Fukushima

Experts: US Still 'Needlessly Vulnerable' to Fukushima-Style Disaster

Sparking Fears of Airborne Radiation, Wildfire Burns in Fukushima 'No-Go Zone'

Lauren McCauley, staff writer

A wildfire broke out in the highly radioactive "no-go zone" near the crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant over the weekend, reviving concerns over potential airborne radiation. Japanese newspaper The Mainichi reports that lightning was likely to blame for sparking the fire Saturday on Mount Juman in Namie, which lies in the Fukushima Prefecture...

Tsunami Panic After 6.9 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Fukushima Coast

Common Dreams staff

Breaking story... this post may be updated... Updated: According to NHK,...

Public Cost of Fukushima Cleanup Tops $40 Billion and Is Expected to Climb

Nadia Prupis, staff writer

The public cost of cleaning up the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant...

Greenpeace: 'Extremely High' Jump in Post-Fukushima Radioactive Chemicals

Five Years After Fukushima, US 'Woefully' Unprepared for Nuclear Disaster

In 'Landmark Victory,' Japanese Court Orders Nuke Plant Shutdown

Five Years After Fukushima, 'No End in Sight' to Ecological Fallout

Ex-TEPCO Bosses Indicted in 'Major Step' for Justice in Fukushima

'Fukushima Fingerprint': Highest-Yet Radiation Levels Found Off US Coast

Chernobyl Wildlife Study: 'Amazing Illustration' of Humanity's Everyday Threat

Near-Total Meltdown of Fukushima Reactor 2 Confirmed

In First, TEPCO Dumps Fukushima Groundwater Into Pacific Ocean

Fukushima Report Dangerously Downplays Ongoing Health Risks

Despite Majority Opposition, Japan About to Hit 'Go' on Nuclear Restart

Japan Accused of Coercing Fukushima Refugees to Return to Unsafe Homes

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Fish From Fukushima

Fishermen have resumed fishing after postponing their start when hundreds of tons of radioactive water were found leaking from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. Twenty-one trawlers brought home 5 tons of seafood, including octopus and squid, from the trial operation; if testing shows they're safe, they'll be shipped to markets in Japan. While older people are said to be buying fish from the sea off Fukushima Prefecture, others don't want their kids or grandkids eating it...