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Radioactive bluefin tuna crossed the Pacific to US

Across the vast Pacific, the mighty bluefin tuna carried radioactive contamination that leaked from Japan's crippled nuclear plant to the shores of the United States 6,000 miles away - the first time a huge ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created May 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 15

Fukushima leak may have flowed into Pacific: TEPCO

About 12 tonnes of radioactive water has leaked at Japan's crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant, with the facility's operator saying Thursday that some may have flowed into the Pacific Ocean.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 05, 2012 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Team releases findings from 2011 cruise to measure the concentration, distribution, and impacts of Fukushima radiation

(PhysOrg.com) -- An international research team is reporting the results of a research cruise they organized to study the amount, spread, and impacts of radiation released into the ocean from the tsunami-crippled ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Apr 02, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

A capsule for removing radioactive contamination from milk, fruit juices, other beverages

Amid concerns about possible terrorist attacks with nuclear materials, and fresh memories of environmental contamination from the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in Japan, scientists today described ...

Chemistry / Other

created Mar 28, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Radiation detected 400 miles off Japanese coast

(AP) -- Radioactive contamination from the Fukushima power plant disaster has been detected as far as almost 400 miles off Japan in the Pacific Ocean, with water showing readings of up to 1,000 times more ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 21, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Creation of database for promising adsorbents for decontamination of radioactive substances from nuclear power plants

(PhysOrg.com) -- NIMS is collecting basic data on natural minerals produced in various regions and inorganic materials with different chemical compositions as a tool for selecting suitable materials, and will make this information ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 13, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fresh radioactive runoff at Japan plant

A fresh leak of radioactive water into the open ocean has been discovered at Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear complex, its operator said Monday as cleanup efforts continued.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 26

Study: Japan nuke radiation higher than estimated

A new report says the Fukushima nuclear disaster released twice as much of a dangerous radioactive substance into the atmosphere as Japanese authorities estimated, reaching 40 percent of the total from Chernobyl.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Oct 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution leads expedition to measure radioactive contaminants in Pacific

The Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) will lead the first international, multidisciplinary assessment of the levels and dispersion of radioactive substances in the Pacific Ocean off the Fukushima nuclear power plant—a ...

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

created Jun 02, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

High radioactivity found in Japan nuclear workers

Two workers from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear plant have been contaminated by high levels of radioactive iodine, the operator said Monday, prompting fears over their long-term health.

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 30, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Japan nuclear firm sees 'cold shutdown' in 6-9 mths

The operator of Japan's tsunami-hit nuclear plant said Sunday it aims to reduce radiation leaks within three months and to achieve a "cold shutdown" within six to nine months.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Apr 17, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Radioactive substances in seawater near Japan nuke plant

Abnormally high levels of radioactive substances have been detected in seawater near a quake-crippled nuclear power plant in Japan, its operator said early Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Mar 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

New approach for treating recurrent prostate cancer on the horizon

A new study shows that an alpha-particle emitting radiopeptide—radioactive material bound to a synthetic peptide, a component of protein—is effective for treating prostate cancer in mice, according to researchers. The results ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Italy recalls 'radioactive' wood pellets: report

An Italian court has ordered the recall of 10,000 tonnes of wood fuel pellets imported from Lithuania over fears that they could have dangerous levels of radioactivity, newspapers reported on Sunday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jun 14, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 4

Reactor leak halts Canada isotope work for 3 months

A Canadian nuclear reactor that produced about a third of the world's supply of medical isotopes has halted operation for three months due to a heavy water leak, authorities said.

Medicine & Health / Other

created May 28, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1