Tag: Fukushima

Since the 1990’s scientists in Ukraine and overseas have been saying that the land can be safely used again despite contamination by radiocaesium and radiostrontium. But political complexities have meant that the land remains officially abandoned. That hasn’t stopped a few farmers taking matters into their own hands and beginning unofficial production in some areas. The new study has confirmed that the farmers were right – crops can be grown safely in most areas.

Japanese teams have tried to isolate and retrieve bits of radioactive fuel in the past. This was the first successful attempt. Knowing more about the radioactive nature of the spent fuel will help TEPCO decommission the reactor. 

Researchers who collected and studied 100 pale grass blue butterflies from the Fukushima prefecture following last year's nuclear meltdown...

Dr. Helen Caldicott has campaigned against nuclear energy for decades. Today she talked to Green Prophet about how no...

"Fukushima cows" starving to death - but some got shipped to the meat markets. Revelation that some 84 Japanese beef...

There are good reasons not to eat apricots and hazelnuts from Turkey (after Chernobyl). Japan's reactor is much worse....

Egyptian environmentalists urge officials to reconsider their plans to acquire 11 nuclear power plants. Egypt's military intends to acquire 11...

Traces of radioactive material from Japan have been detected in Israel. The Soreq Nuclear Research Center announced that traces...