2 is what prompted Tepco to discuss evacuating Fukushima workers — Perhaps because reactor “burned continuously for several days” as NRC admits?